Obit: John Zehnder, RIP (5 March 2006)

Subject: John Zehnder, RIP
From: John on the Sunset Coast
Date: 09 Mar 06 - 08:56 PM

John Zehnder died this past Sunday. He was a longtime fixture and instrument fixer at McCabe's Guitar Shop in Santa Monica, and way more than that. John was a college friend at Santa Monica City College and UCLA from 1959. He was the influence that got me past the Kingston Trio into more true (whatever that means) folk music, and even gave me guitar lessons--I suspect I was his only failure. Over the past 45 years I would see him on occasion, generally at McCabe's, and we'd catch up a little. I had not seen him in the past five or so years. I admired John Zehnder, because, more than any other person I knew, he followed his dream and his most favorite vocation. Heaven is rollicking with old-timey music since John arrived, but I will miss him down here.

Subject: RE: John Zehnder, RIP
From: Peace
Date: 09 Mar 06 - 09:01 PM

I'm sorry for the loss of your friend, John.

Subject: RE: Obit: John Zehnder, RIP (5 March 2006)
From: GUEST,Mary Katherine
Date: 10 Mar 06 - 12:25 AM

There will be a memorial service next Wednesday, March 15th, 1:00 pm at his old church, St John's Presbyterian on National east of Sepulveda in West L.A. McCabes will be closed all that day in his memory.

Mary Katherine

Subject: RE: Obit: John Zehnder, RIP (5 March 2006)
From: Taconicus
Date: 30 May 12 - 01:35 PM

When I bought my 1934 Gibson L-00 it was a wreck, with the back cracked and halfway off the body. I brought it into McCabe's in the mid-1980s to see if anything could be done with it. John took it and fixed it up, and now it's the sweetest sounding guitar I've ever had.

Subject: RE: Obit: John Zehnder, RIP (5 March 2006)
From: Waddon Pete
Date: 31 May 12 - 06:25 AM

Only four messages above mine...but what a tribute!

I have added John to the Mudcat memoriam thread.

Best wishes,

Peter

Subject: RE: Obit: John Zehnder, RIP (5 March 2006)
From: GUEST,SW
Date: 05 Oct 23 - 09:57 PM

I am many years late in posting this, but I thinking about McCabes and John. He repaired a couple of Tipples which belong to my grandmother and great aunt. In addition I took Mandolin lessons from him and purchased a 1917 Gibson A-5, which I still have. He was so talented, such a fine man. The world lost a truely talented and kind man.

Subject: RE: Obit: John Zehnder, RIP (5 March 2006)
From: GUEST,SW
Date: 05 Oct 23 - 09:57 PM

I am many years late in posting this, but I thinking about McCabes and John. He repaired a couple of Tipples which belong to my grandmother and great aunt. In addition I took Mandolin lessons from him and purchased a 1917 Gibson A-5, which I still have. He was so talented, such a fine man. The world lost a truely talented and kind man.