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Playing Since: 1974

Experience Level: Purty Good

albert52 has made 12 recent additions to Fiddle Hangout 

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Occupation: Music Teacher/String Instrument Tech (Luthier)

Gender: Male

Age: 61

My Instruments:
Irish Tenor Banjo, 5 String banjo (Tenor-since 1969; 5 string-since 2005), Guitar since 1962, Piano, Organ (Piano-Organ since 1970), Mandolin since 2004, studied violin for 4 yrs. in the 70's and now re-learn the Fiddle since 2006.

Favorite Bands/Musicians:
Flipper Flanagan's Flat footed Four - Local Thunder Bay (mixed genre)
Shades of Grey - Local Thunder Bay (bluegrass and gospel)
Irish Rovers, Bow Fire, any and all Celtic and Pipe bands


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Created 2/14/2010
Last Visit 5/14/2013


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Collapsed 120 yr old german fiddle

Tuesday, April 09, 2013 @9:50:10 PM


This is when a grown man of 61 gets to cry...alot.  My 120 yr old German violin collapsed on me tonight.  I can and will repair but it will never be the same.

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