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drdecanto |
Playing Since: 1976
Experience Level: Intermediate
Interests:
[Jamming] [Socializing]
Occupation: Retired Family Physician
Gender: Male
Age: 72
My Instruments:
I had a couple of pre-war Gibsons, a TB-2 and a parts banjo. Sold both to Jim Mills a few years back. Wish I had the TB-2 back. Ask and ye shall receive. It made its way back to me.
1977 Stelling Golden Cross
1981 Gold Star Crowe
1929 TB-2 Five String FlatHead Conversion with a Ryan Tone Ring and a Gary Price neck
2022 Ome Wizard 11”
2006 Gilchrist F5 Mandolin
2019 Gibson F5G Custom Mandolin
1918 Gibson A-1 Mandolin
Moodie F5 Mandolin
Old Wave A Oval Hole
Lowden S10C
Martin 000-18 EC
SCGC DPW
Bourgeois Slope D
Bourgeois 40th Anniversary D
Collings C10SB
SCGW Vintage Artist KOA
Jamies Curtis Octave Mandolin
Petersen Bouzouki
A couple of Mya-Moe Ukes
Favorite Bands/Musicians:
Sonny, JD, Earl, Russ Carson, Osborne Brothers, The Bluegrass Band, Del McCoury, Flatt and Scruggs, Norman Blake, Tony Rice, Sam Bush, Dylan
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Created 7/30/2007
Last Visit 6/16/2025
72 year old. In my mid-60's, started going to jams and playing with others. Picked it up in my early 20's as a first instrument. Gravitated to guitar and mando in my 50's and then back to banjo in my early 60's. Now, playing all of them a bit...