Originally Posted by
mrmando
Well, Oregon is a big state. Baker City is in eastern Oregon and the estate was in the Willamette Valley ... that's a fair hike. So this is less than definitive, but at least you have a place to start looking.
I went through the entire estate auction, and notably, the mandolin was the only musical instrument. Mostly tools, a few firearm-related items, and collectible coins. So it's possible that the estate was not that of the original owner of the mandolin ... a musician's estate would be likely to have more than instrument in it. Hoppy might have sold this mandolin at some point. If he was playing a gig in Baker City in 2019 he might still be around.
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