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Comment by Ian Roberts on March 19, 2013 at 4:59pm

Hi everyone. Nice to find a group for RK/Loar etc. I just bought my first Recording King, an ROS-16. I must admit that I went to the shop with all intentions of buying a Seagull Coastline Cedar Folk. And in all honesty I was impressed with it when I tried it. But, as soon as I tried the ROS-16 I knew immediately that it was the guitar for me. I love the 000 body size and the wide nut gives plenty of room. The v profiled neck is really comfortable too. And the tone, playability and craftsmanship are all top notch. I'm not saying that I will never buy any other brand, but I will certainly own other RKs too. I'm actually looking into buying a Loar LO-16! Great to meet you all
Ian

Comment by Bill Wray on June 9, 2012 at 12:26pm

I think they are definitely worth the money - my personal guitar is a LH-309, and I love it to death!  The Loar makes great quality guitars for the money - especially since when comparing the competition, depending on what model you are talking about, The Loar usually has more 'high end' features, like a nitro finish or solid hand carved construction.  

Bill

www.mydaughtersmusic.com

Comment by Edward Sparks on March 9, 2012 at 4:21am

Congrats Brent!  Post some pics please!  Edward

Comment by Brent Faloon on March 8, 2012 at 9:37pm

Well, I bought the RK 35 and am well pleased with that decision. Nice instrument...good tone all the way up the neck, good construction, fit and finish. Not a lot of bling but that's ok, I listen with my ears not my eyes. Yep, well pleased indeed. 

Comment by Brent Faloon on February 26, 2012 at 9:08am

Does anybody own or have experience with the Rk-35? I am going to check out a very slightly used one with a couple of upgrades tomorrow and would be interested in any feedback. Thanks. Brent

Comment by Brandon McHose on January 20, 2012 at 12:02am

Hey everyone!

My new album 'Late Night' is now out! You can grab a copy on iTunes, here's the link: http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/late-night-ep/id494026029

I'd love to know what you all think about it, and I hope you enjoy it!

Brandon McHose

Comment by Matthew Crabtree on May 18, 2011 at 7:50am

After looking for a replacement for my 1929 L-00 I picked up an LH-200. I must have played everyone I could find in the gulf coast region of Texas. I have had it a few months now and it is three times the instrument the price says it is. the problem I'm running into now it finding a case for it. The case Music link told me to get is the 000 guardian case but the website says the body cavity is 20 inches long where the spec sheet for the LH-200 says the body is 20.25 inches.

Comment by Michael D Krampitz on April 1, 2011 at 4:26pm

Right now I don't have any of the fine acoustic instuments that are mention ,But I have had my eye on the Recording King guitars.I do own some fine acoustic insturments.I have a Mandolin( I know Ed has seen a picture of it ) it is a Old Hickory Nashville Tennesse,there is a picture of it on my profile just hit view all pictures.You can also see a 1936 Gibson L7,and my Gibson A 1915 mandolin Its black.

Comment by Michael S. Jackson on February 1, 2011 at 3:59pm

One last thing... I would feel unappreciative if I didn't express my thanks to Acoustic Guitar magazine for introducing me to these instruments in the first place. Of the four I wrote about at this group, three (the guitars) were reviewed in the magazine, with video. These were honest reviews and I am very much indebted to AG for them! Thanks - m

Comment by Michael S. Jackson on February 1, 2011 at 3:53pm

So, now that I have reviewed all four of my Music Link instruments, one might ask what is my opinion about them and if I have any advice.

I believe they are one of the best, if not the very best, values in the market today. Their dedication to original designs, with a few modern improvements, is evident. Their finish is done with vintage lacquers and varnishes that are difficult, or very expensive, to find in the CONUS. Their tone is incredible. Some folks have a difficult time getting over the "Made in China" syndrome but it is a world market now and competition among manufacturers is incredible. While I would prefer to buy American when possible, I can't afford $225,000.00 it would cost for originals of these four instruments (IF I could find them!), nor the $25,000.00 it would cost for American manufactured reproductions of these four, which cost an aggregate of $2,600.00 (excluding the new parts for the banjo). I mentioned a source in North Carolina for these but a dealer in my area now stocks and sells them - I really wish he had them when I purchased these on the internet!

I have had only two negative experiences, both of which were resolved but could have been avoided by checking out the instruments before buying. I bought all of mine sight unseen.

The first 00 guitar (ROS-626) had to be returned because of an intonation problem. Even though I filed and modified the saddle as much as possible to make it work, TML still took it back and I had a (perfect) replacement very quickly at no cost, shipping or otherwise.

The other problem I had was with the banjo (RK-R85-SN) and, though I cannot recommend the dealer from whom I purchased this banjo, I can heartily advocate the banjo. I'm absoutely confident that TML would have taken it back if the dealer would have contacted them, but they would not. But... as with any banjo, you must set them up correctly and experiment with different parts for the sound you like. I can save someone a lot of time, effort, and experimentation if they contact me when they set one of these up. I have seen other Recording King banjos since then and they were all manufactured flawlessly.

I really like these instruments. They don't replace my Martins, Gibsons, or Fenders, but they add a new flavor and provide me with guitars I don't need to worry about so much while "out and about."

Thanks, again, for reading! Please let me know if you have questions. m

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