Bobbe Seymour Creditors

b0b · Post by **b0b** » 28 Apr 2014 5:26 pm

Some of you may have missed Tom Bradshaw's important post in the "Bobbe Seymour RIP" topic. Here it is:

Tom Bradshaw wrote:For reasons unknown, after my post here on April 16th, none of my earlier sources of information returned my calls, while nothing I previously posted has been refuted. Regardless, your humble reporter pressed on, leading to the following:

The Hendersonville Police concluded their investigation in March, deeming Bobbe's death to be from natural causes. His body was released for burial and he was promptly cremated. The Hendersonville Funeral Home advised me that they handled the cremation and no memorial service has been scheduled at their facility. I was not able to learn to whom his ashes were released but strongly suspect it was to the girlfriend.

The Probate Court in Hendersonville has received a filing on 4-1-14 for the liquidation of Bobbe’s estate. It was filed by his girlfriend who is listed as the estate's Executor. She has an attorney. Anyone needing her attorney’s name is welcome to contact me for that information.

Thus, for any Forumite who might have something at Bobbe's shop for repair or any debts that Bobbe might have owed, a Creditor's Claim may be filed against his estate. The probate court will fax or email a claim form to anyone who desires one. The cost for filing the claim is $11.00. The form must be submitted in triplicate and the original must be notarized. The identifying information needed (besides the details of your claim) is Bobbe's name: Robert Seymour and Docket No. 2014PR-138. The address for mailing the claim is:

Sumner County Chancery Court
100 Public Square, Room 400
Gallatin, TN 37066
(615-452-4287)

According to the Court, four months is allotted for all Creditors' Claims to be filed. The estate executor must then file a detailed report listing Bobbe's assets and liabilities (the time-limit for filing the executor's report is not known). In the end, the Court will need to approve the Executor's report and direct her to pay all of Bobbe's debts that the Court deems legitimate. In the event that the assets of the estate are insufficient, the Court will likely approve a proportionate distribution of assets to each of the creditors. Following that, any remaining assets will be distributed in accordance with the provisions of Bobbe's Will.

Based on the above, my next report will not likely appear for several months. ...Tom

Thanks for this report, Tom.

Mike Neer · Post by **Mike Neer** » 28 Apr 2014 7:48 pm

Very solid of you to post that info, Tom!

Alan Brookes · Post by **Alan Brookes** » 29 Apr 2014 10:01 am

Does that mean that his shop is currently closed and chained down by the Sheriff?
It makes it difficult for his heirs to continue the business as a going concern, which is what I believe Bobbe would have wanted.

Tom Bradshaw · Post by **Tom Bradshaw** » 29 Apr 2014 1:02 pm

Alan: A couple of local steelers have told me that the shop is locked up. In a discussion with the Hendersonville Police Department, I mentioned to them my concern about an over-zealous woman who had installed new locks on the doors, and the possibility of the shop and store being sacked if the contents were not protected. They seemed to appreciate this information, but I don't know if they did anything to assure that the contents were protected.

However, if the landlord is thinking of his own interests, he will probably want that store secured. He will surely be filing a Creditor's Claim against Bobbe's estate with the local probate court to recover his lost rental fees. And, he is entitled to those fees until the contents of the building are removed. In fact, in his Creditor's Claim, he will probably claim the store's contents if he doesn't receive enough monetary payment from Bobbe's estate to cover his lost rental fees.

It is very important that everyone who may have a guitar or other item in the store that belongs to them file a Creditor's Claim with the probate court (as I mentioned in another posting here on the Forum). ...Tom

bruce fischer · Post by **bruce fischer** » 29 Apr 2014 1:22 pm

thanx tom

KENNY KRUPNICK · Post by **KENNY KRUPNICK** » 30 Apr 2014 6:02 pm

I hope Bobbe's store reopens at some point after all the legal matters are resolved. I want to buy some more of his Cobra Coil steel guitar strings. About 10 sets each of E9th and C6th.

Dustin Rigsby · Post by **Dustin Rigsby** » 1 May 2014 5:07 am

Kenny,my friend, I don't think that's gonna happen. It's a done deal and evidently Bobbe must have wanted it this way. He made his lady friend his executor and entrusted his final wishes to her. SGN has appearantly died with Bobbe. I imagine everything will be piece-mealed out by auction and anything historical will end up in the private collections of the rich and famous. I'm sorry if I seem like a downer,but I have seen these type of things happen in my own family.

Tom Middleton · Post by **Tom Middleton** » 2 May 2014 6:49 am

I sure hope Vic Lawson came away OK, anybody heard from him?

Damir Besic · Post by **Damir Besic** » 3 May 2014 8:53 pm

there was nothing left in the store when I was there last time, one or two old guitars , some accessories and that's it... I believe SGN is gone with Bobbe... I knew some of Bobbes girlfriends, and nothing special to say about any of them, they were with Bobbe mostly because of his money, and I don't think they were ever interested in steel guitar, or music in general...

Db

Darrell Criswell · Post by **Darrell Criswell** » 4 May 2014 11:09 am

Damir:

I was in there about four months ago and noticed the same thing as you…very few guitars there, it looked like the store was getting ready to close.

I drove by two weeks ago and it was hard to find exactly where the store was, no sign of anything there, although it wasn't a very visible store anyway…terrible location.

Kevin Mincke · Post by **Kevin Mincke** » 4 May 2014 7:10 pm

Guessin' I won't get my T-shirts I ordered

Kevin Hatton · Post by **Kevin Hatton** » 4 May 2014 9:28 pm

This is a very sad story. Bobbe wouldn't have wanted it like this.

Ken Byng · Post by **Ken Byng** » 5 May 2014 6:58 am

I was in the store on the morning of Bobbe's passing. Just one guitar on the floor and the place looked as though it was already being downscaled of stock.

Vic deserves a special mention, as he, Bob Hempker and Bobbe's secretary had kept everything going in Bobbe's absence for a long period. I was lucky enough to buy a good stock of Cobra Coil strings, so I was fortunate. However, it was sad to see the business in early demise, and the place was nothing like the thriving business I was accustomed to seeing over the years. As others have said, it is very sad to see the rapid closure of SGN. However, I would imagine that Nashville being what it is, someone will fill the void and start up a new and similar business.

Bobbe's personality will never be replaced, and that was one of the biggest reasons why SGN was such a great place to hang out. You would hear some outrageous stories, some of which you would take with a pinch of salt, and others were of such historical importance to our musical heritage that it makes it all the more poignant that Bobbe didn't write a book of some sort.

Alan Brookes · Post by **Alan Brookes** » 5 May 2014 9:42 am

He didn't write a book, but he did write a newsletter for years, mostly containing his memoirs and opinions. There's enough material for a complete book in those newsletters.

Andrew Roblin · Post by **Andrew Roblin** » 6 May 2014 4:58 am

Bless Bobbe...especially for writing his wonderful newsletters. With his playing and instructional videos--many of which we can see on Youtube--he gave us many, many gifts.

Thank you, Bobbe. Bless your soul and generous spirit.

Andrew Roblin
International Sho-Bud Brotherhood
Member #79, Janitor

Brett Day · Post by **Brett Day** » 6 May 2014 9:13 pm

Steel Guitar Nashville was an important place for me because I got my first steel there. When I first went there in 1999, the Emmons logo was in the window. The memories of that place still stay in my mind today

Morgan Scoggins · Post by **Morgan Scoggins** » 7 May 2014 5:50 am

I am really going to miss SGN. A nice lady usually answered the phone and she instantly recognized my voice when I spoke to her . She already had my address and credit card # on file and didn't have to ask for them. I would order my strings and stuff on Wednesday and they would be at my house by Saturday, sometimes Friday. Old fashioned customer service like that has almost vanished today.
I hope somebody else picks up the Cobra Coil line of strings.

Andy Volk · Post by **Andy Volk** » 8 May 2014 6:50 am

You would hear some outrageous stories, some of which you would take with a pinch of salt, and others were of such historical importance to our musical heritage that it makes it all the more poignant that Bobbe didn't write a book of some sort.

Perfectly put, Ken.

KENNY KRUPNICK · Post by **KENNY KRUPNICK** » 13 May 2014 4:16 pm

I can't imagine that everything at the store is gone. Where is all of the Cobra Coil strings, Bobbe's videos, his CD's?

Niels Andrews · Post by **Niels Andrews** » 13 May 2014 4:32 pm

I didn't know Bobbie but, I always enjoyed the newsletters. I was glad when Bob and Vic wrote their memoirs, maybe they will write some more.

John Brabant · Post by **John Brabant** » 14 May 2014 3:31 pm

So, do we download his newsletters before they vanish too from the web?

b0b · Post by **b0b** » 14 May 2014 3:40 pm

I published a lot of them at http://pedalsteelmusic.com. They aren't going anywhere.

Alan Brookes · Post by **Alan Brookes** » 15 May 2014 9:40 am

b0b wrote:I published a lot of them at http://pedalsteelmusic.com. They aren't going anywhere.

Unless you yourself become incapacitated. Do you have any plans for the Forum in the event of your demise? $:\$

Ken Byng · Post by **Ken Byng** » 15 May 2014 9:47 am

Alan Brookes wrote:
b0b wrote:I published a lot of them at http://pedalsteelmusic.com. They aren't going anywhere.
Unless you yourself become incapacitated. Do you have any plans for the Forum in the event of your demise? $:\$

Well - you're a cheerful chappy Alan!! b0b's got donkeys years left in him yet

Hank Ruf · Post by **Hank Ruf** » 15 May 2014 9:54 am

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