Vintage Lowdown: A User's Guide to 30's Gibson Jumbos
Nick Dias and Norm Harris from Norman's Rare Guitars talk about some of the amazing early Gibson Jumbos from the 30's and 40's, like the Roy Smeck models and the 'banner headstock' Gibson's. They also show an early Gibson made Recording King. These early Gibson acoustics have a unique quality about them that many players today still prefer.
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Vintage Lowdown: The 1923 Gibson F5 Mandolin
Vintage Lowdown: The 1923 Gibson F5 Mandolin. The absolute best of the best...A Lloyd Loar made Gibson mandolin from 1923. And, played by the great Jack Ryan Sullivan this little gem is doing exactly what it was made to do, pump out some great Bluegrass. This mandolin was also once owned by Dave Grisman.
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Norm & Frank again...speak no evil, see no evil, hear no evil....!
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