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Playing Since: 1980
Experience Level: Purty Good
tubeandplate has made 75 additions to Banjo Hangout
Occupation: Luthier
Gender: Male
Age: 43
My Instruments:
20's Gibson "pyramid" TB-2, other 20's 30's Gibsons, various self made instruments; 1890's Gad Robinson, SS Stewart Thorobred, various Fairbanks/Cole
Favorite Bands/Musicians:
Vess Ossman, Ruby Brooks, Fred Van Eps, Ollie Oakley, Django Reinhardt, Don Reno, Bob Black, Bill Monroe, Fairfield Four, Tony Trischka, Vassar Clements, Stephane Grappelli, Allen Shelton, Jim and Jesse, The Osborne Bros., and Earl (duh).
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Created 4/18/2009
Last Visit 11/19/2009
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Sunday, November 08, 2009 @6:13:11 PM
I am pleased to announce that I am ready to offer quality maintenance, set up, repair, and restoration services beyond my local area to anyone who cares to inquire after them.
Some BHO members know me and my work, and some other BHO members know my work, but don’t know it’s mine.
My 25+ years experience as a player, collector, and repair and lutherie hobbyist was put to the test and augmented in a production/scheduled environment during my 3+ years at Huber Banjos working with my friend Steve Huber almost every day.
Among other things, my responsibilities there included final assembly and set up, neck sets, tonering/rim hand fitting, fretwork, final inspection/QC, and many other construction and repair tasks. I performed this work on new Huber banjos as well as many other banjos ranging from student grade instruments to original pre-WW2 Gibson flathead five strings. Given my worklogs, I worked on well over 500 banjos as a conservative estimate while there.
Many customer and professional/endorsee compliments were directed towards the quality of my work, while not one complaint concerning anything related to any of the tasks I performed on any banjo I worked on during my time there was ever voiced.
During this time, I became personally and professionally acquainted with my friend Robin Smith, and did a fair amount of consulting, troubleshooting, and various occasional work for him as well.
I continue to do occasional varied work for both Steve and Robin, and I also take advantage of their excellent parts and services as I need them as well.
I have been privileged to work with both Steve and Robin as well as to gain their trust and friendship. Both have been of great help and encouragement as I moved towards opening my own shop. Both have also graciously extended themselves as professional references on my behalf. I don’t know of two individuals who would have had more exposure to my character, work ethic, and abilities, or who I would rather choose as references.
I also enjoy working on vintage open back banjos that are my other passion as a blossoming classic/parlor fingerstyle player and collector.
My prices are competitive, my waiting list is short for the time being, and I treat every banjo for what it is…the owner’s investment of some financial worth, if not prized possession that took a considerable amount of savings to be able to own.
If you have general questions about me or my services, or just want to get acquainted or re-acquainted, this thread is a good place to do so.
I welcome inquiries, as well as any pricing for specific projects, by telephone at:
(615)382-1376
Respectfully,
Chris Cioffi
This is the thread (link below) where I have listed my experience, references, and have some customers and associates who have commented on me and their experience with me, as well as my work on some of their banjos.
If you are interested in finding out more about me and my work, questions and posts are welcomed in this thread, as well as direct inquires to me via telephone at (615)382-1376:
http://www.banjohangout.org/topic/152453
Here is another banjo set up thread with some folks who know and/or have used my services having commented:
http://www.banjohangout.org/topic/160041
Thank you for your interest, and I look forward to and welcome any interested inquiries!
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