An In-Depth look at a Larson-Built Prairie State 000-Sized Model 425 

Damn tricky…my friend Tony was fascinated with these old Larsons and I had the opportunity to play a few in his collection. Fantastic guitars.

Mark thanks, that was really interesting. I just purchased a 1931 Larson Wm Stahl Style #6. They are beautiful guitars.

That pickguard is wild haha

Another very informative vintage guitar video, on one of the very important early innovators of flattop guitars. I love Martin and Gibson as much as the next person, but nice to see some attention to Larson Bros. built guitars as well.

Mr. Stutman you are an absolute master at your craft and these videos are an invaluable resource to all of us. Thank you very much!

fascinating. love the bold sound of this thing-AND-what a looker!

Wonderful video, Mark. My good friend, the late Tony Klassen, would tune that heel rod by tapping on it with something like a table knife while adjusting the tension of that nut on the bolt at the guitar's butt end.

EXCELLENT PRESENTATION & EXPLANATION!!!! Pardon my all-caps, Mark, but really......And it is SO nice to hear proof that a shallow body guitar can easily punch above its weight class!

Interesting guitar and sound. Thanks for sharing this. Cheers, Tom

Thanks so much! The bars down the center, ship in the bottle stuff. Great repaire!

Your videos are always interesting, but this one was special. Thanks.

Thank you !

Shoe…weee-doggy ! ! ! I think that was Jed Clampet, of the Beverly Hillbillies who said that. Thank you Mark ! JJZ…(°¿.°`)

Wonder why the center rod thing didn't catch on. I did something like that on a 175 kit which massively improved its acoustic sound and amplified performance.

Hey Mark great vid . . . you sure know your stuff! BTW is the Larson for sale? - - Jon

Cool video Mark- Thanks. I've been meaning to do deflection tests on vertically laminated top braces to see how much stiffer they are then solid spruce. Did they also use ebony for the lamination? Thanks again.

I call that stuff the "plumbing".

I have a 1991 Gibson J-45 that was ruined by someone who said he knew what he was doing back in the early 1990s when the guitar was still new, and it has sat in storage ever since. He lowered the string notches on the nut too much, changed the radius of the saddle, and lowered the saddle too much as well. He also got glue on the body of the guitar close to the strap button. Can you fix it, how much, and what's your turnaround time? I've purchased a new saddle made by Tusq for Gibson guitars but it needs to be fitted.

I'm curious if you know of a good source for plans for Larson guitars. I wouldn't mind trying to build a 000.

How strange!