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At 8:10pm on January 30, 2019, A.D.EKER said…

Just like to send you this for your colledtion Greeetings A.D.

At 10:28am on April 26, 2014, Muddy Creek Guitars said…
Happy Birthday, Diane!
At 11:29pm on April 25, 2014, The Phrygian Kid said…
Have a great birthday Chicago :)
At 4:20am on April 6, 2014, Wichita Sam said…

Hey Diane,

 

Long time since I've talked with you.  hope that all is well.  As I close in on retirement (finally, I'm 65 this month), I'm building and playing more.  Maybe I'll have enough time to get to the Chicago fest.  Are you coming down to St. Louis fest this June?  It would be great to see you.

 

the best,

 

Sam

At 5:58am on October 19, 2013, King Harvest said…

hello Diane and thank you. i wish i could help you but those are the only pics i've got left (beside the other ones in my page). i never held a real cello in my hands so it is propably very far from the right sizes and scales altought it sounds quite good to me.. 

At 2:34pm on October 2, 2013, George Simpson said…

Cool Diane! I would like to see the violin sounds interesting

At 3:46pm on September 25, 2013, George Simpson said…

Diane,

Feeling a little better> I just wanted you to know I did finish building that guitar that I was making for Juanantonio. A service member got it through his wife that I met in an AA meeting.

At 7:02pm on August 13, 2013, Slowpaw Steve T said…

Thanks Diane! i guess it might be easier to make the correct sized box myself rather than a neck and fretboard, will keep you posted how i get on (-:

At 5:18am on August 12, 2013, Jim Morris said…

I'm with you 100% on fixing old ones up to put in the hands of folks young and old who have a real desire to play. It's kind of cool that now a few people are aware of what I do and put me in touch with broken instruments for free that I can use for parts or fix up to let others have a chance to play. I don't know if you've seen my cigar box label that I use to replace the Surgeon Gen's warning. Mine says"caution: music has been found to be habit forming and may cure certain forms of illness" It certainly makes the world a better place!

At 5:39am on August 8, 2013, Jim Morris said…

Well Diane, most of my other cb fiddles are lacking in the lower register too. This one is special so I'm holding on to it!  If you can take away one or two useful things from a workshop then I think it's worthwhile. Lack of enthusiasm from the "experts" is what I expect nowadays and actually thrive upon. One told me "this isn't bad! you should try to make a real violin" I tried hard not to laugh in his face. There's already too many real violins being mass produced. To paraphrase one of my heroes Pete Seeger - little fiddles made of ticky tacky and they all look/sound just the same.

At 3:00am on August 8, 2013, Sable Norlin said…

Thank you Diane!!

At 12:48pm on August 7, 2013, Jim Morris said…

That's pretty funny about the workshop! I think "serious" violin makers are maybe threatened by the fact that folks just messing around can make instruments that sound as good as they do. One of my favorite games at informal get togethers is to have a friend with an expensive instrument play a tune back to back on theirs then mine. Everyone usually can hear the diff. but most are surprised at how similar they are. Oh, check out the video of Allen Jabbour playing my CB fiddle!

At 3:30am on August 5, 2013, Jim Morris said…

Hi Diane, just got back from a fantastic Clifftop! Had a bunch of notable folks playing CB fiddles and mandolins. A young lady saw my fiddle and called her friend CrocBite who is a member here. The first thing he asked was "is it Diane". I had to laugh a bit.

                                                                                                       Jim

At 7:12pm on July 11, 2013, John Hall said…

Diane,

Thank you for the reply.  I will be here until mid-October.  I look forward to hearing from you again.

John

At 5:44pm on June 6, 2013, George Simpson said…

Diane,

I am almost finished Juanantonio's guitar. Had some some health issues, put me back a couple of days. I will probably have in the mail by Monday

Thanks for looking out,

George

At 1:38pm on May 14, 2013, Deb Dugan said…
Thank you Diane! The festival is in July, so anytime before then would be awesome. Again, we are very grateful for your help in furthering our cause!
With appreciation,
Deb
At 7:59am on May 14, 2013, Deb Dugan said…
Hi Diane, I saw your reply to Dan Sleep's post about donating a CBG to Raising The Blues fundraising event. I am the volunteer who contacted Dan. Thank you for your generous contribution to Raising The Blues!
Your contribution will allow us to continue our work of bringing the Blues to the kids. We truly appreciate your efforts on our behalf. Please send the CBG to my home address:
Deb Dugan
4 Plantation Circle
Sudbury, MA 01776
Also send us an invoice for the CBG (include your mailing address) so that we can send you a receipt. Your donation is tax-deductible. We will proudly put you up on our website as a supporter and also display your information at the festival.
With appreciation,
Deb Dugan
At 5:46pm on April 25, 2013, Reeds Taylor said…

Happy Birthday Di....hope you have a great day!

At 5:29am on March 30, 2013, Rob @ SEG said…

Thanks Diane, I sent him a message and it looks like he's shopping it around.  Thanks so much.  Rob

At 6:01pm on January 12, 2013, james kay said…

I have seen one and thought it was really cool. I have never seen one before and would love to have one.

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