I've been meaning to mention this to you all for some days now and it's just been slipping off my mind. A friend of mine in Birmingham by the name of Brant Beene has come up with a little item that you might like so I'll tell you about it.
Brant told me he got an old instrument, an inheritance I believe, passed along to him and when he got it he said he found a lot of records in the case; repair bills, notes, maybe song lyrics, etc., just a potpourri of historical items. Brant said he was completely charmed with the contents and found himself feeling fortunate to have not only the instrument, but the pieces of paper that came in the case. It dawned on him that he probably wasn't the only one that felt this way about stuff you might find in the case when you acquire an instrument so he came up with a new product that he calls "Case Notes". Basically what it is is a small book that will fit in most instrument cases that has ample pages laid out in sections with these headings(among a few); Instrument type, serial number, make/model, construction date, finish color, binding, bracing pattern, list of appointments/hardware, owner number 1, 2, etc, how/where the instrument was acquired, purchase price, condition, case description, list of signatures of prominent players who played on the instrument, repairs done, by whom/when/where, etc. This seems to me to be a good idea for everybody that likes this sort of historical stuff. The book sample I have is very well made with a sort of very stout "leather look" cover material, a ribbon bookmark and probably at least 50 pages inside. The book comes in a maroon box. I think Brant has been working with a few instrument makers/dealers to include his product with their's. Apparently there are quite a few folks interested in the Case Notes history book. I've uploaded a cellphone pic of the one I have in the "files" section. Brant's web address for this item is www.casenotesdiary.com. Give it a look. Tater --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Taterbugmando" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/taterbugmando?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
