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Old 06-18-2010, 10:24 AM
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Show Your Wilfers

Lets see them.

Old or new Fully Carved, Hybrid, or Ply.

Just like to see some other Wilfers guys please.

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Old 06-18-2010, 10:42 AM
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I will post mine once I get to my external HD.
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Old 06-18-2010, 11:07 AM
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Here's mine with a 1956 Juzek label.
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Old 06-18-2010, 12:54 PM
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For us un-edu-kated folks here Eric......how do you tell that an instrument is from Wilfer, if it's got the Juzek label?
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Old 06-18-2010, 01:13 PM
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As I understand it if it's a Juzek and is a Carved or Hybrid, it's a Wilfer. If it's a Juzek Ply its not.

Correct me if I'm wrong.
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Old 06-18-2010, 01:22 PM
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heres one i had (labeled juzek), much like erics
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Old 06-18-2010, 01:22 PM
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I just couldn't resist. Here's me and a buddy with carved Juzeks in 1973. You get to guess which one is me.

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Old 06-18-2010, 01:25 PM
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The one with the bass & the bow!
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Old 06-18-2010, 01:26 PM
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The one with the bass & the bow!
Wow, you got it!
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Old 06-18-2010, 01:28 PM
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Man, I was choosing the one with the f-holes!
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Old 06-18-2010, 01:30 PM
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Man, I was choosing the one with the f-holes!
Hmm... I figure I don't have any of those. I keep my distance from folks who think I do.

How quickly we go OT!
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Old 06-18-2010, 01:49 PM
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As I understand it if it's a Juzek and is a Carved or Hybrid, it's a Wilfer. If it's a Juzek Ply its not.
Yes, that's what I've read here and elsewhere. The plys were supposedly made by Lang.
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I just couldn't resist. Here's me and a buddy with carved Juzeks in 1973. You get to guess which one is me.
This is what gets you posting again?!!!
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Old 06-18-2010, 03:34 PM
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My Wilfer...Sold under the conservatory name from Lemur.
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Old 06-18-2010, 05:09 PM
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Do Framus basses count as Wilfers? Or is that a different family of Wilfer, who also made musical instruments?
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I just couldn't resist. Here's me and a buddy with carved Juzeks in 1973. You get to guess which one is me.

Is that Peter Dominguez?
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Old 06-18-2010, 06:39 PM
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This is what gets you posting again?!!!
Been on the other side of the pond for a while. This seemed a good way to get back into the flow.
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Old 06-18-2010, 07:23 PM
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I got this one from Lemur in 2004.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfes2OShvds
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Old 06-18-2010, 08:49 PM
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I just couldn't resist. Here's me and a buddy with carved Juzeks in 1973. You get to guess which one is me.

You're the one on the left.
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Old 06-18-2010, 09:17 PM
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