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Im still enthusiastic about my McClanahan. That mandolin is incredible, but in a different way. It would be neat to do a comparison. Would you rather me talk and play, just play? Maybe play the same...

Unfortunately, I don’t have the F-7 anymore

I was asked to look at the mandolin by the owner because of my affiliation with the Rhinestone Loar/ HF Torro mandolin. After looking at it, it was determined that the F-4 could have possibly been...

I was around this mandolin a lot as a teenager. Rich Orchard and Frank Ray owned the mandolin through their vintage instrument collection and trading. I played mandolin with Rich and it was the...

It is considered an "unsigned Loar." That's why I said he set his Loar down. My bad. Regardless, he hasn't played it since he received his McClanahan, which is one heck of a testament

I am in search of somewhere to buy bulk GHS Silk and Steel or Monels. Any ideas?

You hit the nail on the head Ivan.

That's my baby and I couldn't be happier with it. Orch is amazing and I can't wait to fill y'all in on more Info with the 1923 it was made a tribute to. Lots of cool stuff coming! Thank you Jonathan...

Did y'all hear that Danny Spurgeon passed away? Happened Friday April 22.

Steve refers to a couple of Flakes that Charlie Derrington sent him for analysis. Those flakes were off of #72058. We concluded that just a few months ago when I asked him a question regarding a Loar...

I used to pick with Ray Gore (Don's guitar player and tenor singer), and he would tell some good stories on Don and the Trio. After Don passed away, Jerry Rosa started a memorial festival at his farm...

If anyone is interested, there is a Sam Bush Prototype Fern for sale in a friend of mine's music store. There were 5 prototypes, I believe, so that would make 30 actual mandolins. The person buying...