View Full Version : Bill Monroe items we'd actually buy
bobrem
Jan-17-2018, 5:41pm
Bill Monroe's toaster? No thanks. But I might pay bigly for those jodhpurs. Or that infamous fire poker.
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Jim Garber
Jan-17-2018, 10:32pm
Dental floss, but it would have to be waxed and mint flavored.
Ivan Kelsall
Jan-18-2018, 1:54am
If i had a boat load of cash - Bill Monroe's mandolin,now residing in a glass case just for folks to stare at. I'd make 'em an offer that they couldn't refuse !. I'd have Steve Gilchrist put it back into good playing condition & loan it to a few 'select players' to record with.
IMHO - having that mandolin as a museum exhibit is a disgrace. It should be revered for the instrument that it is,as are many top flight Violins/ Violas etc.,& played again. For me,that's the only one of Bill Monroe's posessions that's of any importance at all - just my point of view !,
Ivan
T.D.Nydn
Jan-18-2018, 7:03am
If i had a boat load of cash - Bill Monroe's mandolin,now residing in a glass case just for folks to stare at. I'd make 'em an offer that they couldn't refuse !. I'd have Steve Gilchrist put it back into good playing condition & loan it to a few 'select players' to record with.
IMHO - having that mandolin as a museum exhibit is a disgrace. It should be revered for the instrument that it is,as are many top flight Violins/ Violas etc.,& played again. For me,that's the only one of Bill Monroe's posessions that's of any importance at all - just my point of view !,
Ivan
It would be like Paganini 's "canon", in the fact that,you have a Monroe competition once a year,and the winner gets to play a tune on Monroe's Loar.. .
David Lewis
Jan-18-2018, 7:23am
The hat. The hat.
edandjudy3946
Jan-18-2018, 7:37am
The knife he used to take Gibson out behind the barn (or at least off the headstock).
Tobin
Jan-18-2018, 12:20pm
I like Bill and his music, but I don't think I would pay money for anything he owned just because he owned it. Except for that F5, of course.
allenhopkins
Jan-18-2018, 12:24pm
I'd be glad to get one of his "lesser" mandolins, and I think one or more has actually been offered for auction (?). He had several that were given to him on special occasions or by a company looking for endorsement. Probably played them hardly at all, perhaps threw them into a closet. Still, it'd be great to have an instrument that once belonged to him.
JEStanek
Jan-18-2018, 1:13pm
His pick collection (I would pay 15% more than he paid for them) then resell them at Boutique Pick Prices with Provenance letters.
Jamie
mrmando
Jan-18-2018, 2:16pm
Nose hair trimmer?
billhay4
Jan-18-2018, 2:31pm
Glass he put his false teeth in?
Bill
Charles E.
Jan-18-2018, 3:45pm
Bill Monroe's toaster? No thanks. But I might pay bigly for those jodhpurs. Or that infamous fire poker.
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Jodhpur is a city in India, I don't get it.
FLATROCK HILL
Jan-18-2018, 3:56pm
Jodhpur is a city in India, I don't get it.
http://www.armorvenue.com/jodhpur-engineer-pants.html?utm_source=googlepepla&utm_medium=adwords&id=54457485169&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI6JfK37Li2AIV2AuBCh25CgeiEAQYAiAB EgJKkfD_BwE
FLATROCK HILL
Jan-18-2018, 4:22pm
I'd like to buy an old half-used box of his cough drops. The one where he stashed the broken headstock scroll.
William Smith
Jan-18-2018, 4:38pm
I'd take the long lost F-7! A historical significant mandolin!
mandolin tony
Jan-18-2018, 5:25pm
I would love to see Bills mandolin, Earls banjo & Lester's guitar all go on tour one last time.
brunello97
Jan-18-2018, 5:36pm
Dental floss, but it would have to be waxed and mint flavored.
"I might be moving to Montana soon....."
Mick
Bill Kammerzell
Jan-18-2018, 5:48pm
Jodhpur is a city in India, I don't get it.
https://www.gentlemansgazette.com/jodhpurs-guide-pants-history-style-where-to-buy/
MikeZito
Jan-18-2018, 9:06pm
Are any of Charlie's things available - those might be more affordable . . . .
bobrem
Jan-18-2018, 9:22pm
Jodhpur is a city in India, I don't get it.
Bill's funny pants:
http://www.bluegrasswest.com/ideas/bang/bang11.htm
re simmers
Jan-18-2018, 9:28pm
His glasses and sideburns.
NursingDaBlues
Jan-19-2018, 9:46am
"I might be moving to Montana soon....."
Mick
Great shades of Frank Zappa! I hadn't thought of that song in years! Going to have to go grubbing around my vinyl and reminisce a while.
Timbofood
Jan-19-2018, 10:29am
Considering re doing my bathroom, where’s the tub from the bus?
Bill Kammerzell
Jan-19-2018, 10:34am
Are any of Charlie's things available - those might be more affordable . . . .
His old house is still on the grounds of the property in Rosine. Needs some work.
F-2 Dave
Jan-19-2018, 5:31pm
I'd like to have his favorite coffee mug. While I'm not a great mandolinist, I've been told I can drink java almost as well as the Father of Bluegrass.
Zach Wilson
Jan-19-2018, 7:00pm
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I want the Mandolin lapel pin he's wearing here!
HonketyHank
Jan-19-2018, 7:11pm
Nose hair trimmer?
No need for a backup. Mine works. Better'n his, too.
Jim Hilburn
Jan-19-2018, 7:45pm
Did anyone say the fireplace poker?
Eric Hanson
Jan-19-2018, 8:16pm
"I might be moving to Montana soon....."
Mick
THANK YOU SO MUCH!
:grin::))
Absolutely LOVE IT!!!
addamr
Jan-19-2018, 9:52pm
I'm with Zach. I would like to own the headstock lapel pin.
Adam
bobrem
Jan-23-2018, 3:44pm
How about that fingerboard for $75,000?
https://www.mandolincafe.com/ads/120053#120053
bobrem
Jan-23-2018, 3:46pm
Back off. It's mine. (The poker).
bobrem
Jan-23-2018, 3:47pm
Did anyone say the fireplace poker?
Back off, Jim. It's mine!