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Reiter tubaphone

Monday, September 24, 2012

The serial number indicates it is from 1995.  It is a GOOD one too.

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Bleached white goat hide - custom order

Monday, September 17, 2012 5 comments

ebaY Reiter tubaphone special

Sunday, September 16, 2012 11 comments

You never know how the hide will take the stain. This one just looks old to me.

Tuesday, September 11, 2012 7 comments

Semi-translucent, mottled calf skin. Nice heads!

Sunday, September 9, 2012 1 comment

Cool stained look

Wednesday, September 5, 2012 7 comments

Crown Height - response to a question

Sunday, September 2, 2012 Add Comment

new mottled goat hide ~ coffee stained

Saturday, September 1, 2012 3 comments

Natural goat hide ~ NOT stained or mottled

Friday, August 31, 2012 1 comment

11" translucent calfskin.

Friday, August 24, 2012 2 comments

New Hides in-stock. Goat and Calf

Friday, August 24, 2012 6 comments

Logo on Top - this one is on my 2006 Reiter Bacophone-plus

Sunday, August 19, 2012 1 comment

Nice one! I like this hide a lot. Might have to put it on one of my Reiter banjos

Saturday, August 18, 2012 1 comment

First 12 inch head for sale! August 12 ,2012

Saturday, August 11, 2012 3 comments

Finally kept one for myself.

Sunday, July 29, 2012 6 comments

New logo for hide pre-mounts

Saturday, June 30, 2012 6 comments

New: coffee stained goat hide mounted 6/29/2012

Friday, June 29, 2012 Add Comment

New hide mounted tday

Tuesday, June 26, 2012 3 comments

slightly mottled goat hide ~ June 25, 2012

Monday, June 25, 2012 Add Comment

Mottled Goat skin - very light cofee stain

Saturday, June 23, 2012 2 comments

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Age: 69

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I'm mostly a clawhammer banjo player.I’ve released two cd’s (Carry On John /2002 and ~HOT~ Biscuit Jam /2004).  I played as part of “Pa’s fiddle band” on the CD: Happy Land Musical Tributes to Laura Ingalls Wilder  (Pa’s Fiddle recordings 2005). My original banjo music was published on a CD which accompanied the book: The Voice of The Heart by Chip Dodd (Providence House Publishing 2001).  Many years ago, I played clawhammer  and bluegrass style banjo on an old vinyl LP with the Pure Mountain Water Band (First Jug /1979).  I currently have other recording projects in the works…so please “stay tuned.”I’ve been very fortunate to have served nearly 30 years years with the Uncle Dave Macon Days Festival organization. .

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