Summary
Signed and dated by Lloyd Loar December 1, 1924
Mandolin, Style F5
Serial Number 80190
Factory order number unknown
The instrument has a Virzi tone producer, but the serial number is unknown
Description
The most contrasting finish ever applied to a Loar mandolin, black with a light spot on top and back, Virzi.
for years this was the last signed Loar mando listed. A couple more.. slightly later have turned up. Owned by Bobby Osborne
DB - virzi was removed, then put back in.
Categories
Categories this instrument is a member of
- Played by a well-known musician
- Virzi
Source
From Darryl Wolfe.
Darryl Wolfe's F5 Journal is the authoritative work on the subject of Loar-signed and later Gibson mandolins
