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Philj200 Approved 
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One on my students, a 13-year old with magnificent skills and determination arrived for his lesson with his Goldtone in one hand and a really old hard case in the other. Opening it up, I feasted my eyes on a wonderful Vega banjo-mandolin is such perfect condition that it literally made my heart race. Evertything was perfect. Not a mark. The only sign that it had ever been used was the skin, a plastic one. The original would would have come from a sheep. Nice craved head. Odd but functioning tuners. I estimate it as late 1800's. Sweet... He knew I have done a number of conversions, even taking an 1890(ish) White Laydie tenor neck and making it into a cookie tin 5-sting. But that tenor neck wasw sitting idle and probably would never be used. This was a complete instrument in perfect condition... and a piece of musical history. So when he asked about taking the neck off and adding a 5-string neck to turn it into a clawhammer banjo, I talked him out of it. Of course, it would make a fine open-pot banjo. But something would be lost. I told him to save up for a clawhammer banjo and in the meantime, learn how to play the mandolin. There, my good deed for the day is done. Last edited on Wed Apr 2nd, 2008 11:57 pm by Philj200 ____________________ My MP3 Section: http://ezfolk.com/audio/bands/1143/ My Myspace area: http://myspace.com/philj200 |
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banjo brad Super Moderator 
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" Nice craved head." Phil, looks like your Freudian slip was drooling on your keyboard! (He says, surpetitiously wiping the back of his hand across his mouth and chin.) Brad
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Philj200 Approved
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Good catch Brad. Ecce Freud. I certainly would make a good home for the instrument. But who is to say that I might not do the same thing and turn it into a five string? I even have an extra five string neck hanging around looking for a pot. Never-the-less, he didn't offer it it. And I didn't ask.
____________________ My MP3 Section: http://ezfolk.com/audio/bands/1143/ My Myspace area: http://myspace.com/philj200 |
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Duplicate reply due to heavy thumb. Last edited on Thu Apr 3rd, 2008 12:51 pm by Philj200 ____________________ My MP3 Section: http://ezfolk.com/audio/bands/1143/ My Myspace area: http://myspace.com/philj200 |
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Likewise. Last edited on Thu Apr 3rd, 2008 12:59 pm by Philj200 ____________________ My MP3 Section: http://ezfolk.com/audio/bands/1143/ My Myspace area: http://myspace.com/philj200 |
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