Jerry Fessenden

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Tommy White
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Jerry Fessenden

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Anyone heard from Jerry? There is awful flooding in his area of Vermont.
Hope everyone stays safe and well!
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I believe Jerry is living in Indianapolis these days...
My rig: Infinity and Telonics.

Son, we live in a world with walls, and those walls have to be guarded by men with steel guitars. Who's gonna do it? You? You, Lt. Weinberg?
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Yes, Jerry lives in Indianapolis.
I have a single 10 Fessy and love it. It's my first guitar with metal necks, and the best sounding guitar I've owned.
He had his Vermont cell # for a couple of years and it's now disconnected.
When I worked for Robert Randolph, in 2002, as his guitar tech, he had two Fessenden guitars, a purple one and a black and yellow one.
I decided to glue some of the loose silver bindings on his purple guitar with crazy glue.
I applied the glue and when I pressed the binding to the body, the crazy glue dripped down the front apron of the guitar.
NOT a good start to my new job.
I was able to "lighten" up the drip and never heard about it.
"Hello" Jerry. If you read this, give me a call, por favor.
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Jerry will be at the Denver Steel Show on August 13 and will see him there. I love my two Fessenden’s and they sound great!
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Excellent!
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Hand a great visit and of course some great Mexican food with Jerry and Sharon this weekend. He is doing well!
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Glad to hear!
Jerry, call and say hello when you can.
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Post by Paul Wade »

But is still making steel guitars

If so would like to order one

Paul wade
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Post by Quentin Hickey »

Paul Wade wrote:But is still making steel guitars

If so would like to order one

Paul wade
Hi Paul, dont know that Jerry is buiding anymore but it as a few years since we talked. He very wll could be bulding still. Last I talked to him he was talking about getting out of it.
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Post by Ben Lawson »

Tommy, I spoke to Jerry yesterday. He is living in Indy and staying busy building Six Shooter guitars. He' as okay as Jerry ever was and that covers a lot of things! (Haha) you know Jerry!
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