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Dec-13-2019, 12:23am

f5loar replied to a thread 1939 F5's and the archive in Vintage Instruments

In my F5 Journal I have: EA5190; EA5191; EA5192;EA5790 as F5s and EA5248, an H5 Electric made for Dave Apollon.

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Dec-13-2019, 12:13am

f5loar replied to a thread 75 Gibson F-5 in Looking for Information About Mandolins

The 70's F5 used a quick dry varnish. The cremona shading was all over the place in terms of color from amber orange to amber yellow sunburst.

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Dec-02-2019, 10:27pm

f5loar replied to a thread Sirius Radio Replaced Bluegrass station 62 with 24/7 Dolly Parton in General Mandolin Discussions

Like the McRib, it's back! Bluegrass fans can now breathe easy again as they listen to their mostly not bluegrass 24/7 again. I listened to some of...

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Dec-02-2019, 10:20pm

f5loar replied to a thread Country Music Special on PBS in General Mandolin Discussions

That's Ricky's old RSDMM that he had transformed in to a Monroe look-alike by David Harvey at Gibson. No chance Ricky will be able to carry...

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Nov-24-2019, 1:00am

f5loar replied to a thread Aluminum saddle on vintage Gibson ovals in Vintage Instruments

yeap, ole Dave hoarded those Alum. bridges and usually kept them on his top two F5s. Like Monroe, Apollon got his tone from his right hand...

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Nov-24-2019, 12:54am

f5loar replied to a thread 1924 Gibson Mandolin Production Estimate - By Model in Vintage Instruments

Any pre war F5 serials should be given to Darryl Wolfe at F5 Journal to put them in the register. I've always said, it's better it is in the...

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Nov-24-2019, 12:07am

f5loar replied to a thread Fretboard Journal still active? in General Mandolin Discussions

The article on the restoration of the first F5 Loar was super. Enjoy each issue, but usually only buy when there is mandolin content I am interested...

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Nov-24-2019, 12:04am

f5loar replied to a thread Sirius Radio Replaced Bluegrass station 62 with 24/7 Dolly Parton in General Mandolin Discussions

This was a really poor choice by SirrusXM to do this to their only Bluegrass channel. It's been blowing up on Facebook, with many saying they will...

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Nov-23-2019, 11:57pm

f5loar replied to a thread Gibson Ricky Skaggs Distressed Master Model - My New Mandolin in General Mandolin Discussions

Us DMM or RSDMM owners are few. I like this one a lot. It's got the tit on the T logo, reverse binding and one piece back of highly figured maple....

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