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kydave
Sep-17-2010, 1:25pm
... is a very hard mandolin to find, period and are generally sold shortly after arrival. This one can't be found anywhere - else. Greg, Travis and Steve had a prototype of their fairly new and very successful top of the line LM-700 VS made with an Adirondack top. I drooled over it at a visit to The Music Link during a recent visit and mentioned that if they decided not to pursue it as a new line and were just going to throw away (HA!) the prototype to call me. They called. As Greg said, they're going to concentrate on new guitars (including an Adi topped D-18V type guitar) now and that Adi in mandolin size isn't nearly as big a deal to come by, so it isn't going into production at this point. It's mine now. WOW!

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Perry Babasin
Sep-17-2010, 1:35pm
Looks very beautiful!! Does it have a wide neck (not deep but wide) it appears to be wider? How do you like the sound a playability?

kydave
Sep-17-2010, 2:16pm
Thanks Perry. It is spec'd with a 1 1/8" nut and seems the same width as my Kentucky KM-750. It is much deeper, though. I will be doing a setup on it over the weekend, as it is a bit high at the nut right now. Get those nut files and Mr. Magoo glasses out!! It sounds very good now and I suspect the Adi top might take a bit to reach its full potential, so I'm gonna start hammering it.

kydave
Sep-20-2010, 8:53am
I played this Saturday night at a noisy mic'd jam and it kicked ass! I also picked up the proper vintage style case and a Lakota strap.

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GrassGraber
Sep-20-2010, 10:53pm
What kind of case is it?Where did you get it

Amandalyn
Sep-21-2010, 11:52am
The case is the Guardian Vintage HS that comes with this model.

Michael Eck
Sep-21-2010, 1:31pm
Dang! I endorse those puppies and I hadn't heard about that one!

kydave
Sep-21-2010, 9:41pm
Since this one is not a production model, when I got it from Greg, it didn't have the vintage case. But I was able to acquire one from a buddy of mine who's a TML dealer...

Michael,

This one definitely flew low under the radar and I'm so glad I got a chance to be introduced to it, and even gladder that they decided not to market the Adi top yet and Steve and the gang at Loar were so kind as to let me take it off their hands.

I love it!

Dave