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Sept/October 2001 Testimonials
From Our Wood-Wise Following

Subject: Marty's JD Dobro Testimonial..............
Date: Sat, 20 Oct 2001 17:03:38 -0400

Thank you all at Folk of the Wood for making the purchase of my new Gibson Jerry Douglas model Dobro
such a great experience! You really made it special by enjoying the event along with me. From the original
purchase of my Regal RD-45 to my trade up to the Gibson, you were there with me enjoying my journey
to an awesome Dobro.

There was no opportunity for me to shop for a Dobro locally. It seems music stores only want to sell guitars
and have no interest in offering folk and bluegrass instruments. From time to time I might see a mandolin or banjo hanging
forgotten on some music shop's wall, but never a Dobro. Your Video Samplers and 100% guarantee gave
me the confidence to purchase an instrument sight-unseen. I have no doubt that we will do business again.

As far as the Gibson Jerry Douglas Dobro......it is fantastic. It has a voice that is often more moving than the
song I'm trying to play. Thanks again for being so cool. I'll stop by next time I'm in New Mexico!

Best regards,
Marty

Subject: Good news
Date: Thu, 18 Oct 2001 21:07:37 +0200

Hi Mickey
Very good news!
The guitar I ordered (Johnson Resonator Guitar) has arrived today (18th october 2001).
Everything is OK.
My compliments to your staff. Everything was packed professionally.
Thanks for everything. I'll recommend "Folk of the Wood" to my friends if they need something. 

I still have one question: if I ever want to amplify the sound, which transducer do I use? I have a BAD experience with the Shadow SH 2500E
Is it possible to place a flat transducer underneath the strings? Which one?

Greetings 

Walter Mertens
Geel - Belgium

Date: 1 Oct 2001 19:33:28 -0700
Subject: <Gold Tone OB250+>

Hi Mickey:

Hope everything is going well. I received the banjo
in good shape and I think it was well worth the wait.
It certainly sounds good to me. I guess there are
reasons to spend thousands of dollars more, but I
would think a long time before doing so after getting
this particular instrument. Please pass this along
to Bryan and I appreciate his help.

I am going to send the warranty registration to Gold
Tone and it asks for the Serial Number for the banjo
and I don't see it on the instrument. Where is it located? I am surprised that there wasn't some paperwork
with the banjo that gave the model number and the
serial number. I certainly appreciate your getting this
information to me.

We will be seeing Ralph Stanley on Thursday night and
we are really looking forward to this. We saw him do
Little Birdie solo at a recent concert, what fingers
and hands on a seventy-five year old man playing a
banjo!!

Best Wishes,

Sid Hawkins

Date: Fri, 28 Sep 2001 16:23:18 -0700
Subject: Johnson O/M

Hey Mickey! What can I say about the Johnson Octave Mandolin that you
don't already know? It's everything you told me it would be. The deeper
body depth gives it a wonderful resonance and the tone of it is clear
and sweet like you said. Great acoustic volume and not overbearing...I
love it...it's a close second favorite to my Weber Absaroka O/M. It's
real cute to look at, too. But I can't say enough about the tone of
this remarkably affordable instrument. Very warm, rosy, with great
sustain. The action was perfect! You folks do great set-ups! I love the
neck. It is a welcome addition to my instrument family and one that I
ain't gonna part with! Thanks again for your advice and instrument
savvy! You really do know your stuff! Russell

Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2001 20:33:00 -0500
Subject: banjo purchase

Dear Mickey,
If you'll recall, our dealings started about one year ago when we made arrangements for a trade of my Deering banjo for a new Golden Era. It took nearly six months to complete the transfer with all the mailing back and forth and so on. At any rate I received the instrument and immediately fell in love with it but I resisted the urge to tell any one how I felt until I was properly acquainted with the G. E. and could tell with authority what I truly thought.
It's been another six more months now and we have traveled to a couple of festivals together and have bonded rather well. I've received many unsolicited comments from jamming friends after a couple of songs. They usually give it a long look and tell me how good it sounds. I just eat that up because I just started playing the banjo two and a half years ago , so you know it's nothing spectacular I'm doing.
I only wanted to tell you that it was a lot of money to invest in an instrument and honestly, I was scared it might not meet the expectations I had. But tonight as I took the banjo from it's case, the maple neck reflected the lamplight, and I slung the strap over my shoulder and took hold of the neck and I realized that I can now say, without reservation, this is one of the few times in my life when the item I've paid a substantial amount of money for has turned out to be more than I could've imagined.
You should stick with these folks at Deering since it's evident they are well in touch with a business principle I haven't seen in a long time; quality that equals price.


Very Sincerely,
Kenny Bottoms
McMinnville TN