oriley’s thirty-eight comments

People say to me, “You are so lucky you are a veterinarian.” Or “You are so lucky you can play the fiddle.” Errrgh. Perhaps I am lucky after all…lucky to have that undefinable thing that allows one to shoulder decades of very hard work. more…

You can never go wrong with Bob Smakula. Just google him up. He is in Elkins, WV USA more…

Welp Ilig I am a woman…this was a man…he was clearly in domination mode at the time…the e-mail seemed prudent. more…

Had someone snatch my fiddle and bow from me…in the middle of the tune. He said, “That’s not how it goes let me play it.” I was horrified, angry, embarrassed and, once again, angry. more…

I don’t know if this is still true - but for a while there you could get free replacement A strings from the suppliers for the Dominants because everybody was having such tough luck w/ those A strings unwinding at the top. more…

Fill the Glass more…

Play loads of tunes with loads of folks here in the U.S. Have only encountered one fellow who calls tunes songs. I’ll see if I can straighten that out. more…

stoneboy2 more…

I keep the mandolin on the wall by my bed. I don’t even have to sit up to play it. I like that. Nice quiet music to make first thing in the morning. I never take it to a session. It is just my wake up instrument. more…

I can’t comment on the price. However, those folks at Burnunzio are an impressive lot. They really know what they are doing and are incredibly helpful. I would not hesitate to do business with them. more…