I was at a jam last night and this old boy had a G.T.R. F5 mandolin. It did not have a label inside. He said it stood for Grooten (sp?), Taylor, and R. Woods. He bought it at an auction in the early 90's
I was assuming maybe that the Taylor was either Mark or Tut. As for R. Woods....well I thought that would have to be Randy Woods.
This mandolin was obviously hand crafted with a real nice tone. Very good looking mandolin.
I wonder if the G stands for Givens?
Any insight would be appreciated here.
Tim Saxton
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