wateroftyne Posted February 26, 2019 Posted February 26, 2019 Byron Berline is a legendary fiddle & mandolin player, who has played with some of the biggest names in music over the decades. He owns an instrument shop in Oklahoma, which burned to the ground a couple of days ago. Hundreds of instruments were destroyed,. But what of the 1923 Lloyd Loar F-5 mandolin in the safe..? 2 Quote
keeponehandloose Posted February 26, 2019 Posted February 26, 2019 Thats sad, all that history gone.. Quote
Dan Dare Posted February 26, 2019 Posted February 26, 2019 Thank God for that. Loars are the Strads of the mandolin world. Less than 200 were built. If (and it's a big if) one comes up for sale, prices are stratospheric. I would absolutely love one. A chap I used to know had one and it was the best mandolin I've ever played by a large margin. Quote
songofthewind Posted February 26, 2019 Posted February 26, 2019 I thought this was going to be a joke about banjos. 1 Quote
BassTractor Posted February 26, 2019 Posted February 26, 2019 On 26/02/2019 at 21:14, songofthewind said: I thought this was going to be a joke about banjos. Expand Hehe. Me too, but let's just be grateful hundreds of fiddles and mandolins burned. All part of God's plan! PS and BTW in the interest of full disclosure: I own a fiddle, and a mandolin is the very next instrument I'm gonna buy. But still... 😉 1 Quote
songofthewind Posted February 26, 2019 Posted February 26, 2019 No fiddle or banjo here, but I used to have a mandolin. Sadly the neck came off. Quote
Hellzero Posted February 26, 2019 Posted February 26, 2019 On 26/02/2019 at 21:46, BassTractor said: Hehe. Me too, but let's just be grateful hundreds of fiddles and mandolins burned. All part of God's plan! PS and BTW in the interest of full disclosure: I own a fiddle, and a mandolin is the very next instrument I'm gonna buy. But still... 😉 Expand But no banjo, there is no justice in this world. 😁 1 Quote
Staggering on Posted February 27, 2019 Posted February 27, 2019 On 26/02/2019 at 22:02, Hellzero said: But no banjo, there is no justice in this world. 😁 Expand Careful, banjo owner here...and I don't just own it,I play and gig it!!!😊 Quote
Staggering on Posted February 27, 2019 Posted February 27, 2019 On 27/02/2019 at 14:29, Hellzero said: So, you are the one. 🤣 Expand Yup, just lucky I guess.😉 1 Quote
SICbass Posted February 27, 2019 Posted February 27, 2019 On 27/02/2019 at 15:19, Staggering on said: Yup, just lucky I guess.😉 Expand Taking one for the team there is really most laudable. Quote
pete.young Posted February 27, 2019 Posted February 27, 2019 On 27/02/2019 at 14:29, Hellzero said: So, you are the one. 🤣 Expand Two banjoes (down from 3) 4 mandolins 2 bouzoukis and a fiddle here. All gigged regularly until recently, when I went onto Accordion instead. Quote
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