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Hesh
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When Ernie Klienman who was a life long luthier from the bowed instrument side of the trade passed (RIP Ernie) I asked folks to help his widow Cathy with all of his stuff. Ernie was a pack rat of sorts so there was a LOT of stuff.

Chris Pile and Al (FumbleFInger stepped up in the spirit of helping another OLFer and over a two year period helped Cathy find new homes for Ernie's stuff.

A huge thanks to you guys!!!


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She did most of the work.

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Chris Pile wrote:
She did most of the work.

Maybe so but kudos to you guys for helping.

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Well, Ernie was my friend. I felt like I owed him.

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Chris Pile wrote:
Well, Ernie was my friend. I felt like I owed him.


Yeah he was cool he used to call me at work and we would talk for a couple of hours sometimes. He had owned music stores in LA if I recall correctly and he was a trained bow maker.

He also was funny as hell!!! I miss him.


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Because of the outreach here on the forum on Cathy's behalf, I was able to meet up with Cathy- I'm from Oklahoma and travel there from time to time to visit friends and family. Although I was never able to become acquainted with Ernie, I do own a few of Ernie's tools and get great satisfaction when using them. There's just something special about putting your hand to a tool with a history and a human fingerprint. Thanks to all involved.

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