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Top fiddler is inaugural BRC Mom of the Year

November 17, 2012

Although a classically trained violinist, Sarah is devoted performer of Bluegrass music.  In addition to her flawless and powerful fiddling, she is an impeccable harmony singer who joined Gainor & Friends about 2 years ago- our lucky day! Sarah also sings with our G&F Trio on the pediatric ward of the Women’s and Children’s Hospital. A mother of 3 young boys, she is a too-busy mom who somehow finds time to jam with us every Sunday afternoon at the Broadway Brewery. Sarah is our final Hall of Fame inductee for 2012, and we appreciate her husband Clint and three sons sharing her with us. Thanks guys!

As our inaugural BRC Mom of the Year, Sarah’s name will be entered into the BRC Book of Life.

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Exclusive! Backyard BRC Pilot Study Shut Down

September 8, 2011

In the lake behind the BRC workshop, our Research & Development  team initiated a pilot study to treat banjo rim-shaped  cuttings of local timber with submersion to potentially develop a novel line of hydro-aged lumber. This natural process, known for producing hardened and resonant wood for musical instruments, was expected to potentially cultivate a fertile material resource for future BRC banjos pots and other emerging markets. Modern evidence strongly supports that master violin maker Antonio Stradivari (1644-1737) chemically manipulated the woods he used in making his celebrated instruments, but it is unknown whether he submerged the wood in the Po River that runs through Cremona, Italy, where he lived and worked. Unbeknownst to our feckless R&D innovators, their immersion project was situated in the middle of a colony of turtles.  Because of the underestimated ecological impact of this feasibility study, the R&D project was abandoned.