Trotmore & JB's Photo Album

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Trotmore & JB's Photo Album

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When it rains it pours ... literally was stuck in Ft. Lauderdale International Airport for an 8 hr rain delay ... after a quick trip to show our kids where we grew up in West Palm Beach & Lake Worth ..

Waiting for me were two packages ..

First, a Trotmore that I got here on the forum ... It sounds wonderful and plays like a dream ... mucho mahalos to forum member John Widgren ... a pleasure to do business with :mrgreen:
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Second, Jerry Byrd's personal photo album. Hundreds of photographs from the 40's & 50's ... given to me by my buddy Jeff Kearns. I'm going to put up a page on my website to feature all the music related photos ... there are a lot of personal photos of his wife and children too, that I'll leave out.

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A few pics of his Trotmore ...
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Post by Levi Gemmell »

The Trotmore is a special guitar, definitely in the right hands with you, Rick - but the photo album! I can't wait.
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Great stories! :D
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Wow! Awesome Trotmore, and I am so looking forward to those pics! :D
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Great photos! Thanks for sharing.
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What a GREAT post Rick- thank you SO MUCH
for sharing!!
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WOW, this is so cool 8) 8) 8) Couldn't happen to a nicer guy. Thanks for sharing. You should bring the Trotmore to HSGA this year, Captain Ivan's Hippie Band needs a gig :D
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Very cool! Congrats, Rick.
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Trotmore amore

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I went thru some emotional angst about selling the Trotmore. I really loved the guitar, and You dont see them every day etc etc.
Now that its gone, I can say that the guitar has absolutely gone to the right person, and I am very pleased that Rick agrees about how lovely it is to play, and what a marvelous and rare object it is to own and take care of for future generations.

I still have may beloved clinesmith short scale frying pan which is a joy too.

Enjoy enjoy!

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I figured Jerry Byrd's 1949 hit single ... Drowsy Waters ... would be a good tune to play on the Trotmore ... 8)

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I don't know my 40's & 50's country western stars (there was a lot of photos with JB w/others) ... so I just put up all the photos that featured a steel guitar ...

Here's the page I made:

https://www.horseshoemagnets.net/home/jerry-byrd-photos
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