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Playing Since: 1980
Experience Level: Purty Good
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Interests:
[Jamming] [Socializing] [Helping]
Occupation: lab manager
Gender: Male
Age: 67
My Instruments:
1983 Gold Star G 12 W archtop, blond maple, wreath inlay
Recording King RK 35 Madison
Recording King RK 25
1970's Kasuga Epiphone, refitted with RK rim and ring
1971 Blond, all maple Gibson Gospel guitar
1973 Gibson RB250
1975-76 Gibson RB 100
1925 Gibson TB 3 Ball-Bearing with Sullivan 5 string neck.
1964 Gibson RB 100 fitted with a ' 62 4 hole archtop tone ring
1930 Gibson-built Oriole conversion banjo
6 other "parts" banjos
Favorite Bands/Musicians:
Ralph Stanley, Earl Scruggs, JD Crowe, BoxCars, Rhonda Vincent, Ricky Skaggs, The Bluegrass Mountaineers, Prater Brothers, any & all "traditional" Bluegrass music
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Created 10/12/2009
Last Visit 6/19/2025