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Opaque goat hides 3-star grade

Monday, August 29, 2016

 

These 3-star goat hides are great value - and really nice looking too.  They will be in the classifieds soon.

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More heads in process now

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On the workbench today

Sunday, August 21, 2016 1 comment

On Top of Old Smokey - GSMA - CD release today

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SPECIAL Select Goat hide - stained with Dan Knowles' homemade walnut extract.

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CDs now at reduced cost with premounted hide banjo head orders

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SS Stewart American Princess - new Stern Tanning Co. head

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Today's batch - in the classifieds now

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Four more on the workbench today

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Four heads

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More Stern Tanning Co calfskin heads - in process now

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12" SPECIAL Select calf skin head in Classifieds - FREE Spiral hoop upgrade

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Stern Tanning Co. heads - No Doubt the BEST available

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STERN Tanning Co hides - Back in stock - but maybe not for long

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Three heads on the workbench today - natural goat hides

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12" SPECIAL Select in classifieds

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Very nice stained head in the classifieds

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Dolly Parton "Little Rosewood Casket" - Rolling Stone Magazine website

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New hide for an old Bay State

Thursday, June 2, 2016 3 comments

Coffee stained goat hide - 12

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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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