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Scott Tichenor
Dec-24-2006, 5:14pm
Here's a happy story for the holidays. Guitar and mandolin builders Jim and Ryan Triggs (http://www.triggsguitars.com/) had a little holiday get together at the local brew pub this past Thursday. At it I mentioned my daughter was bringing Grace, her friend from school, and that she played violin and guitar. I'd told him how at my daughter's birthday party she had played my mandolin for about 45 minutes without putting it down and was really smitten with it. Long story short, Jim and Ryan sent this nifty little flatback mandolin they made over on Friday and we just gave it to Grace this afternoon and she is beyond being thrilled. Got that Mike Compton thing going a bit, eh?
grandmainger
Dec-24-2006, 6:13pm
That's what Christmas is all about http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif
jasona
Dec-24-2006, 7:38pm
That's so sweet! My appreciations to the Triggs.
MASadict
Dec-24-2006, 8:45pm
That's the kind of thing you look for in a builder, quality and a heart!
Mental Floss
Dec-24-2006, 9:30pm
God Bless them!
F5G WIZ
Dec-24-2006, 10:13pm
Something that child will remember the rest of her life. Merry Christmas all!
mikeyjc
Dec-25-2006, 10:15am
Awesome story! #Thanks for posting it.
And, MentalFloss ... great signature! I read yours to my wife, and she asked if I had written it myself!
Next question: do these guys make and sell flattops like that one ... ? #Didn't see any when I visited the site, only things that required an absorbant bib to handle my drooling ... #http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif
Great community here - cheers to all!
mandobuff
Dec-25-2006, 12:01pm
I have 2 F5 s on order from the Triggs and this just confirms that I am buying from some class guys
Duc Vu
Dec-25-2006, 12:13pm
Cheers to the Triggs, also to the new mando-addict. Is that a bow or a red inlay on the headstock? And nice front-porch-picking weather for Christmas in Kansas.
Now if she could only find somebody to show her a few licks. http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif
Steve Williams
Dec-25-2006, 1:36pm
Great story Scott...thanks for sharing it with us.
Merry Christmas to all!
Steve Williams
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mythicfish
Dec-25-2006, 1:50pm
Cute kid ... there's something about a woman in uniform.
M.C.
Curt
gnelson651
Dec-25-2006, 2:04pm
It doesn't look like Kansas! http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/rock.gif
Where's the snow? http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif
bush-man
Dec-25-2006, 4:14pm
Great story! True holiday spirit. Warms the heart.
russell
Mandojulie
Dec-25-2006, 4:41pm
Ain't no snow in Kansas. Only dry, dry, dry. Anything with moisture passes us by.
Wonderful Christmas story - even better than a Redrider BB gun. "You'll play your fingers off, kid!"
We can vouch for the authenticity of the porch. #As a matter of fact, Scott had another mandolin delivered there this morning with our names on it. #Scott and that porch are indeed magical. Many good things have happened there.
K
Elliot Luber
Dec-25-2006, 7:39pm
I always tell my sons that planting a little seed one day yields a mighty oak. Encouraging a young musician like that is just a great thing to do... any time of year much less today.
Stephanie Reiser
Dec-26-2006, 5:24am
...the type of Christmas story I love to read about.
Scotti Adams
Dec-26-2006, 7:10am
...the type of Christmas story I love to read about.
Yep..me too....Happy New Year Ya'All
That wonderful smile is probably still on that child's face. And what a nice looking mandolin too. That could be one of those positive, life changing events in a kid's life. Generousity is best taught by example. Well done!
Glenn asked "where's the snow?". It's here in Colorado. I hope the next batch makes it out to Kansas.
Mandojulie
Dec-26-2006, 5:34pm
Glenn asked "where's the snow?". It's here in Colorado. I hope the next batch makes it out to Kansas.
Me Too!
8ch(pl)
Dec-26-2006, 5:36pm
That little girl is definitely cute. Great story.
I checked the website, is Jim Triggs making this model or is it a one off?
Scott Tichenor
Dec-26-2006, 5:59pm
Jim and Ryan don't do these models productionally. They built the templates and parts for these a few years ago and they were to be finished by some friends who were interested in learning to build, but didn't end up doing very many. I actually own one of these that I've had for probably 5-6 years and it's a fun little mandolin.
Scott Tichenor
Dec-26-2006, 6:01pm
Is that a bow or a red inlay on the headstock?
It's a red bow we added to it just for fun.
8ch(pl)
Dec-27-2006, 8:23am
It looks like a nice addition to the low end of a line. You said flat bottom , Scott, is it a carved top?
Scott Tichenor
Dec-27-2006, 8:38am
Flat top.