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I was the fourth owner of a special #9 from 1970-1984 and was sold to John McKinley in 1984. It was a very special(on dowel stick) and had a more delicate design with smaller flowers in the hoop
each with a jewel in them, the peghead was also more delicate in design with more jewels that another I have observed. The resonator looks much like the one that Mr. Day was holding in the add. It had been stolen out of a New York hotel room in the early 1930's and showed up in the late 1940's at an insurance auction soldfor I am told $150! the thief carved out the serial number andalso the initials in the back of the resonator. Gretch Company borrowed the instrument from a very good layer named Otto Cherapusko and made there simplified copy of it. They returned it with a broken dowel stick connection!
The fingerboard engravings were not the vine of life but more intricate with major engravings in the key positions much more like a #6 in those positions. Very delicate and powerful instrument that could hang in with Dixie and Trad bands, Pat Terry had played it(he was my teacher) and Tim Allan as well. George Gruen walked up to me at a Boston job and offered me money on the spot. Richelieu gave me an appraisal for insurance purposes in the 1980's. I would love to find out who this very rare "Special" #9 went to, it was certainly different design changes.
George
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Age: 87
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Created 2/24/2013
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Played in bands in Boston area 1976-1986