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Jim Turpin began playing mandolin in 2001. After
taking lessons for 6 months, he new it was time to abandon his "beginner"
instrument (not a Weber) for a "real" mandolin. As luck would have it, a
new Weber Yellowstone custom showed up at Blue Ridge Music
(http://www.thebluegrasscenter.com)
in Asheville. After playing it for only a few minutes, Jim was in love
and bought the Yellowstone. In 2002, Jim began playing with the Dixie
Bluegrass Band. Needing a backup instrument, Jim researched many
different models in search of something to get by with when the
Yellowstone was having fret work done or a string happened to pop in the
middle of a set. No other affordable instrument even came close to his
Weber. So, Jim bit the bullet and bought a Bitterroot with a Big Sky
burst finish. He traded up to another Bitterroot with maple back & sides
in 2003. "I can't believe I bought two mandolins of this quality for the
same money some people spend on only one," Jim says. Jim now plays
mandolin with Bobby and Blue Ridge Tradition (http://www.blueridgetradition.com)
in Asheville, NC and is bound to play Weber mandolins for many years to
come.
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