Re: William Halsey mandolin owners?
I was really lucky to have had six or seven months with the mandolin Demetrius now owns, it was a real treat! I have also been lucky enough to have been able to help him get some tuning data when several were in the white.
As far as I know the two A-styles were made for his children and they still have them.
Bow production is still his gig, he and I had a pretty lengthy chat about his decision to stop building mandolins and the gist of it was that the amount of time to produce mandolins was more than he wanted to invest, better return in making bows. So those of you that have one, be happy! I’m just happy to have known Bill for almost 50 years. He is a very close friend and, one of the most kind gentle humans to grace this earth.
Timothy F. Lewis
"If brains was lard, that boy couldn't grease a very big skillet" J.D. Clampett
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