I was fortunate enough to meet Larry Sledge at the Bass Pro Shop parking lot in Springfield, Mo., back in 1988, I believe it was. He was playing with a Bluegrass band. I walked up and said hello, and asked his name. I noticed his Gibson F5 had studs in the headstock, kind of unusual, I thought. The F5 looked well played and old. I think that might have been an actual Lloyd Loar F5, cause it sounded so good. I later found out Larry had played on the MOB album. I do have that album from about 1981. I bought it at CSC in Louisville, Ky that year. I also have a cassette copy I bought at the time. It's one of my favorite Bill Monroe albums.
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