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1920 Lyon & Healy bowlback
1923 Gibson A-1 snakehead
1952 Strad-o-lin
1983 Giannini ABSM1 bandolim
2009 Giannini GBSM3 bandolim
2011 Eastman MD305
That's a great picture. I knew I'd seen it before. It's on Roger Siminoff's Orville Gibson page.
https://www.siminoff.net/orville-gibson
"It's comparable to playing a cheese slicer."
--M. Stillion
"Bargain instruments are no bargains if you can't play them"
--J. Garber
You're seeing the "flare" that resulted in F-style mandolins LOL
WWW.THEAMATEURMANDOLINIST.COM
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A man after the late Craig Sager's heart . . .
Clark Beavans
Nothing like combining plaids with stripes! Keep it classy, Orville.
It’s my understanding that that was a costume for some sort of theatrical production he was in at the time.
“Flair” indeed!
Timothy F. Lewis
"If brains was lard, that boy couldn't grease a very big skillet" J.D. Clampett
Unbelievable. This is my typical bedtime attire and looks exactly like my favorite pair of pajamas.
Play that which you feel is groovy, get down with your bad self, and shake your money maker if it makes sense for you to do so.
From Siminoff's website:
Kind of like wearing a Beatle's suit when we were kids. They were all the rage.There has been much supposition about this photo of Orville (left) in costume. And one could surmise that he was involved with one or more of the early bands who entertained in similar garb during this period.
"It's comparable to playing a cheese slicer."
--M. Stillion
"Bargain instruments are no bargains if you can't play them"
--J. Garber
I think one of Jackie Gleason's characters wore something like that............
Elton John would be envious.....
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