dmiller

:(--> Condolences to his family. May a fitting replacement be found quickly.

Vyctorya -- welcome to Greasespot. :)--> Mrs. W. was always the woman she knew to be. Although I met her a time or two, I never knew her *personally*, like so many folks here -- whose testimonies about her can be read on the open forum, on the thread there.. She was an amazing person, a real Proverbs 31 woman. David

Mr. P-mosh --- Thanks for this. I'm glad you see beyond the political crap, and can see the humanitarian side of it. God bless, and God speed in your effort to help. :)--> David

woops --- double post. :(-->

cool site, dande! Thanks!! :)-->

Hmmmm. Looks a mite familiar from the arial photo. Could be wrong though.

And the wind cries Mary, (Maria) Jimi Hendricks

Ex10 --- Will do. It's about all I can do. Thank you to you and the other people of your community who are trying to help, in this time of need. David

Hey there Ted. --> Got home from work late tonight, and found your package of cd's in the mailbox. What timing! Had a stressful day at work, and then came home to find some *relaxation* in the mailbox! Thanks for your generous, giving heart. It's appreciated. :)--> God bless, and take care. David

Woooooo --- no laughing here. I'm impressed! David

Tom!!! You're pushing beers now instead of sno-cones!?!?! :D-->

Ha! That wasn't a personal attack, that was friendly advice. :)--> Advice that a parent might give a wayward child; Advice that a teacher might give to a student; Advice to check out what was said a little closer, in case you missed something. Things like that. But a *personal attack*?? --> Not in my book. David

"Let It be You" can be found on Ricky's Country Gentleman album.

((cough!!)) It was available!!! :D--> (it's my baby -- if you will) David

Mstar -- sadly, I think it will never be played again. I hope I am wrong, but I think it is *museum-bound* to be on display -- visually rather than audibly. :(--> David

Damn lawyers, and all involved!! An instrument was meant to be picked, not haggled over, regardless of how important it was. But then again I've met James Monroe. He wouldn't do it justice either. He's out for the money just like Bill (his father) was -- and if the mandolin that made history being in a museum served him best monetarily, that it where it would end up. :(-->

Father Bill's mandolin: A 1923 Lloyd Loar (signed) Gibson F-5. This is the cream of the crop, bar none.

And lastly -- a pic of the front. Has the oval sound hole (which I have really taken a liking to), and not the f-scrolls David

And a closer look at the tuners. Little flowers on vines inlaid into the tuner buttons. The vines are gold wire, and the flowers are mother-of-pearl inlay. :)--> 1917 was the last year that Gibson offered these inlaid tuners as a *stock* item.

Here's a closer look at the peghead. :(-->

This is a pic of a 1917 Gibson F-2 mandolin, identical to mine. The serial number on this one is a few hundred numbers before the serial number mine has -- but other than that they look identical. :)-->

If you need the tablature for tunes, THIS PAGE of the mando cafe has many to offer, and in lotsa styles of music. :)-->

Ps -- any chord can be *chopped*, not just G, C, and D.

A real fiddlehead. Vassar's fiddle. Sadly, he passed away recently. I wonder if his fiddle will ever be played again, or just hang in some museum somewhere? Click the pic for what the rest of this fiddle looks like, and the story behind it. David