So this one's been a few years in the making but finally done. the current plan is to hang onto it for a while.
So this one's been a few years in the making but finally done. the current plan is to hang onto it for a while.
Gorgeous Jim, looks like a banjo killer too!
Jim, your mandolin looks awesome! Thanks for sharing!
Jim: if you really want to hold onto it for a while, you either will have to make it uglier or refrain from posting photos.
That’s a real beauty.
Jim
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Playing lately:
1924 Gibson A4 - 2018 Campanella A-5 - 2007 Brentrup A4C - 1915 Frank Merwin Ashley violin - Huss & Dalton DS - 1923 Gibson A2 black snakehead - '83 Flatiron A5-2 - 1939 Gibson L-00 - 1936 Epiphone Deluxe - 1928 Gibson L-5 - ca. 1890s Fairbanks Senator Banjo - ca. 1923 Vega Style M tenor banjo - ca. 1920 Weymann Style 25 Mandolin-Banjo - National RM-1
As always, a great-looking axe! I can't believe I've never played one!
How can someone build such an amazing instrument?!?
Thank you for posting such a beauty!
Eric Hanson
Click #016/ Born on 2/29/08 - Sold to the next Conservator of this great mandolin!
The search has ceased! (At least for now)
Collings A-Style
White #29R : Oh my!! This one is so AWESOME!!
Very nice. Love the headstock inlay. Let's hope Demetrius does not see this.
Charley
A bunch of stuff with four strings
OO-OO La La!
Very nice. And for some reason, that inlay reminds me of Betty Boop!Very nice. Love the headstock inlay.
Jim, it's gorgeous!
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Spectacular!
Nice work, Jim!
Spectacular! Hope I get to pick a few tunes on it in May.
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Had a similar thought: where have I seen that before? Very nice, as always, Jim.Very nice. And for some reason, that inlay reminds me of Betty Boop!
The story of the inlay is that I had a Stew-Mac Vintage Guitar calendar from 1997 and this is one of the pages. I've seen an A-3 up close since but never had back then. So this was what I came up with from looking at it on that page.
So which of those mandolins doesn't belong with the others?
I'd guess the 2-pointer on the left.
The calendar lists these mandolins as a 1908 F-2, a 1916 F-2, a 1927 A-3 and a 1959 A-5.
The A-5 is very curious because it appears to have the same peghead and fingerboard as the early 70's F-5's but unlike the 70's models it has a 12th fret crosspiece and appears not to be elevated. But I would think a '59 would be a cherry red with the block Gibson inlay.
I think I'll start a thread on this subject over in Vintage.
Last edited by Jim Hilburn; Apr-16-2018 at 9:13am.
It looks like Gibson employees were grabbing parts off the shelf and mashing them together.
Charley
A bunch of stuff with four strings
Bring it to Geo's
willi
Really nice Jim. I love your headstock shape and inlay. Give us a listen!
No one wants to hear me play it. Maybe I can get some video of Don playing it in a couple of weeks.
I look forward to hearing it and playing it.
2010 Heiden A5, 2020 Pomeroy oval A, 2013 Kentucky KM1000 F5, 2012 Girouard A Mandola w ff holes, 2001 Old Wave A oval octave
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I recorded Whiskey on my old Olympusmp3 recorder and I think its going to play. Let's see.
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