Dr Ralph Stanley Opry Member

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My goodness ....it's so hard to still put pictures on here....Jess received this back this morning
Dr Ralph Stanley one of the Older Opry Members plays Banjo...he also signed Jess'Opry playing card and somehow we're not sure how but Mr Roy Clarke another Opry member included his card also...now wether he forgot to put it in with his photo when he sent his back and decided to add it with Ralphs....we dont know but it was in the same packet?????

[patrick8863]

Hello Jane -- What a superb result. I'm very impressed.

"Doctor" Ralph is a wonderful player.  With his brother Carter and the Clinch Mountain Boys he played  some of the best old time and country music ever recorded.  The lead guitar breaks on the  Stanley Brothers' recordings  were played by George Shuffler ( I first learned "crospicking" from listening to his work with the group)

Ralph Stanley is equally adept at either the old time "clawhammer" style or his own version of the three-finger bluegrass style.

His banjo is a unique  "Stanleytone"  -- made by a Kentucky banjo maker called Fred Neat.  It is very unusual in that it has an arched top tone ring  rather than the  flathead which is normally used.  It is also a very expensive instrument as the tone rings, retention ring, tensioning  bar/nuts and tailpiece are all gold plated.

What an absolutely wonderful result, I'm pleased for you.

[rcsmg1]

Well done Jane,nice reply for you and Ralph!