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Dave Bing is a fiddler and fiddle maker from Melissa, West Virginia, outside of Huntington. He now lives in Harmony in Roane County, West Virginia with his wife. As a young man, he spent time learning from many elder fiddlers in West Virginia and Eastern Kentucky, including the Hammons Family of Pocahontas County. Dave Bing has been a member of numerous old-time bands such as The Bing Brothers with his brothers Tim Bing and Mike Bing, Gandydancer with Gerry Milnes, and The High Ridge Ramblers with Mark Payne and Andrew Dunlap.

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Fiddle backs carved by Dave Bing

Identifier:
4224.BingDave.Photo.006.6.21.17
Title:
Fiddle backs carved by Dave Bing
Date:
2017-06-21
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Description:
Dave Bing is a fiddler and fiddle maker from Melissa, West Virginia, outside of Huntington. He now lives in Harmony in Roane County, West Virginia with his wife. As a young man, he spent time learning from many elder fiddlers in West Virginia and Eastern Kentucky, including the Hammons Family of Pocahontas County. Dave Bing has been a member of numerous old-time bands such as The Bing Brothers with his brothers Tim Bing and Mike Bing, Gandydancer with Gerry Milnes, and The High Ridge Ramblers with Mark Payne and Andrew Dunlap.
Subject:
Fiddling, Bowed stringed instruments, Bing, Dave, 1955-, woodworking
Rights:
In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
Location:
Roane County (W. Va.)
Format:
image/tiff
Source:
A&M 4224, West Virginia Folklife Program Collection