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cripplecreeker - Posted - 06/12/2008: 02:58:25
Man, you guys sure are a gabby group!  Hope you're all doing well - including the Chief. I saw some pictures of him a couple months back and he looked like he must be wearing out a Stairmaster or something - he's going to have to have all his clothes shrunk to fit him. Good stuff. Regards. Todd
Spike2 - Posted - 06/12/2008: 08:10:40
quote:
Originally posted by Banjo Stan
Welcome to the Chief Thread, Part VII!
Who'd a thunk!
 
Stan Robins
No kidding, Banjo Stan, , no kidding. Cause, Damn! Spike2 Proud owner of Greg Rich engraved, Bean Blossom neck, walnut Chief #1 Age and Treachery will Always Triumph over Youth and Ability
BanjoDiva - Posted - 06/12/2008: 17:59:52
quote:
Originally posted by TheChief
We just will not go away huh?
s
I hope not! I just got to the party!  Diva __________________________________________________________________________ “With a little training, he’d make a good idiot.” -- Cousin Jake
BanjoDiva - Posted - 06/12/2008: 18:00:47
P.S. And now I don't feel so guilty not knowing what was on pages 1-49.....
Diva
__________________________________________________________________________
“With a little training, he’d make a good idiot.” -- Cousin Jake
TheChief - Posted - 06/13/2008: 07:44:59
That one was Part 6 Diva...If I remember part 1 went 84 pages.
We've been here a long time..to still exist. And, a lot of the same people are still here too.
We tend to like one another.
Todd. I bought new clothes. They won't shrink that much.
No StairMaster...I broke the Elbow/mouth disease. What is that, you ask? It is: Every time your elbow bends, your mouth flies open!!
s
Sonny Osborne Banjo Company
chiefbanjo@comcast.net
615-824-0096
web site: www.sonnyosborne.com
BanjoDiva - Posted - 06/13/2008: 07:51:18
quote:
Originally posted by TheChief
That one was Part 6 Diva...If I remember part 1 went 84 pages.
We've been here a long time..to still exist. And, a lot of the same people are still here too.
We tend to like one another.
Todd. I bought new clothes. They won't shrink that much.
No StairMaster...I broke the Elbow/mouth disease. What is that, you ask? It is: Every time your elbow bends, your mouth flies open!!
s
Sonny Osborne Banjo Company
chiefbanjo@comcast.net
615-824-0096
web site: www.sonnyosborne.com
I know Chief -- I did a search for parts I-V but they seem to be gone....  Diva __________________________________________________________________________ “With a little training, he’d make a good idiot.” -- Cousin Jake
CurtissWhite - Posted - 06/13/2008: 09:28:09
That's a real shame, Diva. It was a very entertaining read. Kept me busy for weeks. I'll try to find them here somewhere.
Earl''s the man!
Frailin''s 999th friend!
maverick - Posted - 06/13/2008: 12:41:13
Chief is still Git'rdone after all this time !
Lifes a Garden Dig it !!
RatLer - Posted - 06/13/2008: 12:51:48
This is great...The other day I replied to a topic about 'cornbread'...after I posted, I realized I was a year late!! So I deleted it....talk about being called late for supper
RatLer
Woolpersteve - Posted - 06/14/2008: 08:03:44
Sonny,
I figure after I get the new Chief this Wednesday that before I have time to check back on BHO part 10 will be active.
I do plan on wearing it out real fast.
Steve
"The Dude abides"
Edited by - Woolpersteve on 06/14/2008 14:55:44
R.T. - Posted - 06/14/2008: 11:23:03
Steve, I just have one question. Did you get those UNGLY TUNERS?
I would love to play a Chief sometime. Have fun. 
BANJOS ARE FUN
Ron Terrell
Woolpersteve - Posted - 06/14/2008: 12:30:21
I loooooove the Ugly Tuners .
Yes I got them on the Chief. I have had them on my Ome for years .
They are just the best for the job they are to do .
Get some!
Steve
"The Dude abides"
Jeff Markham - Posted - 06/14/2008: 13:27:05
quote:
Originally posted by BanjoDiva
I know Chief -- I did a search for parts I-V but they seem to be gone....
Diva
Reid, some of us saved copies of the first 6 threads. 
Woolpersteve - Posted - 06/14/2008: 14:57:04
I just noticed my posts tally has been frozen at 130 for a while .
Am I bumping up against some mylar ceiling ?
Steve
"The Dude abides"
TheChief - Posted - 06/16/2008: 08:23:43
I must be doing something wrong. I saw David Dogwood at the Jack Hatfield banjo camp and told him I had been trying to get in touch with him for months and he said nothing was wrong, to try again. I did and it came back that the email address had changed. Some of you have said that you have been in contact with him recently. Will you PLEASE tell me how and what you are using for an address.
s
Sonny Osborne Banjo Company
chiefbanjo@comcast.net
615-824-0096
web site: www.sonnyosborne.com
BanjoDiva - Posted - 06/16/2008: 08:45:57
Chief, it's been a few months since I was in contact with Dave, but the email address I have for him is
dogwooddesigns@charter.net
Diva
__________________________________________________________________________
“With a little training, he’d make a good idiot.” -- Cousin Jake
Jim1 - Posted - 06/16/2008: 12:23:14
Sonny.....I sent you an email concerning Dogwood straps.
Jim
mahogchief01 - Posted - 06/16/2008: 19:13:47
Part 7 already????? Wow.......I'm just amazed. Sonny, hope to see you again real soon.
Mick
PyrPups - Posted - 06/17/2008: 03:22:15
Whenever I see or hear a banjo, the image in my mind is synonymous with three icons...Don Reno, Earl Scruggs and Sonny Osborne. Why shouldn't this thread be the icon of the Banjo Hangout? Internet has opened the door for thousands to enjoy what I had to travel to every festival near me for almost fifty years to enjoy my idols! Thanks Sonny, you've been an inspiration for 90% of my life!
Kerry
You''ll never see Kerry''s Harley parked in front of a Psychiatrist''s office!
Spike2 - Posted - 06/17/2008: 20:45:25
quote:
Originally posted by TheChief
Thank you all for the answers and email....I appreciate it...
Go Celtics!!
s
Sonny Osborne Banjo Company
chiefbanjo@comcast.net
615-824-0096
web site: www.sonnyosborne.com
Go Who  Spike2 Proud owner of Greg Rich engraved, Bean Blossom neck, walnut Chief #1 Age and Treachery will Always Triumph over Youth and Ability
Woolpersteve - Posted - 06/19/2008: 04:05:54
Folks,today I am still a bit bleary eyed and I hate work more than ever.
Yesterday I met up with Sonny and obtained my new maple Chief .
My buddies and I had a practice last night so I had a chance to break it in a little.
In the middle of songs we were practicing for a performance I stopped and muttered something like " I have never heard those tones before..."
I am completely overwhelmed by the tone and full range of sound.I have tried out some Chiefs and I aint saying this one is special , BUT it is .
Sonny , I dont know what magic you and Frank worked on # 35 but don't let out the secret .
Plus, this banjo is just flat gorgeous .The resonator looks more like a tiger's eye ring than maple.
If I didnt love the sound so much I'd put this in a glass case , rotating , bathed in spotlights.
Maybe I should get another more plan looking one, Sonny. Maybe ,Sonny's Ugly Chiefs to go with the Ugly Tuners?
Cannot thank you enough Sonny .
What a great day !
Steve
"The Dude abides"
Edited by - Woolpersteve on 06/19/2008 10:29:25
TheChief - Posted - 06/19/2008: 09:13:26
Kerry..that's a nice thing for you to say. Man, to be included with those names leaves me speechless.
Thank you! I don't feel that I deserve that but then I have some arthritis and I don't think deserve that either!
Sonny Osborne Banjo Company
chiefbanjo@comcast.net
615-824-0096
web site: www.sonnyosborne.com
Jeff Markham - Posted - 06/19/2008: 09:47:32
Steve, one great thing about these banjos is that you'll never lose that feeling of amazement. My Chiefs are *still* the best banjos I've ever owned and continue to give pleasure on a daily basis. No other banjo has come close to their longevity when it comes to "Dang, this thing sounds good!".
Hey, Sonny!
Edited by - Jeff Markham on 06/19/2008 09:48:13
BanjoDiva - Posted - 06/19/2008: 12:52:26
quote:
Originally posted by TheChief
CELTICS..Spike..Basketball...NBA CHAMPIONS.
s
Sonny Osborne Banjo Company
chiefbanjo@comcast.net
615-824-0096
web site: www.sonnyosborne.com
Chief, she's still got a lot to learn about the East coast...... You might want to tell her what a Titan is when you get a minute..... Oh, and what's that song they play a squillion times every saturday in Knoxville?? Diva __________________________________________________________________________ “With a little training, he’d make a good idiot.” -- Cousin Jake
Woolpersteve - Posted - 06/20/2008: 07:31:09
I have posted some photos of new # 35 on my BHO page under Chief album.
Not that the pictures give a hint at the tone-still its looks great .
Steve
"The Dude abides"
TheChief - Posted - 06/20/2008: 08:31:04
Diva...I was told by someone who was there and counting, that they played Rocky Top 48 times at a University of Tennessee Football game. Same as basketball I guess. We played the halftime show in 1986 for the homecoming game with Alabama. We, standing in the center of the football field with that 187 piece band all over the rest of it, and 105 thousand people singing Rocky Top. Now, that's awesome...
Spike is the most distant person from any sport that you've ever seen...She wouldn't know a baseball basket from a football bat!!!
Kerry...Don (El Dobro) is a good, old friend. He knows...I'm not sure there is such a thing as "banjo DNA" but I promise you she will know more when she leaves than when she arrived. We have a full staff of great teachers.
Steve...I'm elated...If I didn't know better, I would think you really like old number 35. (That was my number when I played football in my one year of high school)
s
Sonny Osborne Banjo Company
chiefbanjo@comcast.net
615-824-0096
web site: www.sonnyosborne.com
BanjoDiva - Posted - 06/20/2008: 08:40:35
quote:
Originally posted by TheChief
Diva...I was told by someone who was there and counting, that they played Rocky Top 48 times at a University of Tennessee Football game. Same as basketball I guess. We played the halftime show in 1986 for the homecoming game with Alabama. We, standing in the center of the football field with that 187 piece band all over the rest of it, and 105 thousand people singing Rocky Top. Now, that's awesome...
Spike is the most distant person from any sport that you've ever seen...She wouldn't know a baseball basket from a football bat!!!
Chief, I was in the band at the University of South Carolina. I well remember the days of traveling to Neyland stadium and listening to those fans belt out Rocky Top. I begrudgingly admit that not only is it impressive, it also is probably the greatest tradition in college football. Having said that, my family will disown me if they ever hear me play it on the banjo. P.S. I hope you and Big Bro are getting royalties for every time those fans sing it!! P.S.S. Yes, I am working on Spike's southern education. If you want to help me out you could go ahead and expose her to her first rattlesnake if you like.  Diva __________________________________________________________________________ “With a little training, he’d make a good idiot.” -- Cousin Jake
Woolpersteve - Posted - 06/20/2008: 10:08:07
Sonny,
I am working on new photos of me for the home page.Maybe next weekend when I play out for the first time with #35 someone can get an action shot of me and the new Chief .
Coming soon , as they say.
In about 4 hours or so I get to pick it again.Turned into another good day.
Steve
"The Dude abides"
Edited by - Woolpersteve on 06/20/2008 10:10:00
miket - Posted - 06/20/2008: 10:10:03
One of the quieter Chief owners popping up to say 'hey' on the new thread.
I was playing on the back porch last weekend (for my greatest fan, my 88-yo mother-in-law) and I was just taken by the beauty of MP6E. It was practically glowing in the full sunlight and that gorgeous woodgrain blows me away every time.
Now if I could just learn to actually play the durned thing...maybe a trip to NashCamp would help...
-Mike
BanjoDiva - Posted - 06/20/2008: 10:59:42
quote:
Originally posted by TheChief
Diva (Reid)..We were so honored when Rocky became the official Tennessee fight song, and then to have it become a Tennessee State song was too much for uneducated hillbillies to fathom...my career has been one priceless experience after another....grateful is just a word, but...
Royalties you say Whattsat
Someone figured out, (somehow) that since it was released Christmas day, 1967..that we had played and sung Rocky Top approximately 10, 000 times. That's a whole lotta pickin' as Lester Flatt would have said.
Hey I checked out your pictures, and banjo...they're good, but wouldn't you look so much happier if you were playing a Chief???? Huh
s
Sonny Osborne Banjo Company
chiefbanjo@comcast.net
615-824-0096
web site: www.sonnyosborne.com
Chief, if you think that YOU are honored and grateful, just imagine what your fans out here must feel!! If it wasn't for you, Earl, JD, Tony and company, we'd all be sitting around looking at each other to see who is going to take the next break on Cripple Creek -- it would be the only song any of us would know. I had the opportunity to play a Chief but it was under less than ideal circumstances. They had one at Gruhn's, and they were very crowded that day. I had to wait for a practice room, and then I was playing it knowing that there was a line of people outside the door waiting for me to hurry up. And more importantly, the only song I could play from memory then was Bile Dem Cabbage. So I thought it sounded great, but I would really love the opportunity to play one NOW that I have a little more experience under my belt and a better ear. I'm also looking forward to trying out the Scout. Oh, and yes I should own a Chief. But not any Chief. I should own THIS Chief: "Greg Rich engraved, Bean Blossom neck, walnut Chief #1" Especially seein' as how it never gets taken out of the case by it's current "afraid to learn how to pick" owner.... Diva __________________________________________________________________________ “With a little training, he’d make a good idiot.” -- Cousin Jake
Woolpersteve - Posted - 06/20/2008: 11:30:14
Diva,
If you are ever travelling through Northern Ky /Greater Cincinatti Airport or that area in general give me a holler and you test drive # 35 .But I wouldnt unless you want to then head South to buy one from Sonny.
That will be your only real choice after that .Good thing is he is only about 4 hours away .
Steve
"The Dude abides"
banjoman69 - Posted - 06/20/2008: 11:43:20
Steve,
I think your playing will elevate to another level, not that it needs to mind you, but you will start hearing things you haven't heard before pertaining to tunes you already knew--they will just seem "punchier" notes clearer, etc.. it's a great day when you can wrap your hands around the neck of a chief... banjo that is.. happy for you as I have stated on email... keepa pickin'
banjoman69 - Posted - 06/20/2008: 11:49:39
Heap Big Chief,
Speaking in reference to Rocky Top and not with forked tongue either -- got that version set as my cell phone ring with your banjer coming in loud and clear -- can you guess where I"m from.. MP10E is still just ear boggling!! It looks, plays and sounds better than I am worthy of playing...
See you at NashCamp and talk over sweet tea or something since neither of us can partake of the peacepipe
kathy315 - Posted - 06/20/2008: 13:42:49
Steve,I can't wait to check out the new Chief at Nashcamp..I'll try not to drool...Kerry,Robbin and I are going to be doing some howling of our own in October..
RB3
www.massbluegrass.org
BanjoDiva - Posted - 06/20/2008: 15:06:41
quote:
Originally posted by Woolpersteve
Diva,
If you are ever travelling through Northern Ky /Greater Cincinatti Airport or that area in general give me a holler and you test drive # 35 .But I wouldnt unless you want to then head South to buy one from Sonny.
That will be your only real choice after that .Good thing is he is only about 4 hours away .
Steve
"The Dude abides"
Dang Steve, I just spent a week in Cinncy back in March and was lamenting the fact that I couldn't find anything bluegrass related in town. Hope that river isn't giving you too much trouble these days. Stay dry. If you want to send that Chief up here to the mountains for a while, I'll be happy to keep it safe for you. Diva __________________________________________________________________________ “With a little training, he’d make a good idiot.” -- Cousin Jake
Woolpersteve - Posted - 06/20/2008: 15:47:39
Diva,
Our river is well within its banks.It is so sad seeing the flooding off the Mississippi.
I can point you to some bluegrass , what there is of it ,next time you come back .
I cannot ship the Chief , sadly.
Its against the law in Kentucky to deliberately and intentionally mail or ship or otherwise cause to be transported a banjo from one of our favorite "favorite sons" across state lines .
This is the Bluegrass State , you know.
The punishment if caught is two years straight of Bootsy Collins music ( one of Ohio's favorite "favorite sons)
Steve
"The Dude abides"
Edited by - Woolpersteve on 06/20/2008 17:40:22
Woolpersteve - Posted - 06/20/2008: 17:47:25
In case you think I was being picky about violating one of our Commonwealth's laws, read this and see what we did to somone who took one of our river rocks:
http://news.nky.com/apps/pbcs.dll/a...03/806200386
How could they allow # 35 to leave the state when they prosectute people who rip off our rocks?
That would be such an embarrassment .
Steve
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