OK, welcome me aboard...after 2 counteroffers, I settled on a fair price on the 1001 book on ebay. I can't believe I pulled the trigger....Now I too will have all 3 of the books.
As much as I like the Brown book, it doesn't include open-backs as the Red book does. But the Red books photos of the open backs are quite small.
I hope to see everything and anything in the BIG book...
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 | Bill Anderson says:
5/19/2015 12:54:30 PM
The big book is BIG
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| Bill Anderson says:
5/19/2015 12:55:31 PM
The big book is BIG
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 | foxontherun says:
5/19/2015 4:21:38 PM
Congrats, DIV, and welcome to the club! I know that you'll enjoy your collection as I'm enjoying mine.
Ray
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 | RTWhite says:
5/19/2015 8:40:03 PM
Nice! Welcome!
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 | DIV says:
5/20/2015 9:56:50 AM
Thanks guys! While I'm waiting, can you guys tell me briefly what I'll see in the big book that's not in the Brown book? I would assume there will more open backs like Vegas, Stewarts and Fairbanks'?
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| Bill Anderson says:
5/20/2015 1:12:30 PM
For me the highlights of the "1001 Banjos" book are:
This is from memory, as I am too lazy to open the book right now.
1. Minstrel era banjos like you have never seen (and they never come up for sale)
2. S. S. Stewarts top to bottom
3. Gibson, Bacon and Day, etc. resonator banjos
4. English banjos (though they are not my thing)
What is not well represented is A. C. Fairbanks and Cole....we really need more from someone. Jim Bollman certainly has the collection but I don't think a book is in the works.
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| DIV says:
5/21/2015 5:58:07 AM
Ha, that's interesting that Mr. Tsumura didn't go after Fairbanks'...
That would have been top of my list in the open-back category.
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| Bill Anderson says:
5/21/2015 6:59:44 AM
Oh...I think the deal was that Jim Bollman ruled the fairbanks market. Jim worked tirelessly to uncover them through the Music Emporium (where he was co-owner), living in Boston where the were made, and hitting the estate/yard sales/auctions every weekend. I think the American dealers called Jim first also.
Tsumura did get the 'Berlin' Whyte Laydie Deluxe from Bernunzio ahead of Jim, in a quick but stiff competition. That is probably the only big time Fairbanks or Cole banjo that Tsumura got that Jim wanted.
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| DIV says:
5/30/2015 8:52:22 AM
I just my 1001 book yesterday....it's truly incredible and I feel privileged to own one of these limited copies.
And there plenty of Fairbanks and other open backs featured.
When I have time, I will compare between the 3 Tsumura books...
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 | Reubenv says:
7/27/2015 4:50:37 PM
Congrats! My apologies for taking so long to respond, but I didnt see this until today! Its a big commitment ($) to get into this club! It made me feel better that Im not the only one to dump all that money into this endeavor!
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| Bill Anderson says:
7/27/2015 6:47:49 PM
A lot cheaper, rather much more efficient that buying one of the banjos in the book.
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| DIV says:
11/24/2015 7:42:49 PM
I guess took about 15 mins to take another cruise through my copy of the BIG book...it is truly incredible and quite an endeavor to produce such a treasure of a publication. I never thought I'd say this, but I see why this book is so expensive...it is truly something very special.
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| RTWhite says:
3/17/2016 7:57:46 PM
I've been away (I've actually checked in now and then, but only updated/look at my profile recently) for awhile. Glad you're enjoying the big book.
The neat thing about the books is, the collection, in large part, no longer exists. So you essentially have a front row seat to one of the greatest private collections ever.
The presentation is so nice too, but it's exciting to go through the books and get a feel for the kinds of banjos that are out there.
I've actually had a couple people contact me to check things in my books (such as, check if their banjo was one of the Tsumura banjos).
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