1924 Gibson L-5 Signed by Loyd Loar with George Gruhn | Gruhn Guitars in Nashville, TN
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- Опубликовано: 13 авг 2020
- George Gruhn celebrated his 75th birthday a few weeks early by coincidentally coming across his dream guitar and purchasing it for himself. With over 55 years of collecting guitars and personally handling thousands upon thousands of vintage guitars, he has finally found “the one” that is best suited to him.
The L-5 was Gibson’s first archtop model featuring F-holes and parallel tone bars. Prior to that, the construction was very different. It’s also their first guitar to feature a 14-fret neck. Their previous guitars were archtop with either round or oval sound holes. This model is also the first one that features an elevated fingerboard raised off the top that permits the entire top to vibrate. The combination of F-holes, tone bars, and raised elevated fingerboard makes for a very different sound. The early L-5 is quite different from any guitar that preceded it.
Read more about George’s 1924 Gibson L-5 here: bit.ly/2XY5Jvg
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Two legends, Thank you Mr. Gruhn for sharing your love with us.
I feel the same about my guitars. They provide pure joy.
thank you for sharing this with me.
Beautifully spoken - glad you found your partner.
Good for you! Happy Birthday!
Incredibly heart-warming. Happy birthday George and love from New Zealand
thank you for sharing your beautiful and passionate love story, may you and your partner share many more years together!
Simply wonderful. Thanks for sharing your passion and beautiful Gibson with us.
That is wonderful, Mr. Gruhn! Mine is a 1934 Martin C2. I like monogamy and she was a very lonely girl until we met I 1987 in Cambridge, MA. As Neil Young says: Long may you run!
there it is ... my forever unattainable dream guitar. Thank you, Mr. Gruhn, for this video, sharing the instrument with all. This is as close as I'm gonna get. What a gift to me. The narrative of the whole story and history line is a wonderful tale. And you still, after these decades, love the archetypal guitar.
One day bro
Congratulations George
A very heartfelt declaration of passion from perhaps the worlds foremost authority on stringed instruments. I enjoyed seeing this from George and wish him years of enjoyment with this fantastic instrument.
George! What a delight to find this clip! I'm hoping to play this, your favorite L-5 of all time sometime soon! Wonderful Story, wonderful storytelling! Congratulations!
A dream guitar.
Happy Birthday, George. Enjoy this guitar to the max !
Thanks you for sharing this beautiful instrument and your love for my favorite instrument, the guitar. Easy to see and even feel how much you love that gorgeous L5.
I own too many guitars and many are special to me, two having been given names. My J50 I have owned for 53 years now. As you wisely stated regarding ability, ALL of my guitars are better instruments than I am a player.
I have a lot of love for George
What a great story. Almost love at first sight.
This is beyond fabulous. When George Gruhn feels this way about a guitar...
Such an endearing and heartfelt moment. A great instrument touches the very soul and it’s beautiful to see this happen for him especially at this point in life. I’m genuinely happy for him and what a guitar it must be. Congratulations, sir.
an absolutely wonderful heartwarming interview , happy for you George & Happy 75th Birthday from Canada . . . .
Happy Birthday- nothing better than an instrument you connect with!!
What a beautiful, sweet story, George. So happy for you, that you found "the one". Guy Clark's song "The Guitar" comes to mind when hearing you tell this story. Congratulations and many happy years with this instrument.
HAPPY B-DAY MR GRUHN YOU HAVE MADE A LOT PEOPLE HAPPY AND YOUR NAME WILL STAND IN HISTORY THANK YOU
First time I see George actually playing. I knew he played but he’s very good! That is a very welcome treat! Thank you! Happy Birthday too!! 🎂🎁🎈🎼🎸
Happy Birthday George!! Great story and glad to read about it. Congrats on finding “the one”. Your holy grail guitar journey is finally over. I’m envious and jealous as I am still looking for “the one”. Hope I find it before I’m 75!
Thank you George for your beautifully understated words with obvious passion and appreciation; teaching us that it's never too late for a life partner. May you play this wonderful guitar for many years to come...
I'd love to hear that in person. One thing for sure, George knows tone.
Extraordinary guitar for a remarkable man. Thank you for sharing this, George. God bless.
Happy Birthday, George!
I liked this video, not for the guitar, which I was looking for, but for the passion and integrity towards the instrument.
This is a beautiful video. What a guitar and what a man.
This is one of the best Videos i have seen on RUclips.....Thanks George....
Happy birthday George. It was a great pleasure meeting you 2 years ago. We chatted for over an hour (guess the subject!). You let me play a Martin worth $100k without batting an eye lid. That would never happen in London. Here’s to many more years playing your favourite guitar.
Happy Birthday, George! I LOVE that guitar.
Dear George, I could listen to you for hours. So inspiring and full of interesting details. And this video just fills me with joy. Thank you.
If I ever got rich the cars and new house would have to wait. My first stop would be Mr. Gruhn shop !
Congrat's George on finding your soul mate!
Happy birthday George! A lovely guitar too!
Bought every word you said, have experienced those same things with guitars, wonderful friends they are
Very nice thanks for teaching us about that guitar.
I would see a performance of Mr Gruhn with only this guitar, amazing!!!
I love so many aspects of this story. Thank you for taking the time to tell the tale.
Thanks for sharing this personal story. I am lucky to own a guitar and a mandola that I could never separate myself from. Melodies I'd never heard before just appear out of the ether when I play those two instruments while the others just behave themselves and do what they're told. Best wishes to you and your newfound companion.
I had the honor of meeting you and purchasing one of your guitars in your store in Nashville. You have clearly stated what these boxes of wood and steel mean to those of us fortunate enough to have fallen in love with guitars. Glad you found your muse....... play on and Happy Birthday George.
I could listen to this for hours! What a lovely gentleman. So interesting and heartwarming.
God bless You George. What a joy and surprise it must have been to find a guitar that spoke to you so deeply after all of the t hounds of guitars that you must have Visited over your lifetime. Very happy for you and no one on this earth deserves it more! Play forward forever.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY GEORGE! Glad you found your buddy. You deserve her! God Bless you.
I was tearing up by the end of this video. Its beautiful to hear an older gentleman like George Gruhn who has spent a lifetime around guitars to finally meet one that is like a person's one and only real love in life. The humorous parallel to having a harem made me think, what kind of a woman could draw a man away from his harem and turn him monogamous? What kind of guitar could do that for a man surrounded by any guitar he could ever want? That is one very special instrument. I'm very happy for Mr. Gruhn!
Maybell would love that you have one of these and I love your strong thumb melody lead .Go Carter scratch !! SO glad you found each other .. Thanks for letting Rajiv try his hand ... YOurs from Connecticut , Guy Wolff
This is so sweet to see❤️ Bless you, Mr Gruhn.
All is right with the univers when you see a video with George playing a Loar signed Gibson ...
The best birthday gift to oneself I've ever seen.
That's a magnificent guitar. It's stunningly beautiful in craftmanship, tone and looks. I can't help but say Wow! I'm envious, but at the same time I'm happy for Mr. Gruhn that he found his guitar "soul mate".
Gorgeous guitar, well deserved. Happy Birthday!
Wonderful video. Happy birthday and enjoy it for the rest of your life!
This was awesome George... so well put, an artists connection to an instrument and the interplay between artist and instrument is not something that is easily put into words. yet, you did it so effortlessly. Good job man
Thank you George for sharing your love of your L5, it makes me appreciate my 00-18 more. 🥰
Gentlemen George❤
Do you remember George Burns in "Oh God"? Watching and listening to George G is like watching God explain the beauty of the guitar. Just saying. And, in case it's not clear, this is a compliment. Thank you George for your great knowledge and perspective.
Awesome guitar George. Well deserved, congratulations.
I understand and feel your passion for this guitar George. It was amazing to listen to you speak about this guitar like it was your living and breathing child. Beautiful work of art, both this guitar and this video.
Great story. Beautiful guitar. Thank you and Happy Birthday George! You deserve such a "one of a kind." And who would know better than you?
This is the best video you have ever made, by George.
Congrats to you👌🏻
I can see and hear why you're so passionate about it.
I own a dot neck L-5 from '28 that's a spitting image of this one. It's everything George says it is! Another lesson: despite owning an iconic business with thousands of special guitars passing through his hands, George nevertheless had G.A.S. until he turned 75. It's a serious disease!
Happy birthday! It was a genuine pleasure to hear your passionate story of the new relationship. And I will listen you again, along the voice of your partner. But now I will wear headphones to hear her better and will try to remember her in my mind for good.
Best Gibson L5 that I have ever seen or heard! It's not too fancy, it has substance. Congratulations, Mr. Gruhn!
Guitar Fever! ❤🎉
we love you George , happy birthday
Yeah, George!!
Thanks George! I've always loved that sound, and you're absolutely right about a great instrument not being a passive thing. You should figure out now who should get it next.
great sounding instrument, and great story !
i love this man
George, I followed your store back when upon request you would mail out xerox copied lists of the guitars in your shop, which was sort of crazy because if I ever got a chance to get to Nashville your shops line up would have changed, yet it was so interesting to me. I have forever fantasized about the Gibson L5 Lloyd Loar,; the emotion you conveyed in this description really came across, and did not make me jealous, it made me happy for you, and like your old xerox mailings you have educated me a bit more
You are an important person to those like myself who love guitars, it is heartwarming you made that women so happy and that it made you so happy!
So Happy For You “Sir” George - And I Duly & Truly Know How You Feel 🎼❤️ Best Regards Peter
What a lovely old girl. Perfect bones. I remembered my mother talking about getting a model t and what an amazing thing it was as you spoke of the cost of this guitar. Great story.
Thank you for sharing. Congratulations on the beautiful instrument.
I love this video. Great story and the guitar sounds amazing! Hope to see more videos that include it!
Congratulations George!!!!
I keep two of these in my mom’s damp and unheated basement next to a couple of 1959 Les Pauls that I just kick around on my lawn during the summer when I’m barbecuing.
Guitars lover talking to guitar lovers. I could listen the man for hours. All the best from France.
I love that the headstock is the same as the new epi inspired by Gibson
Wow, happy birthday ! Very interesting, listening to you.
I’m glad I can say that I know how he feels
I'd love to hear it in person. I've heard Chris Thile speak equally passionately about the Loar mandolins.
Chris Thile is definitely knowledgeable about the Loar mandolins. He’s passionate about EVERYTHING he is into.
I find it very interesting though that the Loar mandolins are so much more valuable than the guitars, mandolas, or mandocellos.
George, I hadn't "seen" you since your column in "Frets" magazine...that was awhile ago! Enjoyed the video! Best to you...and Happy Birthday!
Happy Birthday Mr. Gruen!
I spoke to you on the phone a few times in the early 70s when I worked for Bob Coward at the Colorado Springs Folklore Center. Your voice still sounds the same!
I'm subscribing to your channel...have always appreciated your immense knowledge of all things guitar!
Happy Birthday Man! What a story!
Beautiful!
Happy for you!
Great video/document.
Wow. Sounds as good as it looks. 😍
Happy Birthday sir love your store it's like candy land
Mr. Gruhn, please play Wildwood Flower.
Looks absolutely gorgeous to me, George.
11:00 choking up ...,.., Priceless!!’✌️
Nice guitar and some nice picking, George.
That's my dream guitar.
Hi George, I looked into the Lloyd Loar timeline, as I felt a bit unsure about when he left Gibson, but Roger Siminoff suggests that he moved to Boston in October 1924. Here's Siminoff's relevant paragraph...
"Some believe that it was Loar’s involvement with Virzi that led to his sudden departure from Gibson. Others believe it was his strong desire to get Gibson motivated to manufacture electric instruments. And some believe it was the company’s difficulty in making and selling Master Model instruments. After years of research and in-depth study of his personal documents, I cannot find any proof that any of these were the case. We do know through Loar’s correspondence that he did not enjoy working in business where “profit” was the gating issue. In The life and work of Lloyd Allayre Loar, I describe the management struggles that occurred in 1924 that posed an uncomfortable work environment. And, we know that Loar’s desire to venture into electric instruments would have been a major departure from Gibson’s 25-year tradition of building and marketing acoustic stringed instruments. Regardless of the reason, Loar was highly motivated and needed to move on. Loar left Gibson at the end of October, 1924 leaving in question who “tested and approved” and then signed the labels for the two dozen instruments that were finished in November and December of that year. Especially when Loar was living in Boston at the time."
Of course, it takes a while for the instrument to progress through the factory construction process and get a finish sprayed on, so I suppose we won't really know exactly what path this instrument took, or who, exactly approved the tuning and assembly of the parts. I remember you telling me that you generally preferred the L - 5's that were built in 1927 - 1928 to the ones built under Loar's tenure, but perhaps you've changed you mind. I wonder about exactly when the change from plain, often flat - sawn birch to figured maple for the back and sides took place, and about any view you might have formed about the effect that this change had on the L-5?
I would add that Gibson was in terrible financial trouble in 1924, and considering bankruptcy as a solution. Perhaps building the most expensive guitar in America didn't seem as important as improving the cash flow with improved sales. From what I can find, it wasn't until 1926 that Gibson produced the entry-level birch body L-1, their first flat top guitar model, and somehow managed to survive.
Great info George