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SPECIAL Select goat hide on a beautiful C. Edgar Dobson's Great Echo

Thursday, June 22, 2017

 

Awesome engraving on the interior of this metal rim:

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On the work bench today - two Stern tanning co. calfskins, FuZZy goat hide & SPECIAL Select goat

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STERN Tanning co calfskin - back in stock - LIMITED qty available

Saturday, June 17, 2017 Add Comment

NOS Jos B. Rogers 3-star calfskin head 11

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Stern Tanning Co. calfskin on Pastor Harry Timmin's old Gibson

Sunday, June 11, 2017 1 comment

Latest build by Jim Heasell & Slim Jim Banjos

Saturday, June 10, 2017 1 comment

I like this one

Wednesday, June 7, 2017 3 comments

Catching up

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Stained goat hide on Dan Knowles' latest build

Thursday, May 4, 2017 2 comments

I got some awesome new music at the Nashville Clawhammer Camp - highly recommended!

Tuesday, April 25, 2017 2 comments

Hide heads in process now - taking these to Banjo Camp

Thursday, April 20, 2017 Add Comment

Four today

Tuesday, April 18, 2017 Add Comment

New today

Thursday, March 9, 2017 Add Comment

On the workbench today

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Four (4) Opaque goat hide heads - on the workbench today

Monday, February 27, 2017 Add Comment

ཱུ1957 Jr. ;<)

Saturday, February 18, 2017 Add Comment

Asher Wills Balch - my brand new grandson

Thursday, February 2, 2017 6 comments

On the workbench now

Wednesday, February 1, 2017 Add Comment

The Art of Dan Knowles

Saturday, January 28, 2017 1 comment

Five on the workbench today

Wednesday, January 18, 2017 Add Comment

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Age: 68

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In no partiular order: Tim Obrien, Dirk Powell, Bruce Molsky, Dan Gellert, Joe Newberry, Bob Carlin, Riley Baugus, Mark Johnson, Mark Schatz, Stuart Duncan, John Hartford, Jim Wood, Daniel Carwile, Arnie Naiman, Reed Martin, Adam Hurt...Bobby Thompson, Charlie Cushman, Noam Pikelny, Jim Mills, Ron Block, Alan O'bryant, Rob McCoury, Allison Brown, Tony Furtado, Bela Fleck,The Jack Pearson Band.

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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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