#THE FLATIRON MANDOLIN COMPANY SERIAL#

Most pickers won't part with theirs - once you play this one you'll know why. Bozeman built Flatirons are always heavily in demand. In late 96 Gibson moved production from Belgrade (near Bozeman) to Nashville. In 87 they were purchased by Gibson and Bruce Weber started working there. By the early 80s they were making carved top mandos. With its solid spruce top, flamed Show More. The rough outline is that Backporch Productions (Steve Carlson) started making flat top mandos and banjos in the late 70s. The all solid wood, fully bound, tone bar constructed Flatiron 'Festival' mandolin boasts the classic lines inspired by the famous Gibson-created F-style mandolins. Here is a short video clip here of this mandolin played by luthier Richie Dotson of Acoustic Box LLC.S igned by Dennis Balin. From crisp chops to articulate melodic lines, the Flatiron 'Festival' satisfies in every way. As Weber recalls, Not one original Flatiron luthier went down there. Bruce Weber was the companyвЂ™s general manager and head luthier when Gibson decided to move Flatiron to Nashville in 1996. This one has a good chop and bark - excellent bluegrass mandolin. Sound To Earth celebrated its tenth anniversary in 2007 and traces its origins to the Flatiron mandolin company (which was purchased by Gibson in 1987). Excellent sounding and playing F5 scroll mandolin with highly flamed maple back, sides and neck, carved Sitka spruce top with parallel tone bar bracing, side bound like Monroes on the top, back, fretboard and peghead, 'The Flatiron' and Gibson flowerpot peghead inlay in abalone and pearl, 1 1/8 inch nut, V profile neck, elevated and bound flat ebony fingerboard with block pearl inlays, bound pickguard, and gold tailpice and Schaller tuners with pearl buttons. They couldn't beat them, so they bought the company. When Gibson went to the NAMM show in 1987, these were the high quality mandolins they were competing with. This is a rare Flatiron Custom Shop mandolin. (Serial #89010375) Excellent near mint condition, 'ice tea' sunburst finish. Celtic, U.K.1989 Flatiron F5 Custom Mandolin 1989 Flatiron F5 Custom Mandolin.Jazz/Blues Variants, Bossa, Choro, Klezmer.Old-Time, Roots, Early Country, Cajun, Tex-Mex.Rock, Folk Rock, Roots Rock, Rockabilly.Bluegrass, Newgrass, Country, Gospel Variants.Technique, Theory, Playing Tips and Tricks.Jams, Workshops, Camps, Places To Meet Others.Looking for Information About Mandolins.Quick Navigation General Mandolin Discussions Top Previous For Sale: 1995 Flatiron Signature F5 Chocolate - 3,000. Check out the sound clip on the home page at . Next For Sale: Old Wave Custom Carved Top Octave Mandolin By Bill Bussmann - 3,400 USD.

Fern inlayed peghed with The Flatiron script logo. The graduation, arching, and bracing adjustments have really paid off. F5 Artist Model with sunburst finish, signed by Steve Carlson. This one came out sounding good right from the first 'string up'. Weber Fine Acoustic Instruments origins can be traced back to Flatiron Mandolin and Banjo Company in Bozeman, Montana. If the action is set up right, they are easy to play and should ring out with decent tone and volume. Red spruce X braced top, sugar maple back, sides, and neck.

#THE FLATIRON MANDOLIN COMPANY SERIAL#

Armrest & Pickup fitted Serial 1108120001 Superb condition including plush hard case & extras SOLD.

They are pretty simple mandolins-nothing fancy. Gibson Flatiron F Festival mandolin in mint condition. Each instrument was basically handmade back then, with a minimum of relying on jigs and assembly line techniques.ДЄlthough we took pride in the time and attention we put into each instrument, and used really high quality materials, I'm a little stunned to see all these recommendations for them. I also shaped body sides, sanded, buffed the finish, and did final set up. I did necks-laminating the stock, shaping the neck, applying the peghead veneer, fingerboard, frets, and inlays. It was a small crew then- about 5 or 6 of us-and we each tried our hands at every step of the production process. I was one of the original grunts making Flatiron mandolins in Bozeman, Montana, back in the early to mid 1980's. Here is what he said in a recent discussion of Flatiron mandolins: A gentleman by the name of Will Harmon worked in the Flatiron shop in the 1980's.

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