So many memories off Bill. I had seen one of his mandolins in the much missed Mandolin Brothers and managed to squeeze a visit to him into a family holiday and ordered an octave/mandola/mandolin, a...
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So many memories off Bill. I had seen one of his mandolins in the much missed Mandolin Brothers and managed to squeeze a visit to him into a family holiday and ordered an octave/mandola/mandolin, a...
Bill was a true one off. My melon mandolin is incredible, who else could do that? I believe Mr Gruhn also has or had one. I sold many brilliant mandolins and octaves from Bill. I also persuaded him...
Hi Ray, no in my senility I hadn't thought to check their website.
Just curious now I have retired. Has Weber started making mandolins again?
Good point Ray.
There is Paul Shippey and Phil Davidson but I don't have any contact details.
Agreed the paperwork is a nightmare.
Wow! I remember CoMando.
Beautiful!
Hi Ray, many thanks for your custom, the last one has sold online!
I forgot to mention how much I will miss the mandolin world, but I will keep, play and cherish my Old Wave melon.
Many thanks to everybody for their good wishes. My retirement sale went better than expected! Just one gorgeous 1917 pumpkin top mandola left, at half price I don't think it will be here long. Then...
Incredible back, makes me wish I wasn't retiring!
I tried to contact him a couple of years ago with no success.
Hi Daryl,
I had a search through past emails and found that it was Gerry Barry, I had an email from John Ryan, johnd.ryan@dublincity.ie saying he had been left a couple of Gerry's mandolins but...
Hi Brett,
If that was Gerry and the one I am thinking of, sadly he is no longer with us.
I tried to contact him a couple of years ago with no success.
Thanks again everybody.
Many thanks everybody. I am reminded again of what a kind an caring community this is.
I have three operations planned, therefore I am hoping I will have a pain free future.
Many thanks for all the best wishes I'm too knackere*d as we say here to thank everybody individually.. I am going to call it a day now.
Thanks everybody. Hi Bill, sorry I don't think my health will be up to traveling again but I have a few operations coming up so you never know, I may tread your boards again! I will live in hope.
A suggestion. I used to push a piece of soft solder wire around the neck and then photograph it next to a ruler.
Thank you Scott.
Thanks everybody, I should be around until June/July. Reductions on current stock, website should be updated later today.
Its been 20 fantastic years!
I have so enjoyed working with mandolin luthiers large and small, wonderful customers and many thanks to Scott - and being a very small part of this wonderful...