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  1. Re: Learning A Sierra Hull Solo/Fill from 'Cuttin' Grass' For Mar

    Like B major? Try some Herschel Sizemore. Like you say, sounds great up the neck
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    Happy Birthday

    Happy 100th Birthday to all who own and appreciate the February 18, 1924 signed Lloyd Loar F-5 mandolins, including the late Master Loar himself. Those instruments are truly the Grand Cru of the...
  3. Re: A customer playing a baroque mandolin I built

    I guess that is what Vivaldi heard in his head when he wrote that concerto. Very cool.
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    Re: Thile Break his Scroll?

    And right before its 100th birthday! For shame.
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    Re: Need help identifying/any info

    I too have a 70s Gibson F-5, which I bought in 1981, in used condition. It has similar labels, one bearing the signature S Rindell and the date 6/17, 1975. The other label announces the serial number...
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    Re: Mandolin side thickness

    Adrian (and others). I believe I sent you your first CT of a Loar F5, about 20 years ago? I have reviewed some other mando CT scans, in light of the point Roger Siminoff makes about the outward...
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    Re: Mandolin side thickness

    The curvature of the outer surface of the ribs on Gibson F models goes back beyond the Loar era. The surface of the ribs on my 1913 F2 is very similar (not precisely measured) to what Siminoff shows...
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    Re: Roger Siminoff’s new book

    An echo of the above post. In addition to being both nice and knowledgeable, Roger Siminoff is a very capable writer. He recognizes that he has written a book for a small audience. I hope that the...
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    Re: Bridge/Saddle Leaning

    I had a twisting of the top of the bridge on my 96 gil about 15 years ago. Showed it to my luthier, who noted the malposition of the screws relative to the base. I sent an inquiry with picture to...
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    Re: Mandolin Concerts of Note

    The Louisville Mandolin Orchestra, now under the baton of Ascher Taylor-Schroeder, will present a concert on Monday May 15 at the Anchorage Presbyterian Church, in Anchorage, Kentucky, beginning at...
  11. Re: John Hartford Aereoplane Band Jam Session

    Tut Taylor also had a Loar, and played it on some of the Aeroplane recordings. That Loar ended up in the hands of the late Hershel Sizemore.
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    Re: Karasik Loar 100th birthday party

    Very nice picking. I don't think I have ever heard such a trio: Loar, Loar, L4. The Karasik Loar sounds much better than when I played it at a CMSA meet in Louisville years ago; (but then it was ME...
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    Re: Loarfest for January 2023

    So, is there to be a Loarfest in Knoxville next month?
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    Re: Tell me why not: Carbon fiber bracing.

    I have a 1975 Gibson F5 which has been redone-top and back recarved to Loar specs-and refinished with thin varnish rather than thick lacquer. The tone bars were short and thick, and have been...
  15. Re: Changing the strings on my new to me 2nd hand Gilchrist

    My suggestion: Commit to a high level string-Mangan, D'Addario-and use them through a few changes, until you become very familiar with your Gil's voice. Then, try
    one of the other manufacturers or...
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    Re: Modernizing an A-4. Yes or No?

    In the few minutes I have free every day from mando practice I maintain and drive an old (1965) British car. The questions raised in this discussion are frequently the ones brought up in the 'classic...
  17. Re: Looking for good acoustic mandolin album

    Multiple dittos for the Herschel Sizemore repertoire, particularly about his "B" tunes.
    Boy that mandolin sure sounds great!
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    Re: Tunes in "F"

    Mississippi Waltz is a wonderful tune in F major that is rarely heard outside of my house.
    My favorite F minor tune is Gnossienne #1 by Eric Satie. Four flats (count 'em). Written for piano, it is...
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    Re: Billy Strings on Mando

    I believe Ronnie's Gilchrist had "S" holes, not the "F" holes shown here.
  20. Re: Loar era Gibson F5 mandolins as classical instruments

    Not to be snooty, but 'classical music' covers a huge range of styles. In addition to all the different forms that classical music can take, there are infinite interpretive possibilities within each...
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    Re: end pin loose

    Thanks. The end pin was original to a mando built in 1996, with no prior problems. I like the Brentrup suggestion.
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    end pin loose

    To glue or not to glue? Had a recent near disaster with an end pin loosening. The attached strap pulled it out, and the mando took a nose dive, fortunately with minimal consequences. Should I glue...
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    Happy birthday Feb 18

    We have been remiss in allowing February 18 to pass us by without acknowledging it as a famous date in the history of Loar-signed F5 mandolins. Lloyd must have had to take the afternoon off after...
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    Re: X.brace in old Gibson A3

    Try putting a thin strip of carbon fiber between two thin pieces of wood in the braces. I had that done to a 70s F5 and it gave it a dramatic increase in volume, sharper attack and a much different...
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    Eighth of January

    Let's not let this signal date in American history slip by without honoring Andrew Jackson and his 'diverse' band of Americans who defeated Packenham's redcoats at Chalmette, just outside of New...
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