Bluegrass mandolinFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Bluegrass mandolin is a style of mandolin playing most commonly heard in bluegrass bands. Joseph Brent with a 1924 Gibson F5 Mandolin (one made by Lloyd Loar). The Lloyd Loar mandolins are popular because early Bluegrass musician, Bill Monroe, used one to get his distinctive sound.
Bluegrass mandolin is a style of mandolin playing most commonly heard in bluegrass bands. Joseph Brent with a 1924 Gibson F5 Mandolin (one made by Lloyd Loar). The Lloyd Loar mandolins are popular because early Bluegrass musician, Bill Monroe, used one to get his distinctive sound.