OGO 2024 Raffle
The Old Growth Oldtime festival is having a raffle to raise funds to keep the festival going year after year. We have received a number of amazing donated items, and the raffle process has been changed to improve your chances to win the items you really want.
How the raffle works:
Raffle tickets will be available for purchase at the merchandise table at the Old Growth Oldtime event. Tickets are $5 each.
This year, we will have a separate receptacle for each raffle item. After you fill out the back of your raffle tickets, put your ticket stubs into the receptacle for the raffle items you are interested in winning. You can put as many raffle tickets into one receptacle as you want, or distribute them across all of the fantastic items available.
Raffle winners will be drawn on Saturday evening. You do not have to be present to win.
Raffle items:
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Violin with case and bow from Bischofberger Violins.
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Banjo by Hugh Fraser (Cle Elum), with mahogany 12” pot and neck, 25.5” scale length, calfskin head, and a beautiful brass and mother of pearl snowdrop flower inlay on the headstock. Has a hardshell case donated by David Haxton.
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Kala ukulele (2006) with soft case from Dusty Strings
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Two instrument maintenance packages: Well-regarded luthier David Haxton is offering two instrument maintenance packages for any guitar, banjo, mandolin, or other fretted instrument:
- Fretwork: Any fret work including a full refret. Value: up to $500.
- Neck reset: Includes fret dress, nut work and most likely a new saddle or bridge to suit the player’s preferences. Value: up to $500.
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Fiddle blanket by Jerry Gallaher, donated by the artist. Designed, hand-quilted, and embroidered by Jerry, this lovely blanket will protect your fiddle.
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2 paintings by fiddler Greg Canote, donated by the artist. 16 in x 20 in, acrylic on canvas. If you are an alum of the Canote Brothers’ string band classes or one of their many fans, you, especially, will get a kick out of having one of Greg’s paintings on your wall.
- Fiddler and guitar player with green Stetsons.
- Fiddler brandishing a bow and guitar player (guitar not visible), with a demon behind them.
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Weekend pass to the Portland Old-Time Music Gathering, January 16-19, 2025.
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Weekend pass to the Olympia Old-Time Festival, February 14-16, 2025.
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OGO 2024 Embroidery hoop by Bex Bee
Donors
We are immensely grateful to the people and businesses who donated these items for our raffle (in alphabetical order):
Greg Canote
Hugh Fraser
Jerry Gallaher
David Haxton
2023 Raffle Prizes
Guitar donated by luthier David Haxton. This is a Gibson LG guitar. It started life in the 1960’s as an all-mahogany instrument, but Haxton improved it with a spruce top and X bracing, transforming it into an LG-2, prized among old time musicians. (With case)
Fiddle/violin donated by Bischofberger Violins. Full-size Karl Herrmann violin (1968). Fiddlers, this might be your chance to upgrade from the instrument you have. (With bow and case)
Painting by fiddler Greg Canote, donated by the artist. 16 in x 20 in, acrylic on canvas. If you are an alum of the Canote brothers’ string band classes or one of their many fans, you, especially, will get a kick out of this caricature of the twins.
Fiddle blanket by Jerry Gallaher donated by the artist. Designed, hand quilted and embroidered by Jerry, of the Hurricane Ridge Runners. This lovely blanket will protect your fiddle.
CD’s and DVD’s from the Old-Time Tiki Parlour donated by David Bragger. Six packages of four albums. From one of the premier publishers of oldtime and other traditional music.
Violin string sets donated by Fiddlershop. Five sets of Fiddlerman violin strings – 4/4-3/4. Fiddlers gotta have new strings every now and then.
Donors
We are immensely grateful to the people and businesses who donated these items for our raffle:
(in alphabetical order)
David Bragger
Greg Canote
Jerry Gallaher
David Haxton
