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Lloyd Loar
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Eddie Lang
Maybelle Carter
Les Paul
Groucho Marx
Ed ‘Snoozer’ Quinn
Dick McDonough and Carl Kress
Marty Grosz
Tiny Timbrell
Allan Reuss
Alvino Rey
Howard Emerson
Ted Andrews
Robert Armstrong
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K-5 Mandocello
Loar-era K-5 Mandocellos
Post Loar era K-5 Mandocellos
K5 Mandocello database
History
The history of the Gibson L-5
Lloyd Loar
Master Model Series
Players
Eddie Lang
Maybelle Carter
Les Paul
Groucho Marx
Ed ‘Snoozer’ Quinn
Dick McDonough and Carl Kress
Marty Grosz
Tiny Timbrell
Allan Reuss
Alvino Rey
Howard Emerson
Ted Andrews
Robert Armstrong
Bob Bain
Walt Bibinger
Jack Shook
Len Fillis
Syd Vernon
Guttorm Frolich
Nick Lucas
Andy Schwartz
Jonathan Stout
Rivals and revivals
The L-5 in detail
Head and neck
Body
Finish
Hardware
Materials
Labels and markings
Serial numbers and dating
L-5 Serial Number Database
Loar-signed L-5s
1923
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