Lecoultre Frères

Mandolin Bass Singing Bird, made Sept. 1879, restored by Dwight Porter 2023

950 total hours of labor. ... I insisted on it being the Best I could make it, I kept working. Now we have an amazing piece of history saved for another generation.
Thankfully the good lord gave me patience and strength to complete it! Many thanks to Alan Bies and Steve Boehck. Jack perron for his assistance in finding the correct tuning scale. My wife of 52 years Mary, for her encouragement and support. Thanks to Al Zamba for having faith that I could actually succeed! (Dwight Porter)

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