Loar Picture of the Day

**Darryl Wolfe** · Oct-16-2003, 6:56am

Charlie: #Regarding the red Loar..It is my opinion that the mandolin was "redone". #Not to say that it went back to the factory, just that it was brown first, then redone red to fill the special order. #I saw very small signs of this in the spruce on the top and inside of the mando. #This opinion really torqued off Stan @ Mando Bros while they were selling it. #In no way does it qualify as refinished, nor did I ever use that word...just like any normal Loar that got messed up while finishing and they had to start over would (not) qualify as refinished.
This seems to account for the 1926 delivery and 1924 signature..they took and in stock F5 an filled the order??
What do you think?

**Darryl Wolfe** · Oct-16-2003, 7:49am

Fern F5 No. 86104. #This mandolin will be auctioned at Skinner on Oct. 19

**Darryl Wolfe** · Oct-16-2003, 7:50am

86104

**Darryl Wolfe** · Oct-16-2003, 7:51am

86104..a really stunning mandolin..quite rare peghead configuration

**Darryl Wolfe** · Oct-16-2003, 7:53am

74000 July 9, 1923
Triple bound on sides
Identical to Monroe's Loar

**Darryl Wolfe** · Oct-16-2003, 7:54am

74000

**Scotti Adams** · Oct-16-2003, 8:33am

..and a special great big THANK YOU to Darryl also...

**bootinz** · Oct-16-2003, 11:27am

Here's 75310. Feb 18 1924.

**bootinz** · Oct-16-2003, 11:31am

Here are 3 more.

**bootinz** · Oct-16-2003, 11:32am

And here are the backs.

**Darryl Wolfe** · Oct-16-2003, 11:35am

Got any numbers for the other two

**bootinz** · Oct-16-2003, 11:41am

And here are the backs.

**bootinz** · Oct-16-2003, 11:43am

One of them is John Reischman's. The other belongs to friend of mine who purchased it in England. It's a '23 but I don't know the #.

**bootinz** · Oct-16-2003, 11:45am

John's Feb 18 '24 is on the right, mine is in the middle and the '23 is on the left.

**bootinz** · Oct-16-2003, 11:46am

Sorry! John's is on the left and the '23 is on the right.:D

**Darryl Wolfe** · Oct-16-2003, 11:53am

I knew that

John R's is 75327 Feb 18, 1924

The '23 looks like a July 9..Thanks for the post

10,000 views reached on this thread during last evening. Thanks for interest all

Darryl Wolfe

**f5loar** · Oct-16-2003, 10:56pm

That 86104 '28 Fern up at Skinner is the most offset fern pattern I've ever seen. They really missed getting that one lined up. Otherwise a true representation of a prewar
post Loar F-5 Fern. That one should top $55K.

**Darryl Wolfe** · Oct-17-2003, 12:39pm

76778, March 31, 1924. This is the Loar that Skaggs owned during the New South and Boone Creek days
Refin by Paganoni (perfect), truss rod showing on back of neck