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maurice minger - Posted - 06/21/2008: 02:21:08
R.T., if you can make it as for south as Milan,Ind.you can try my chief out . We have a great Bluegrass Show at the American Legion post on sunday sept.7. The Grascals and Wildwood Valley boys are two of the bands who will be here.They also have free camping but no hook ups. and a jam session on saturday night
Maurice Minger
Woolpersteve - Posted - 06/21/2008: 04:33:55
RT , there is always room for one more banjo.
Steve
"The Dude abides"
R.T. - Posted - 06/21/2008: 11:58:05
Maurice, I haven't forgotten your other offer to play your Chief. I just may get a chance to come down that way this summer. If I do, I plan on looking you up. Thanks alot.
Steve, I believe you are right. There should be room for one more banjo.
BANJOS ARE FUN
Ron Terrell
Edited by - R.T. on 06/21/2008 12:00:03
Woolpersteve - Posted - 06/21/2008: 15:03:38
Chief,
You have GOT to be kidding with the tone on this banjo!!!
Did you take an old Granada and clean it up and give it to me by mistake?
The tone is so good on #35 you ought ot be ashamed .
Now all my extra time will be taken up picking...I'll just mail you th 20$ on the bet now.
That is along way to go to win a 20$ bet ,my friend.
Steve
"The Dude abides"
BanjoDiva - Posted - 06/21/2008: 19:52:18
quote:
Originally posted by Woolpersteve
Chief,
You have GOT to be kidding with the tone on this banjo!!!
Did you take an old Granada and clean it up and give it to me by mistake?
The tone is so good on #35 you ought ot be ashamed .
Now all my extra time will be taken up picking...I'll just mail you th 20$ on the bet now.
That is along way to go to win a 20$ bet ,my friend.
Steve
"The Dude abides"
Steve, when was the last time you ate something? Please tell me you have at least taken a shower since.......when was it Sonny showed up?  Diva __________________________________________________________________________ “With a little training, he’d make a good idiot.” -- Cousin Jake
Woolpersteve - Posted - 06/22/2008: 05:02:59
Diva, I had like a whole bag of Swedish fish just Friday , so I'm good.
What day is it now?
Steve
"The Dude abides"
TheChief - Posted - 06/22/2008: 06:17:42
"The Dude abides"
[/quote]
Steve, when was the last time you ate something? Please tell me you have at least taken a shower since.......when was it Sonny showed up?[:p]
Diva
10/29/37 ...
s
__________________________________________________________________________
“With a little training, he’d make a good idiot.” -- Cousin Jake
[/quote]
Sonny Osborne Banjo Company
chiefbanjo@comcast.net
615-824-0096
web site: www.sonnyosborne.com
TheChief - Posted - 06/22/2008: 06:21:54
quote:
Originally posted by Woolpersteve
Chief,
You have GOT to be kidding with the tone on this banjo!!!
Did you take an old Granada and clean it up and give it to me by mistake?
The tone is so good on #35 you ought ot be ashamed .
Now all my extra time will be taken up picking...I'll just mail you th 20$ on the bet now.
That is along way to go to win a 20$ bet ,my friend.
Steve
I thought that bet was $200!!!
s
"The Dude abides"......
Sonny Osborne Banjo Company chiefbanjo@comcast.net615-824-0096 web site: www.sonnyosborne.com
Edited by - TheChief on 06/22/2008 06:23:44
Woolpersteve - Posted - 06/22/2008: 06:28:47
$200 !!!
Where did you learn to fish ?
You set a hook awfully deep for a banjo picker.
Steve
"The Dude abides"
TheChief - Posted - 06/22/2008: 06:49:38
quote:
Originally posted by Woolpersteve
$200 !!!
Where did you learn to fish ?
You set a hook awfully deep for a banjo picker.
Steve
"The Dude abides"
Banjo picker extraordinaire...Crazy? Maybe...Stupid? Nary a chance.
Pay up brother, pay up!!! Tell her you made a dumb bet and pay up...
s Sonny Osborne Banjo Company chiefbanjo@comcast.net615-824-0096 web site: www.sonnyosborne.com
Edited by - TheChief on 06/22/2008 06:53:01
Woolpersteve - Posted - 06/22/2008: 07:10:58
Not spelled exactly right but I got the message .
Course now I have to start my long drawn out laborious appeal process .
Could be years before this is untangled.Ths lawyerin stuff can flat wear a person out .
Steve
"The Dude abides"
Woolpersteve - Posted - 06/22/2008: 07:19:05
Sonny,
I been thinking .Since you were so nice to throw in that set of Ugly Tuners for nothing ,
I'll send you the 200$ and drop the appeal.
When you are right , you are right .
Steve
"The Dude abides"
Woolpersteve - Posted - 06/22/2008: 07:19:30
Sonny,
I been thinking .Since you were so nice to throw in that set of Ugly Tuners for nothing ,
I'll send you the 200$ and drop the appeal.
When you are right , you are right .
Steve
"The Dude abides"
Woolpersteve - Posted - 06/22/2008: 08:51:15
Jut kidding about "free" Ugly Tuners as part of my deal.
Actually , Sonny has an unadvertised special for June , 2008 only.
If you take possesion of a new Chief by the end of June , 2008 Sonny thows in a set of Ugly Tuners free .
There is still time to take advantage of this great offer.
Sonny, You should be sitting near your phone or have "operators standing by".
Steve
"The Dude abides"
Edited by - Woolpersteve on 06/22/2008 08:54:04
Greg Earnest - Posted - 06/22/2008: 11:07:45
Steve. . . welcome to the club of happy Chief owners! I have been playing Mahogany #18 hard and heavy ever since I got it from Sonny at IBMA last October. . . it sounded amazing the night I got it and has been steadily improving, but for some reason it seems like it has jumped up a whole notch just in the last week or so! Sometimes I stop playing, hold it out at arm's length, look at it, and just quietly mutter expletives to myself.
ge
The Prewar Gibson Banjo website
http://www.earnestbanjo.com
Woolpersteve - Posted - 06/22/2008: 13:22:39
Greg,
I am having a blast so far .So this euphoria lasts longer than five days ?
Steve
"The Dude abides"
Woolpersteve - Posted - 06/23/2008: 11:39:24
No !
Nothing that serious .It just means you cant practice law anymore.
Steve
"The Dude abides"
BanjoDiva - Posted - 06/23/2008: 18:26:23
quote:
Originally posted by Woolpersteve
No !
Nothing that serious .It just means you cant practice law anymore.
Steve
"The Dude abides"
Whew! I was worried that you were going to have to get your corn from a jar..... Diva  "SquEarl''s Breakdown"
BanjoDiva - Posted - 06/23/2008: 18:29:54
Chief, I have Osborne Bros. recordings as parts of various compilations, but I don't yet have an OB cd. A few months ago I asked for some suggestions on the HO as to which would be the best one to get first. I got so many different responses that I still haven't ordered one yet. From your point of view, which one would you suggest I get first? (and yes, I'll get all the others eventually).
Diva
"SquEarl''s Breakdown"
TheChief - Posted - 06/23/2008: 22:08:31
Diva I think it all depends on what you're looking for. If you want old bluegrass you would likely go for "Bluegrass Collection" on CMH. Released in 1978. "When The Roses Bloom in Dixieland" is another good Bluegrass album. It's on Pinecastle.
If you prefer a more country flavor, "From Rocky Top To Muddy Bottom" might fit better. It's on CMH.
A religious theme would include "Singing Shouting Praises" on Sugar hill.
Then there are the two Bear Family box sets which covers everything we recorded from 1956 to 1974...on MGM, Decca and MCA (Which is the same as Decca)
That squirrel looked like, and as a matter of fact I thought it was, Little Roy Lewis. Also looks like one of the fellows I tend to feed in my back yard.
If I may be of any further help let me know.
s
Sonny Osborne Banjo Company
chiefbanjo@comcast.net
615-824-0096
web site: www.sonnyosborne.com
BanjoDiva - Posted - 06/24/2008: 06:22:56
quote:
Originally posted by TheChief
Diva I think it all depends on what you're looking for. If you want old bluegrass you would likely go for "Bluegrass Collection" on CMH. Released in 1978. "When The Roses Bloom in Dixieland" is another good Bluegrass album. It's on Pinecastle.
If you prefer a more country flavor, "From Rocky Top To Muddy Bottom" might fit better. It's on CMH.
A religious theme would include "Singing Shouting Praises" on Sugar hill.
Then there are the two Bear Family box sets which covers everything we recorded from 1956 to 1974...on MGM, Decca and MCA (Which is the same as Decca)
That squirrel looked like, and as a matter of fact I thought it was, Little Roy Lewis. Also looks like one of the fellows I tend to feed in my back yard.
If I may be of any further help let me know.
s
Sonny Osborne Banjo Company
chiefbanjo@comcast.net
615-824-0096
web site: www.sonnyosborne.com
Thanks Chief, that is exactly what I wanted to know. Diva "SquEarl''s Breakdown"
cardinbanjo - Posted - 06/24/2008: 09:26:32
Diva,
The bootleg shows from Germany are really good. The set has cd's and dvd's in it. I have watched them over and over, it really good stuff.
Tony
cardinbanjo
TheChief - Posted - 06/24/2008: 11:42:10
Correction Tony...That is not a bootleg album. It was recorded illegally (without a written release and/or without our knowledge) at a live show in Germany, then sold to Tom Riggs. Tom released it on his Pinecastle record label, which we were affiliated with at the time, making it a legitimate recording.
I'm adamant about this because Mastering engineer John Eberle and I worked on this for nearly 2 years to come up with the finished product. I'm really proud of it now, in it's present state...and I believe Tom Riggs has recouped his initial investment.
A bootleg product is one in which a person takes a song or a complete album already released on a record label, and re-releases it on another label without permission from the original artist or label. That's serious business, and unfortunately done every day.
Please don't take offense, none was intended.
s
Sonny Osborne Banjo Company
chiefbanjo@comcast.net
615-824-0096
web site: www.sonnyosborne.com
cardinbanjo - Posted - 06/24/2008: 12:44:46
Sonny,
I apologize, bootleg was a poor choice of words. I love the real life feel and setting, it is like you are right there watching. I remember you talking about the work that you did trying to get all of it as good as possible. It is really awesome, I have always been a big fan of your playing and always impressed with your harmony singing. The shows from Germany really show both very well. Thanks for you do for the BHO and bluegrass community.
Tony
cardinbanjo
Spike2 - Posted - 06/24/2008: 13:20:10
quote:
Originally posted by TheChief
Diva...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!!!
s
Sonny Osborne Banjo Company
chiefbanjo@comcast.net
615-824-0096
web site: www.sonnyosborne.com
Why, thank you, Sonny. I think that's the nicest thing you've ever said about me. And I DO know the difference between a baseball basket from a football bat. Hmmmm, well, on second thought....but I know other stuff, damn it. Spike2 Proud owner of Greg Rich engraved, Bean Blossom neck, walnut Chief #1 Age and Treachery will Always Triumph over Youth and Ability
Spike2 - Posted - 06/24/2008: 13:39:59
quote:
Originally posted by BanjoDiva
[quote][i]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
Lest ye forget where I grew up, it's Southern California, home to some of the meanest, biggest rattlesnakes one can shake a stick at. Snakes there are so numbered in spring there are rattlesnake warnings posted at schools, golf courses, and the local news shows routinely warn their viewers to watch out for the snakes each spring. For years I had a snake catcher in the garage for those moments when one would come visiting. And in Arizona, I lived in the Mohave desert, home to one of the deadliest snakes in the world, the Mohave Green. Ssssssssssssssnakes! And Diva, Sonny couldn't introduce me to my first rattlesnake even if I wanted him to do that. I divorced it back in the 70's. Hahahahaaaa  Oh, as far as the Chief you mention, well, Missie, I don't plan on letting that one go until I'm old, maybe. I may have it buried with me when I die, just in case it turns out one of the bonuses in Heaven is being able to pick a banjo. I'll have a great one with me already. I'm sitting in Texas right now. I actually miss Tennessee. Spike2 Proud owner of Greg Rich engraved, Bean Blossom neck, walnut Chief #1 Age and Treachery will Always Triumph over Youth and Ability
raypicks5 - Posted - 06/24/2008: 16:07:58
Sonny, What is the wait/delivery time on your banjos now? Especially a mahogany model?
Ray
ChipL - Posted - 06/24/2008: 16:42:12
Diva
Bet ya didn't know that ole Spikearooo was on one of O Bro's albums.....
Photo Credit: Slow Pockets
Poke Chipe''
Edited by - ChipL on 06/24/2008 16:58:56
TheChief - Posted - 06/24/2008: 17:38:20
[quote]Originally posted by raypicks5
Sonny, What is the wait/delivery time on your banjos now? Especially a mahogany model?
Ray
[/quote
Ray..no wait. I have them in stock and ready to be set up to your specs and shipped.
Let me know when and where, send the cashiers check overnight, and you'll have your new Chief Mahogany the next day after the check arrives. How's that?
s
Sonny Osborne Banjo Company
chiefbanjo@comcast.net
615-824-0096
web site: www.sonnyosborne.com
mahogchief01 - Posted - 06/24/2008: 17:45:25
Now, is that service or what? Who could expect better? And by the way Ray, I have mahogany #1 and I love that banjo. I'm a maple fan at heart, but something about the Chief Mahogany banjo's just get's to me. They definitely have a distinct sound of their own. There is not a better mahogany banjo on the market. Period!!!!! I"ve had more compliment's out of my mahogany chief than I have my original flathead maple banjo. Ray, I hope you enjoy it.
MIck
BanjoDiva - Posted - 06/24/2008: 17:47:09
quote:
Originally posted by ChipL
Diva
Bet ya didn't know that ole Spikearooo was on one of O Bro's albums.....
Well sho nuf there she is. Looking pretty good too for a lady her age. That's a pretty studly gotee the Chief has going too. What, did somebody forget to tell Bobby that it was Goth night? Diva "SquEarl''s Breakdown"
BanjoDiva - Posted - 06/24/2008: 17:48:34
quote:
Originally posted by TheChief
[quote]Originally posted by raypicks5
Sonny, What is the wait/delivery time on your banjos now? Especially a mahogany model?
Ray
[/quote
Ray..no wait. I have them in stock and ready to be set up to your specs and shipped.
Let me know when and where, send the cashiers check overnight, and you'll have your new Chief Mahogany the next day after the check arrives. How's that?
s
Sonny Osborne Banjo Company
chiefbanjo@comcast.net
615-824-0096
web site: www.sonnyosborne.com
Sonny, if you plan to deliver that one personally let me know. Ray lives near me and I want to be there with the camera when you step out of the back of the UPS truck!! Diva "SquEarl''s Breakdown"
mahogchief01 - Posted - 06/24/2008: 17:55:16
Diva,
I had dinner about a month ago with Sonny. And I would love to see him step out of a UPS truck. For those of you that haven't got to meet him personallly......well, there just isn't a better man (other than my Dad) out there. And to think that he ride's a bicycle 8 mile's a day. And we are NOT talking about a stationary bike. So...if any of you are driving around Hendersonville, TN and see a man on a bicycle.....don't run over him. It might be The Chief.
It is such a pleasure to know such a great person. Not only did Sonny inspire me about playing the banjo....but he's also an inspiration concerning life. I've learned so much from him. I could never repay him for what he's taught me. He is defintely one of my true hero's.
Mick
BanjoDiva - Posted - 06/24/2008: 18:02:32
quote:
Originally posted by mahogchief01
Diva,
I had dinner about a month ago with Sonny.
Just one question Mick, who picked up the check?? If you say SO, then you've talked me into meeting him!!!  Diva "SquEarl''s Breakdown"
mahogchief01 - Posted - 06/24/2008: 18:13:03
Well, let's just say he left Shoney's a little lighter in the pocketbook than i did......hehe. You haven't met him yet? If you ever get the chance, you won't believe how great a man he is in person. Like I said, he is one of my hero's.
He alway's has some great storie's, and also great advice. Not only about playing banjo, but about life in general. He's just a few year's older than I am, so I know I can learn from him. Ha. Seriously, I hope that when I get to his age, I have just 1/10th of the wisdom he does.
Mick
Woolpersteve - Posted - 06/25/2008: 03:05:29
Sonny is swell fellow to know thats for sure. Truly a nice guy.
He is also a high roller when making wagers.Speaks that that high roller code like $20 is really $200.
Right Chief?
Steve
PS sells the best banjos this side of a hundred grand !
"The Dude abides"
Edited by - Woolpersteve on 06/25/2008 03:06:31
Woolpersteve - Posted - 06/25/2008: 03:23:00
You know , I kind of like that as a Chief banjo slogan:
"The best banjo this side of a hundred thousand dollars!"
Of course with inflation and price of gas going up maybe you dont want to be hemmed in that low.
Have your people kick it around at the next board meeting.
Steve
"The Dude abides"
Edited by - Woolpersteve on 06/25/2008 03:23:37
ChipL - Posted - 06/25/2008: 04:26:59
Steve..... That code is pretty easy to decipher.....
The closer S. gets to winning the bet, the more zeros he adds
..... sounds like he took it easy on you
Poke Chipe''
BanjoDiva - Posted - 06/25/2008: 05:14:54
quote:
Originally posted by flatthead
That would be Chief #53 that formally had a Huber ring that was changed to a Blaylock ring a couple of years ago. Maple, Gold, H&F......a Super Hoss Cat to be sure.
It was very nice to meet you William.
Jim Rollins
quote]Originally posted by William Thomas1
FH, I was racking my brain trying to figure out who William had met -- I figured it must be someone I knew. Didn't realize you had a Chief. I'm jealous you guys were at Ocean Isle. I used to live in Kure Beach and sure do miss that area. Diva "SquEarl''s Breakdown"
Woolpersteve - Posted - 06/25/2008: 05:15:30
I believe you may have unveiled the secret.
It isnt the Da Vinci Code, the more sinister is the Da Osborne Code!
Steve
"The Dude abides"
grich - Posted - 06/25/2008: 11:05:25
Diva .... can you send your pet over to crack my nuts !
BanjoDiva - Posted - 06/25/2008: 11:17:27
They're toast.
Diva
Edited by - BanjoDiva on 06/25/2008 11:18:35
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