I wanted to start a separate thread for pictures I took of the Bill Monroe Centennial Exhibit at the International Bluegrass Music Museum in Owensboro. The fiddle is Uncle Pen's.
Bill Monroe Centennial Exhibit
I wanted to start a separate thread for pictures I took of the Bill Monroe Centennial Exhibit at the International Bluegrass Music Museum in Owensboro. The fiddle is Uncle Pen's.
Re: Bill Monroe Centennial Exhibit
Amazing.... Uncle Pen's fiddle.. and "Coffin" case, no less.
Gibson F5 'Harvey' Fern, Gibson F5 'Derrington' Fern
Distressed Silverangel F 'Esmerelda' aka 'Maxx'
Northfield Big Mon #127
Ellis F5 Special #288
'39 & '45 D-18's, 1950 D-28.
Re: Bill Monroe Centennial Exhibit
I don't know whether it's just me,but that Fiddle seems very deep waisted & the waist very 'flattened'. Either way,it looks to be in better shape than his nephew's mandolin & no doubt it's a lot older too.Thanks once again Mick,
Ivan
Weber F-5 'Fern'.
Lebeda F-5 "Special".
Stelling Bellflower BANJO
Tokai - 'Tele-alike'.
Ellis DeLuxe "A" style.
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