Chris Thile - Two February 18th, 1924 Loar Mandolins
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- Опубліковано 4 вер 2024
- We invited Chris Thile over to the shop for a mandolin-tasting after the incredible Nickel Creek shows at the Ryman Auditorium. It was an incredible afternoon, to say the least! In this video, Chris starts off with the Virzi-equipped Loar and transitions to the non-Virzi sibling, giving his impressions of each. Both instruments are from the February 18th, 1924 batch (along with both of Thile's, Mike Marshall's, John Paul Jones's, and John Reischmann's). Both are currently available at Carter Vintage, give us a call or email for more information! Many thanks to Chris for stopping by!
www.cartervintage.com
He’s been a monster player for years and has gotten better with age.
4:48!!! Oh man after that tasty lick the greatness that keeps me coming back to this video is seeing his deeply blown away and satisfied expression at what this instrument plus his skills are able to create.
This wins UA-cam. No question about it.
Thank you so much for posting these videos.
I'm 6 years late, but I concur lol.
ooooooooooooo TONE ............ and in Chris's hands ..... such beauty
Chris Thile is just so good it is fun to just let it flow!
Would love to have one of these one day :). Most beautiful instrument in my opinion.
They are so choice... if you have the means, I highly recommend picking one up!
I think it is totally ridiculous to lust over $250,000 instrument.
@@markgottlieb6775 better than lusting over a $50 instrument ;)
My God!
Geepers! He is wonderful
Astounding Talent and ears.
This guy is a freakin mandolin genius. I've been watching him for about a year now . I wish he'd give me lessons.
his are available on Homespun
He is right when he speaks of the delicate sound of the mandolin and why you would be drawn to that. That aspect of the instrument seems a bit lost with a lot of players today. They want the bark.
I have no comment... I'm that guy with the d 28..... what's better than side by side LL Mandos...
I like the Virzi Loar better for tone! Mine has the Virzi and its awesome, very refined and elegant sounding.
If those are all signed Lohrs in front of him it’s well over 500k sitting there. Damn
My "problem" started w a '68 lg-0 for $300... this venture is going to take some effort in visualization
Anyone know the serial # of the last Loar he plays here? It did stand out, even amongst the other gems 😮🔥
Just as he switches instruments there's a freaking train going by!
He would sound far better on a $50 MANDO than I would with a $50,000 Loyd Loar......
Give him a shoebox and a dental floss string and he'd sound better ;) lol. Not that you're bad of course, but he's just that good lol.
I came here to compare tone - because I bought a 50 dollar Harmony mando from 1954, an exact copy of the f-hole Gibson's, which because of the wood quality is louder and more powerful than the real thing. These have a more refined sound, but the magic combo of Adirondack Spruce and Brazilian Rosewood fingerboard and bridge, can not be beaten (ask the Martin CEO). These were considered cheaper woods at the time, but are way superior, now.
That lick at 5:02 is nice
Get a Loar AND a D-28!
Go you huskies!
Are these Loar mandolins by Gibson, or a brand of their own?
They are Gibson. Loyd Loar left Gibson around 1925, not on good terms, to start his own company making electric guitars and 10 string mandolins - which were great but about 20 years too far ahead of their time.
The big instrument in the background is the octave mandola aka mandocello.
They take the low end and big volume mandos, because they cut through.
he bought the last one a few weeks later right ?
I'd love to know, that last one was insane! I wonder the serial #, 6 away from Thile's but I don't know that one either haha! I think he has two Loar's also
cool
they stopped mid-sentence at the end :( I wonder what he said next
4:57- anybody out there know what he means when he says that mando is set up a little too light so it has more to give?
@DEEJMASTER 333 thanks! But what do you mean by action?
What does virzi on a mandolin mean?
www.mandolincafe.com/glossary/glossary_14.shtml
Cool video, but is that couch vinyl? I had a really bad experience with a vinyl strap and a thin nitro finish... now I am getting it buffed out, yuck. Amazing instruments indeed.
There is literally a million pounds worth of mandolins just sitting in front of him.
It will be mine. Oh yes; It will be mine. One day... :-(
Hes so self absorbed.
I've never gotten that impression from any of his interviews or stage banter.
I’ve met him in real life, after a Live From Here taping at Town Hall in NYC, as nice of a guy as could be. Super super quick, insanely intelligent but a down to earth guy. Definitely in love with the music
Huh? There isn't one second of this video that says "self absorbed" to me.
He’s been asked to play mandolin and talk about them on camera how is he self absorbed I bet he did this for free and probably bought a mandolin worth several thousand dollars
He's actually the greatest mandolin player ever and he couldn't care less. He doesn't care about that. He cares about music.