My New (To Me) Gibson Tenor...

[Spruce]

This guitar has always been one of my favorites, and I'm sad to say it's now in my possession...
Sad, because a good friend's demise is why I now have it...
Beautiful, no?
Yes, those are Brad's scratches on the top...
It's also full of A-string ball ends, and a rattlesnake rattle...
RIP, Brad...I'll take care of it for you...

[William Smith]

Sorry for the loss of your friend but with that nice tenor you'll always have him close at hand

[dcav]

Beautiful yes. The pictures say it all. Are there any recordings of Brad playing his guitar? I would love to hear them if its at all possible.
Sincerely.

[Spruce]

Are there any recordings of Brad playing his guitar? I would love to hear them if its at all possible.

I'm sure there are....lemmee have a look around...
He mostly played tenor backup for Texas-style fiddling...
I've already recorded it, and it sounds beautiful on tape...just a shimmering high end...
I'll post a sample when i get the rest of the tune done....
The thing weighs about 2 lbs.

Here's a couple pics of Brad Pinkerton with the tenor...
At Clifford's Tavern, just off the Weiser campus:



...and with another Gibson tenor:

[dcav]

Awesome. I can hear the rhythm right now.

[JeffD]

There is nothing easy about losing musical friends.

[Pete Martin]

[Steve Ostrander]

I'm sure you friend Brad is smiling down on you knowing that you will play and cherish his TG that he loved.