Adam Steffey and Alan Bibey!!
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Adam Steffey and Alan Bibey!!
Hi Mike and thanks for getting back. Also thankfully it's just an optical illusion..I looked at my two other mandolins...a relatively new RD24F and an Aleyas MF5 and they both do the same thing....
I just noticed the bridge on my 2011 Gil is leaning forward pretty significantly. Oddly, the intonation is still good. Looking for remedy suggestions. Thanks and cheers! Note: the picture is from...
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RIP one of my musical heroes.
Happy Birthday, Dennis. Know that you are in our thoughts and prayers. Keep your chin up...we're all pulling for you. Regards, Ben
Dash Crofts' mandolin, as well as Jim Messina's on Loggins and Messina's "Be Free" are what enticed me away from my guitar and over to mandolin back in 1972 or so. Never looked back. And Glen...
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So, tomorrow I celebrate my Bush Fern's birthday. But today, we all celebrate Sam Bush's birthday. Happy Birthday, Sam and thank you for all the years of joy and inspiration. Cheers, Benski
Thomas Jefferson was a fiddler, among other great things, and The Flowers of Edinburgh was reputedly his favorite fiddle tune. Nicely done!
I only buy great mandolins...so it only stands to reason when I sell one...
How do you rotate pics on here? Inquiring minds want to know....
It's either here: 183737 or its here: 183738 which is a habit of mine that predates BlueChips by decades
Thanks, Karl. Much obliged. Please mention this thread to the current owner...would be fun to get his/her input. As far as the "pilot" designation goes, its starting to look like all 25 of the Bush...
OK...updated....hopefully we will get more.
And still hoping that someone can provide some definitive insight into this pilot thing....
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Wow...now wouldn't that be cool!
Alright, now we're getting somewhere!
So, what we've got so far:
Serial Number Date
Pilot 2 April 14, 2009
Pilot 8 April 22, 2009
Pilot 11
Yea...I'm taking "pilot" to be synonymous with "prototype" too.
I find it interesting that each of the SB'34LE pilots that I've encountered, including mine, all sport Sam's gold magic markered...
Gonna try once again to bring this thread back to the OP's original intent: to discuss the Limited Edition Bush Fern "Inspired by '34" mandolin.
I'm curious, like the OP, to know more about them:...
I would be curious about this too and would hope that Big Joe, Danny Roberts of Dave Harvey might weigh in on this topic. I have Sam Bush Fern Pilot #2 which is simply a fantastic instrument. While I...
Was wondering the same...
KMaynard: here's a shot of the back...I'll try to get some better pics for you when I get a moment.
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Cheers, Benski
To Brad's point above, here are two posts from Joe Vest who worked at Gibson alongside Charlie Derrington and Danny Roberts, among others, in developing and bringing to life the Distressed Master...
Hey TD: The mandolin to which you are likely referring is D70321 which I was fortunate enough to have purchased from HA in Germany a few months ago. For all intents and purposes, its my "Loar" (and...
OK...so, with Ted clearing things up for me, I went and purchased a couple sets of the XTM1140's (which replaced the EXP74's that I use on my Bush Fern) and a couple of sets of XTM11540's (which...
Did I miss something? Is D'Addario no longer making EXP74's?
I see EJ74's, EXP75's and EXP74CM's, but no EXP74's available from the online purveyors (Just Stings, Strings and Beyond, Sweetwater,...
I remember once reading somebody on the Cafe has having said: "The plural of anecdote is not data". Point worth considering in this discussion.
Very nice! What models are they (July 9, etc)? Soundclips, please?