Dan has posted some new photos of this mandolin on the Archive
http://www.mandolinarchive.com/gibson/serial/73755
This thing is really a unique find
Dan has posted some new photos of this mandolin on the Archive
http://www.mandolinarchive.com/gibson/serial/73755
This thing is really a unique find
Darryl G. Wolfe, The F5 Journal
www.f5journal.com
So this is one that had not been known before?
Correct
George just sent me this:
"Adam Steffey was in yesterday and played several of our mandolins including the 23 Fern which he said is one of the finest F-5s he has ever heard."
George
Darryl G. Wolfe, The F5 Journal
www.f5journal.com
Adam posted his views in the General Discussion area.
Do I see some repair under the nut on neck? It looks like there's new wood inserted at an angle visible on bass side and perhaps even more of that on treble side of neck. Hard to tell exactly from tha small pics in the archive.
Adrian
I find it a little amazing that these keep showing up.....be it not frequently but still showing up. I was part of such a find back in the late 90's when a lady walked into a music store in Clovis, CA and sold her "wall hanging" to them......then to my brother and then to Charlie Derrington.....
So there is hope for all of us to find that special gem......
Where has this beauty been hiding?
But Amsterdam was always good for grieving
And London never fails to leave me blue
And Paris never was my kinda town
So I walked around with the Ft. Worth Blues
Not too amazing as the remaining 2 dozen or so unfound Loars turn up in today's times. You consider the original owners were in their 20's when they bought them new in 1922,1923 and 1924. They are all dead now which means the mandolin was passed down to their children which is a generation that generally held onto their family heirlooms. It is the children or grandchildren of the original owner that are selling them out due to the current economic times and the internet. They find out what grandpa's old mandolin is worth on the net and off it goes to the highest buyer. This is how this Fern turned up at Gruhns.
Well Tom I suppose that make sense.......the farther away from the sanctity given to the original owner the less family value and the greater willingness to cash in on Grandpa's or Great Grandpa's heirloom
So when are one of you big three here on the list going to find one.........or perhaps you already have.....
I totally understand the situation Tom is describing. I have instrument I inherited from the 20's (not a mandolin, a Martin uke) that was the first instrument I learned to play. It has meaning to me but I'm going to guess that the instruments my kids grew up looking at and listening to will mean more to them than this one does. I only wish that my step-father had been a mandolin player.
I do not know the story yet, but this is no longer on the inventory list. Waiting to here the scoop
Darryl G. Wolfe, The F5 Journal
www.f5journal.com
If it sold at $225K then one can assume the recession is now over!
Orcas Island Tonewoods
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"Mandolin Graffiti"
"Mangler Of Bluegrass"
"Overhead At Darrington"
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don't forget those 1% folks. They spend $225K on home security.
Money well spent these days.
Mandolin, Guitar, & Bass for Doug Rawling & The Caraganas
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2008 Kentucky KM-1000
2014 Martin D-28 Authentic 1937
1964 Gibson LG-0
2022 Sigma SDR-45VS
The deal on this mandolin fell through. Back on market
Darryl G. Wolfe, The F5 Journal
www.f5journal.com
Wow. I have some thoughts on that....
I am not at liberty to say much, but the deal was firm and valid and still may go through. The purchasers funding via another totally different situation abruptly did not materialize
Darryl G. Wolfe, The F5 Journal
www.f5journal.com
that seems to be the norm these days. You got it but you ain't got it. I hear that all the time.
I hope a player gets it. Maybe unlikely though. Who's got Loars for sale right now? I know Elderly has 3, Mandolin Bros has 1 and Gruhn has this one. I always make sure I have one picked out (by photos anyway), in case I win the lottery. Which reminds me, I better start buying lottery tickets.
Mandolin, Guitar, & Bass for Doug Rawling & The Caraganas
www.dougrawling.com
2008 Kentucky KM-1000
2014 Martin D-28 Authentic 1937
1964 Gibson LG-0
2022 Sigma SDR-45VS
I'm with ya on the lottery thing,heck if I win I'll buy 2 and maybe burn one at a festival..or spray paint it Blue? Yeh right but didn't someone do that back in the day or is that just more "Loar",,Buzzzzzz?,,yep they should be played and loved!,I know of one that hasn't left a safe in years,,,,,,
If I ever win the lottery I'd honestly give one away!
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