While Tony Williamson's Mandolin Central focuses on the development of the F5 mandolin, it features a lot of information about early mandolin ensembles and orchestras. Visit www.mandolincentral.com....
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While Tony Williamson's Mandolin Central focuses on the development of the F5 mandolin, it features a lot of information about early mandolin ensembles and orchestras. Visit www.mandolincentral.com....
A few weeks back Scott posted a news release on MC that I would be doing a presentation on The Lore of Loar at the Musical Instrument Museum (MIM) in Phoenix this Sunday, February 18th. February 18th...
Iron...
Ideally, you'd use a two-footed bridge on an instrument with two longitudinal tone bars (like the F5/H5/A5) where you have a foot positioned over each tone bar. And you'd use a full-footed...
I am looking for additional images of Loar-signature labels from Gibson’s Master Model instruments dated between November 1, 1924 and December 31, 1924 that are: 1) different from any shown in...
Hi all..
Thanks so much for all who have replied. We are now fully subscribed and have all the testers we need for the first round of mandola string tests.
Greatly appreciate your support!
Roger
Chris...
YUP! Email sent... :)
Thx..
Roger
Happy New Year!
We are seeking a handful of musicians and luthiers to test our new Straight Up Strings for the mandola. The first 12 respondents will be selected for the test program. Upon...
Frank’s passing is a terrible loss to the world of string instruments. He and partner Richard Johnston developed Gryphon Instruments into a highly respected resource to both California’s Bay Area and...
Joe… I think the problem has more to do with your caliper than with the accuracy of the strings. A vernier caliper is not the ideal tool for precisely measuring musical-string diameter. We use two...
Aaah, the saga about tap tuning being a myth continues…. Contrary to popular belief, and many comments here, tap tuning is not a myth; it works, it is very easy to do, and it makes a huge difference...
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Jherm: I totally agree that Loar was way ahead of his time, and I agree with your supposition that Gibson could have (and later did) make major strides with electric instruments. While I totally...
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A friend who read The life and work of Lloyd Allayre Loar pointed me to this 2017 post about Loar regarding any non-competition agreements he may have had with Gibson. (I don’t recall seeing the post...
Here's wishing a super, fun, healthy, and family-centric Thanksgiving to all my friends here on MandolinCafe!
Roger
Thanks for this, Dan.
The the very idea of replica-Loar-signature labels troubles me greatly. I’d rather see anybody’s signature on the label rather than a facsimile signature that suggests a...
Kc...
Perfect! ;)
Glassweb…
I’d be remiss if I didn't thank you for your comments. I hope you get value from the contents and come away with a rich and personal understanding of who Lloyd Loar was.
Very best,...
James…
Thanks for joining this post. You and I share similar experiences with truss rods, but my experience had a different outcome. In 1974, I licensed US Patent 3,901,119 to Gibson for a...
Hendrik…
Thanks for the rebuttal. For this discussion let’s set aside any of the double-acting rods, double-rods (one nut, two rods), square tubes, carbon-fiber rods, T-shaped bars, etc., and just...
On April 5, 1921, Gibson engineer Thaddeus "Ted" McHugh filed a patent for his design of a truss rod. The patent, 1,446,758, was awarded on February 27, 1923. While most manufacturers would wait...
Further to starting at 1/8˝ (.125˝) .... One of the beautiful features of the original F5s that I especially admired was that, aside from a flat peghead and flat fretboard (by necessity) everything...
Gibson specs called for F5 mandolin ribs to finish at 1/10˝ - or just slightly under 7/64˝ (2.75mm). (David is correct, I did recommend starting at 1/8˝ [.125˝ - 3.2mm] which should bring finished...
C.B. Yes, you're absolutely correct. Perspiration is mostly water but contains a little bit of sodium (salt) which causes brass and bronze to corrode. Wiping strings after playing is a pain, but is...
Hi TX2AK ... Thanks for the comment and the query. While lots of folks like coated strings for their warmth, I'm not really a big fan of coated strings for a few reasons: 1) Coating musical strings...