1900 Orville

[Macabre]

Found a cool video of Chris Thile playing a 1900 Orville Oval Hole A mandolin. Seemed like something the vintage forum might appreciate!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=85a7BaTbU9s

[MikeZito]

At about :35 he says, 'Amazing shape' . . . that thing looks awfully nice for being 118 years old!

[goaty76]

That mandolin currently resides at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC.

https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/700485

Phil

[Macabre]

That mandolin currently resides at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC.

https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/700485

Phil

Next time I visit NYC I’ll get some pictures!

[goaty76]

The best place to see some Orville’s up close would be The National Music Museum. That is if you ever get to South Dakota. They have 4 of the roughly 20 known Orville pieces. Or you could go to Carter Vintage in Nashville where they have 2 available for sale that if you ask nicely you might be able to get hands on with them.

Phil

[Jim Garber]

I wonder if it was purchased from Carter's by Jonathan Kellerman who aside from being a best-selling author (as well as his wife) has an incredible collection of fretted instruments including a full quartet of Loar-signed instruments. His book from a few years ago, With Strings Attached: The Art and Beauty of Vintage Guitars, shas some beautiful photos of some amazing fretted instruments. I guess he donated that mandolin to the Met more recently.

[goaty76]

Jim,

I tried to send you a PM but an alert came up that you have exceeded your private message quota. Time to empty the mailbox I guess. Thought you might want to know.

Phil

[Jim Garber]

Thanks, Phil.