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Custom, hand-built guitars and mandolins, restoration, repair and consignment for collectors and Bluegrass and acoustic musicians by Chris Oliver in Springfield, Illinois.
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Category Archives: Mandolin
1923 Gibson F-5 Lloyd Loar #73984 – Installment #1
Installment #1 of my time and insights with a Lloyd Loar signed July 9, 1923 Gibson F5 mandolin. Continue reading
Melting the Purfling and Mando Tone Bars
Melting purfling together with acetone and shaping mandolin tonebars. Continue reading
1923 Gibson F5 (Lloyd Loar signed)
I recently got the chance to spend a lot of time with a 1923 Gibson F5 Mandolin signed by Lloyd Loar. This mando was in great shape and signed the same day as Bill Monroe’s, July 9, 1923. If you … Continue reading
A Mando 2
The next new Infinity Luthiers models are taking shape. These are the Infinity A Mandolins. The, Bill James created, tailpieces should be along soon. We’ll keep chugging along with the build and hopefully have them for Bean Blossom.
A-mandolins
We’re gearing up for a trip to Bean Blossom. Hoping to have the Infinity A-Mandolins along for the journey… it will be a test of will to get them complete enough to bring out in the heat and humidity.