Monday, May 04, 2009
Goodbye Dale Small
We are all saddened by the untimely and unexpected loss of Dale Small, Alba MO.
One of the great banjo builders of this era, and a man that many could call hard to get along with but nevertheless he meant a lot to me and took time to yell at me about things when no one else could, or would when I got some hair-brained idea about building, and he praised me when I did something right.
I will miss him being available at 4 am in the morning, to talk banjo.
He was craftsman and had visions of "out of the box" building, and his custom banjos will always be a treasure to the banjo community.
Go in peace Dale, Im gonna miss you.
Vinnie Mondello
One of the great banjo builders of this era, and a man that many could call hard to get along with but nevertheless he meant a lot to me and took time to yell at me about things when no one else could, or would when I got some hair-brained idea about building, and he praised me when I did something right.
I will miss him being available at 4 am in the morning, to talk banjo.
He was craftsman and had visions of "out of the box" building, and his custom banjos will always be a treasure to the banjo community.
Go in peace Dale, Im gonna miss you.
Vinnie Mondello
