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    Welcome back Charlie. Thanks for the input. Maybe from that we can assume that '24's, the Dec '23 batch and a few July 9's are "standard" spacing
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    I recently had the opportunity to examine two Loars in the same place. I'm sorry, but I don't have the serial #'s.
    They both had the blackline binding on the face. On one, the full thickness of the outer ivoroid was consistent all the way around the instrument but on the other it had been scraped or sanded very poorly and in many places was nearly sanded away almost to the black line.
    How common is this? Why are some so much better than others?

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    Interesting on the spacing. The reason I asked is,75812 #(march '24) has a lot of features of an earlier Loar and the spacing is wider than the new waverlies.75812



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    Quote Originally Posted by (Jim Hilburn @ July 11 2006, 14:30)
    I recently had the opportunity to examine two Loars in the same place. I'm sorry, but I don't have the serial #'s.
    They both had the blackline binding on the face. On one, the full thickness of the outer ivoroid was consistent all the way around the instrument but on the other it had been scraped or sanded very poorly and in many places was nearly sanded away almost to the black line.
    How common is this? Why are some so much better than others?
    I have never seen that Jim. I suspect that something is "askew" on that. Any chance this was on the back where a Virzi may have been added or removed?
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    Could also have been a "bad day". I've seen a couple with sub-standard binding, but it's pretty odd. Also, it's hard to say as what I might think is a little off might be different in someone else's eyes. If I could see the mando Jim saw, I could say for sure. I'd bet it's been monkeyed with.

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    you mean like this?
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    Good picture Tom. #I have to admit that one is the roughest I have ever seen. #Actually, I have never seen one that has anomolies in the binding caused by the original notch/channel geometry. #Can you elaborate on the batch or serial on that one. #It appears to be April 23



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    Tom, it's possible that is the instrument I'm talking about. I specifically remember that little hump in the curve coming from the neck joint to the scroll junction and the missing chunk at the junction.

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    Feb 8, 1923
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    Darryl--is that 72052?

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    I figured you would chime in--yes. I really had not noticed those blips previously. They are quite odd.
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    what is up with this loar 79719it is a 12-1-1924 but it has the canted outward tuners like a 1922,triple bound peg head like a 1924, and gold 1925 tuners. I know they used what ever was laying around extra but I would think this is a loar era medeley of sort.



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    Yes Carles, that one is fairly odd. #Dan and I really have not come up with an explanation for it. #Those tuners are actually later than 1925, more like 1928-30, but I see no evidence of anything being changed out or altered at all. The rest of the mandolin looks period correct to the serial number



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    Hello Carles,

    One theory is that that is a "hold-over", that is to say made in the Loar era, but not set up with hardware until a bit later. That particular instrument is one of the odder ones with the tuners. I looked very closely and saw no evidence they were changed tuners, no scars or any evidence of changing, but they also don't "match" the period. Speaking of the oddballs..
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    Here're some more photos of 73485, hot off the camera

    Scroll is very pretty with that red ghosting from the overcoat..
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    This shot is very carefully adjusted for color. The burst is more subtle in person (Smoother blend) but just impossible to photograph digitally and still capture all the smooth blends of oranges red yellows and dark adequately
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    More of the gorgeous scroll
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    Intertestingly they kept & replated the Loar tailpiece cover, as discussed earlier in this thread..
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    The case has an unusual "lip"
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    The case is completely mint. It's unbelievable.
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    Another view of the peghead. Obviously not the original Loar overlay, but this instrument has a pretty cool Sam Bush vibe to it
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    Original Pick from Gibson, as mentioned in the service manual..
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    Wallpaper sized..
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