Scott,
All the best and congratulations on your anniversary.
Homer
Type: Posts; User: Homer Savard
Scott,
All the best and congratulations on your anniversary.
Homer
Ranger Bob
I appreciate your comments and agree with your position. Regardless of political leanings the mandolin cafe has always remained neutral. My hope is that it stays that way.
Cheers...
Moderator. Please remove the video due to the political insert of Black Lives Matter.
Thank you
Homer Savard.
A Gilchrist I’ve owned since 1987....
Arm rest. Not necessary
Tone guard. Not necessary
Use them if you want to!
I have a Pegasus with a Colorado case cover. Easy to carry over my shoulder and I’ve never been questioned getting on a plane. Appears smaller than a Calton (I have 3) but about the same weight. ...
I’ve never sold a mandolin. They are all just too good to part with :))
Banjo!
Ducking...
Billy Parker
Mark Miracle
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Billy is in Chandler
1987 Gilchrist F5 still have
1999 LaPlant F5 still have
2004 Gilchrist F5 still have
2005 LaPlant F5 still have
MAS cured!!
Here is my example. Around 1999 (I know it's a while ago) I purchased a Mandolin and a Guitar from Lloyd LaPlant. Lloyd is a top notch builder of both mandolins and guitars. Guitar price $2800,...
1. Banjo
2. Mandolin
3. Guitar
4. Porsche
Yup 5 string. Been playing bluegrass banjo for 43 years and mandolin is my second instrument.
Always kept my day job because a family needs to eat!
The pleasure of playing a high quality instrument has very little to do with where you play it. My mandolins can fill a room at home and fill the room at church. In the rare case that I'm in a jam...
I use a Pegasus case for all of my travel, planes, cars, gigs, even to church. I don't like taking risks.
Cheers
Your first was a Gilchrist ? Wow ! You saved a lot in the decision making process on what to get next ! You don't need a next ! Congratulations !
You have to remember that in 1987 Gilchrist was...
The first mandolin I ever bought was a Gilchrist. I do have a banjo mandolin that was given to me prior to that. I should add that I was already playing banjo in a band before deciding to get a...
My band won that contest back in 2000. The main stage is a hoot! Did you stand on the stage for the land rush?
Good picking!
Gerry, yup that’s the one. Tone bars The other one is 188. X braced
Cheers
God bless our greatest generation! Those who served and those at home. Our world is a better place because of them.
God bless America!!!
To be honest, scraping together $2250 was really, really tough in 1987. I’m glad I did it though. #179 is a great instrument.
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In 1987 I got mine for $2250!
I have Lloyd's first varnished mandolin. It is really a great instrument and I think Lloyd has varnished all of them since then. I remember chatting with Lloyd and Steve Gilchrist at IBMA in...
You can’t talk about Lloyd LaPlant without mentioning his guitars. 176528 You also need to know that he’s the nicest guy you will ever work with.
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Three LaPlants in this picture
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The other two are from some guy named Steve