Відео

100 years old!

This is excellent footage

Nice work 😊

Very nice repair on a legendary mandolin! And that mandolin player sounded good -- he has a promising future in bluegrass! 🙂

Jonathan does meticulous beautiful work

Hey that’s terrific!

...wonder why...-on all of my Gibson Fs,... the 15th fret inlay is even with the center of the scroll ,...this one is off by about 1/2 fret ?...can you explain ?,...also -white binding lines are supposed to line up precisely with the 15th fret on both sides ??

Well, if that is the 2nd of the top 2, what do you consider number 1? That said, I do have my opinion based on personal experience. I will admit, I've only played 12 or 15 more or less. Enquiring minds want to know.

A wonderful masterpiece of craftsmanship, an instrument for players such as the gendleman on demonstration! Years of hard labour produce experience necessary for the creation of such a beauty! Well done to the maker and the player alike. Hat's off to both of you.

One of the best mandolins I’ve ever played. Great job Jonathan!

Why not titebond?

And this one: BLUEGRASS BREAKDOWN Recording Studio Mix. ua-cam.com/video/TF0BPo1fI5g/v-deo.html

No better person, or Mandolin picker, just my humble opinion !

My friend i got 1920s kallamazo and a newer broken loar that i was thinking about putting loar neck on kalamazoo. And put the truss rod in kalamazo . Well i live in Michigan and if you need simeone to clean your shop and sharpen your tools and laugh at all your jokes. Then im your man cause im way over my head. Mandolin sounds great so im befudled by your skill. Hats off.

That’s it!!!

Very nice both mandolin and playing!

Great job!! Wonderful tone WOW!!!

That mandolin is a work of art! I love it!

It just struck me... that instrument is 100 years old next month! Amazing repair job.

Sweet!

Like watching a plastic surgeon and a dentist - incredible repair

Well done sir. You are a master luthier if I have ever seen one. The work and finish on is gorgeous. So impressive. If Mr. Paige decides he wants to sell it Lord have mercy..... let me know🙂

Great work! Really good sounding mandolin now.

Those mandolins from 1949 - 51 right at the time Gibson first "re-introduced" the F-12/F-5 mandolin (after WWII) had a fret boards laying on the top board (like the F-2/F-4s) and only later circa '52 did they start to elevate the fret board again (although not Loar style). This '49 is elevated off the top board like a post '52 F-5/F-12 -- did you do that? Sounds and looks awesome!

Fabulous sound!

Like what you did its singing now 😊😊😇🥰

Wow that’s really fine! Would love to see more videos of your work!

I love these re-voicings. It makes me wonder what my F5-G could become after something like this

Bostin job, Jonathan! It looks and sounds better than ever, I'll bet. The customer must be well pleased with it.

That thing sounds sweet now. Nice work!

Excellent. The detail and information in this video is perfect. Your skill and craftsmanship are a joy to watch.

Wow!

You really did a nice job. For the record/history of the mandolin. Don had sent it back to Gibson 3 times. The back was coming off again and he forced it on me to fix that. There was so much glue in the joint that I took the back off, cleaned everything then put it back on. I did NOT do any other repairs. I assume Gibson did the dowels and other shims that you saw. Again, you did a great job. Thanks from my uncle Don in Heaven.

I grew up hearing and playing this mandolin while owned by Frank Ray. Love it and a phenomenal job restoring it to its original glory!! Bravo sir

In a month this Mandolin will officially be 100 years old

It is great to see the restoration of this mandolin. I am one of Don’s sons and I was just a young boy when dad got this mandolin. I remember how thrilled he was to own and play this instrument for the rest of his life. It was certainly his most prized possession. Though it is sad for us that the instrument is no longer in our family, I am so pleased that this mandolin that is so renowned continues to honor my dad. I am proud when I hear it referred to as the “Don Brown Loar”. It truly is a remarkable instrument that has it all when it comes to tone!!

Hi Jonathan - great job with the reset and the explanation! I’ve got a workshop question: I see you’re using cow hide as a workbench top - do you recommend this over other materials ?

Great repair! What is the value of this Mandolin for insurance purposes? Thanks for your awesome video

Top notch work. Greetings from Norway.

What strings did you put on it?

Thank you so much!!!

Masterful restoration!!! Great photography and explanation of every step.

This is wonderful! I'm so happy Don's mandolin was in good hands and found it's way to you! I'm thrilled you had the experience to properly fix this special instrument. I married into the Brown family to Denny (2nd son of Don) the banjo player in 1980 and was lucky enough to hear Don practice and play this on stage more times than I can recall. I always thought it had such a beautiful sound of course; but I didn't know quite how special it was. I'd love to hear Don sing Blue Moon of Kentucky just one more time. My own father custom made banjos back in the day and his name was W. Huff if you ever see any of those. He made around 100 of them. He really enjoyed working with wood also. Yes, that's exactly how I met my husband. I really miss those days full of music 🙂

It has excellent tone, I can see why Jerry copied all the construction for his Mandolins! Rings out with ease!

does it have the virzi?

Problems, not issues

Sounds wonderful.

waaay cool, FAT FAT FAT tone on that Loar

That is dandy handiwork!

Top-notch repair work