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Favorite Flatpickers: Norman Blake, Steve Kaufman, Doc Watson, Mark Cosgrove, Robin Kessinger, Robert Shafer, lots of others

Favorite Flatpicking Tunes: Whiskey Before Breakfast, Saint Annes Reel, Beaumont Rag, Alabama Jubilee, too many to list

Favorite Guitars: Collings, Proulx, McKnight, NGC, Gallagher, Lucas, Dudenbostel, others too.

Tell us more about yourself (place a Bio here if you wish): My best friend in high school played guitar, but didn't remember lyrics. I would try to play along with him on one of his guitars, and would prompt him with the lyrics.

I got my first guitar while stationed in Japan in the mid sixties. It was a Ventura - I didn't have the money or the knowledge to buy a Martin at the PX. I never got past changing chords. The Ventura stayed in Japan when I returned to the US of A.

Finally, after a long time without a guitar, I got a Gibson SJN "Country Western". A good guitar, but I still didn't get past the difficulty of changing chords on time. At the time, I was a novice amateur radio operator, and failed the 13 wpm test for morse code by one letter. A good indicator of my poor hand-brain coordination.

I had the Gibson for a while, and have since traded it for Martins, Gallaghers, Taylors, Collings and others (not necessarily in that order). My guitar has always been better than my playing deserves. Finally, I gave it up. I recently sold my last "name-brand" guitar. Never fear, I have two that I recently built, and I have 4 that were built by a luthier friend of mine, so I'm guitar satisfied. No GAS here.

I finally gave up on actually playing the guitar, but came up with an off-the-wall thought. Since I can't pick, why not organize an effort to raise funds and provide scholarships to Steve Kaufman's Acoustic Kamps to give aothers a fighting chance to learn. I had seen Steve win three times at Winfield, but didn't meet him until 1999, when he came to Northern Virginia to conduct a workshop. I talked with him about it, and then cogitated util February of 2001 when I found a D-18 that a friend of mine had bought new in 1974 and had put in the closet because he also bought a Sigma about that same time that he liked better. It needed some work (I had pickguard curled, top crack near pickguard, neck set) . I made him an offer for it, and raffled it off (as is) to raise funds for a scholarship. Gil Robins won the raffle, and when he came up on stage at Maryville to get the guitar, he handed it back to me, and said "I've got enought Martins - fix it up and raffle it off again next year" That's when Dreadnoughts Unlimited took off. Marty Lanham was one of the kamp doctors, and he volunteered to fix it. He did a great job, and we raffled it off again in 2002. I was on Mario Proulx's build list and he built the guitar we raffled off in 2003. Then it was back to CF martin for a brand new D-18 in 2004. In 2005, Heinz Mader donated a D-35 that we raffled off. In 2006, Dana Bourgeois built a sunburst slope-shouldered dreadnought for us, and in 2007, Don Gallagher built a Doc Watson Signature model that we raffled off. This year, Seth Naugler has built a Brazilian Rosewood/Adirondack Spruce dreadnought that we will be drawing for at kamp in June.

We've raised funds since 2001 by raffling guitars, selling guitar-related items that have been donated, and accepting donations of cash. We've managed to award full or partial scholarships to about 30 students, ranging in age from 10 to 59 or so.

Thanks to you for your support.

Do you have a website?: http://duscholar.home.mchsi.com

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At 5:55pm on July 30th, 2008, Michael Jolley said…: Hello Harry,

I'm way too slow in responding but... what can I say, I'm slow. Yes, the Proulx still lives with me and no, it's not for sale. I have been considering making some changes to my line up, but there are other things that would go on the market before the Proulx.

Glad to read on fp-l that you are on the mend. Take care of yourself. I still have hopes to make it to Kamp and you are one of the guys I'd like to meet in person.

Peace,

Mike Jolley

At 10:29am on July 16th, 2008, Nancy Cardwell said…: Thanks for the nice comments about my Persimmon Sisters CD, Harry. I'm glad you liked it. The title cut always reminds me of home, in the Ozarks. -Nancy Cardwell PS: Tell Mike I said hi.

At 7:15pm on June 26th, 2008, Mark Parchment said…: Harry,

The DU stuff is a great idea. I happen to know about the original D-18. Tony Hoover won it the next year after it was fixed up. He plays primarily mandolin so it got little use. It now belongs to a good friend of mine, Thomas "Skip" Kelley, in Thomasville, NC, as the result of an interesting set of bartering and "horse-trading". Skip is a member here, and the guitar is in good hands, I promise!

Mark P.

At 7:33pm on May 29th, 2008, Hazel Johnson said…: Hi Harry,

Sorry I won't get to see you at Kamp this year. Maybe next year if things go right.

Best Wishes,

Hazel.

At 4:15pm on May 29th, 2008, Tate Greer said…: Yeah It Sure Does Its A Vintage D She Just Got IT. Hope To See You Again Soon

At 10:43am on May 23rd, 2008, Tate Greer said…: Thanks Harry I'm Pretty Proud Of It...But Then Again It Is A MARTIN!

At 8:08am on May 14th, 2008, Nancy Cardwell said…: Thanks, Harry. I haven't heard from Mike Smith lately, and I hoped he got the CD all right. Good to hear from you, too! -Nancy C.