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    Very much enjoyed the article. Thank you.

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    WELL DONE!

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    Great article. Roger is always an excellent writer and fountain of information!

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    Excellent! More. MORE! Roger, please give us more mandolin history.

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    Happy Anniversary! Great piece Roger, thanks. For more about 70281, including video taken today, don't miss Tony Williamson's latest 1922 dispatch-

    http://www.mandolincentral.com/breaking-news-1922

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    Thank you. Very well done!

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    Grateful!

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    Fascinating essay! Learned a lot, including some things I should have known already. Well, better late than never, and once taught, one learns. Thanks for the lesson.

    A couple of things baffle me. First, it's the term "eagle." I thought that might mean there's some sort of eagle in the design, though I'd never seen one - but then, I've never held a Loar F-5 nor been up close to one still enough to examine closely. That doesn't seem to be what was meant, and there isn't a clear reference in the piece. There is a mention of a third eagle, Bill Monroe, but again, I don't follow the reference; the first two aren't specified. So I wonder - does the term refer to the personages of Gibson and Loar? I have to ask, because it is not made clear directly, and if it is inferred, I can't be sure I'm understanding correctly - so I wonder.

    The other point of confusion - there's no mention of Orville's brother, Wilbur. Didn't he have just as much to do with the tinkering that led o flight? Are those the two eagles? Oh, wait - I'm being told that's a different Orville. Sorry about that. I do make mistakes; I'm not always Wright.

    In all seriousness, I enjoyed this article tremendously, and appreciate the fact of today's historical significance. I will celebrate by playing my only Loar-era instrument, a lovely F-4. Hooray!

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    Brilliant piece from Northfield. I love what they've done to get more great mandolins into more peoples hands. It's been a pleasure working together.

    Also shout outs to Steve for bringing 'numero uno' back to life. He's a miracle worker.
    Wonderful details from Tony and Roger too.

    Happy Birthday Ya'll!

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    Very nice and informative article. I had not put two and two together, but my aunt was born on May 31st 1922, one day before the first Loar was launched into the world. She just celebrated her 100th birthday too!

    Pete
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    Noting the anniversary of this feature.

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    Fabulous. I learned a bunch I hadn't known before. Thanks!

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