Herschel has had a few Altman's and still has the last Loar series mandolin Bob made for him. I am blessed to have one of the Loar series that Herschel had for a time. It is from the same batch as...
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Herschel has had a few Altman's and still has the last Loar series mandolin Bob made for him. I am blessed to have one of the Loar series that Herschel had for a time. It is from the same batch as...
Wilbur, Sounds like you have a very special mandolin..
On another note, Bob just delivered one of his new 37 D18 replica's(A-D1). My but my what can he not build. It is just come alive with...
It is more than just the tone bars. His top graduations, recurve and other design elements unique to Bob's mandolins before he studied Herschel's loar. I also have one of his originals that I cherish.
Congrats Josh. I have one from second batch of the Loar series. They do take some playing to open up, but oh my what a sweet balanced tone. The one Mike Marshall has is from the same batch and it is...
A warm welcome and happy picking.
No problems here.........
You are so right, no Lemons. Even his first had great tone. That torch and wire is very classy. I played both two points and they are very nice. Fiddler's Green had one and Mitch Simpson had one, not...
Just ordered one of Bob's new Loar series voiced after Herschel Sizemore's favorite Loar. He had sent me one to evaluate from the same batch that Mike Marshall's came from. It is a departure from...
I am suprised there was no reply to this post. Did anyone play the Altmans... I have one of the new models to check our for a few days. Plan to do some recording with it too. Still loving my older...
very nice
It's all a matter of personal taste. I was lucky to spend time at Gruhn's with Bob when George pulled out 4 Loars, a 26 Fern and an H5 Mandola. I got to play them to my hearts content and I prefer my...
Congrats Ben, Hope you found a good home for your Altman...
I have compared my Altman with Gil, Ellis, Loars(4 and a 26 fern), Collings, Daley, Red Diamond, Tucker, Kimble, etc. The Altman is my favorite, but like many have said. Find a mandolin that speaks...
Just found this one on youtube...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Evr8WgZZDhM&NR=1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvdr2sZjkC4&NR=1
I played guitar for years then banjo/mandolin then fiddle.... Fiddle was very frustrating at first.. I took lessons from classical players at first just for bow technique and then went on it my...
I called Bob Altman after playing #6 and was basically telling him everything I did not like about it... Mainly cosmetic nitpicking as the sound was more than I had expected. I realized that I could...
If price is not an issue for you. Play them all and let your ears and hands decide which one is worth it to you... I did and I play an Altman with no regrets....
I love Altman's.. If it were me, I would have one of each sent on approval so I could play them both and decide which was best for me.. You would out the shipping costs, but that is cheaper than...
I have personally played over 20 Altmans and they are very consistent tone wise.. He recently made them cosmetically closer to Loar spec, but they all have is signature tone... Bottom line get one in...
I have been playing Altman's since 2005. Have played or owned Collins, Gilchrist, Red Diamond, Kimble, Daley, several Loars, etc,etc, Altman's ended my search and MAS... Play as many mandolins as...
I second Altman's. I have played many on these posts and the Altman's are my favorite...
I was afflicted with MAS for years until I played and ordered an Altman... I no longer feel the need to look further and MAS has been cured!!
Congrats Arnie,,, Just talked to Bob and he has another batch in the works... Gotta go pick some labor day mandolin now.......
The combo red/engleman top is nice.. It is easy to tell the red spruce top from the Engleman..Red spruce can take a beating and asks for more. The Engleman is just effortless to play. The combo is in...
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