The name Lloyd Loar is most commonly associated with the Gibson F-5 mandolin design, but Loar also helped to develop the entire Gibson Master Series of instruments, which, in addition to the F-5 mandolin, included the H-5 mandola, the K-5 mandocello and the L-5 guitar.

This H-5 was signed by Lloyd Loar on March 31, 1924 - one of a batch of 14 H-5 mandolas signed by Lloyd Loar on that date—and marked with serial #76497. It has a Virzi Tone Producer installed, with a paper label noting Virzi serial #10057. The headplate is pearl inlaid with a script “The Gibson” logo and a large abalone and pearl “fern” inlay. The black bell shaped truss rod cover on the headstock is engraved with the name “Vladimir.” Who Vladimir was remains a mystery.

We recently took this mandola to Bainbridge Island, Washington’s Brickyard Studio, where mandolin legend David Grisman put it through its paces for this video.

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