It depends on who you use for comparison. One of my friends recently bought quite a few Victorian guitar tuning machines from someone who had acquired them gratis as part of a bulk purchase from Reuben Reubens. Reuben who died last year may have owned the biggest personal banjo collection in the world. This little film from 1979 was made when he was ready to break the 600 barrier. I think he got up to about 900 when he sold them all to a Japanese institution or collector. His wife appears pretty relaxed about the collection, well she was at that point! Anyway, it is good to see somebody that makes one feel a bit of a non-starter, and it is always great to see a really eccentric character.
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