Liz: adventures in oven cleaning
So...what appeared to be a fairly simple task--bringing a couple of toaster ovens outside to clean--turned into 2 full days of work and 6, count 'em, 6 canisters of heavy duty oven cleaner. These...
View ArticleNeed new head or tighten head?
I’m new to banjo and have a 6 string Contessa that sounds bad. I set intonation and tightened the head hut the bridge still sits in the depression in the photo. Did I not tighten the head enough or do...
View ArticleNeed help with accessing the October 1993 Banjo Newsletter content.
Hello there;I'm doing some research on Kulish "New Big Ten" tone rings. I found an old BHO Forum that references the October 1993 issue of the Banjo Newsletter. I went to the site but couldn't make...
View Articlerequesting tabs
anyone have the tabs for "I'll Not Be Afraid" by Ralph Stanley? (Scruggs Style)
View ArticleMeredith Moon
Gordon Lightfoot’s daughter. She didn’t want to ride the “Lightfoot” coattails so she struck out on her own. (Meredith, btw, was Gordon’s second name). She’s involved in disaster relief for the North...
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Yankee Doodle (Traditional American Folk Song)
While Mom cans peaches, ... Dad puts baby to sleep."Yankee Doodle” (Traditional American Folk Song) Yankee Doodle went to town riding on a pony, stuck a feather in his hat and called it macaroni Yankee...
View Article"Dallas' Melodies Technique Designed for the Promotion of Artistic Excel...
"...lence in Banjo Playing" by A. H. Nassau-Kennedy, I.S.M. Here is another book on banjo technique that also includes some musical compositions."Dallas' Melodies Technique Designed for the Promotion...
View ArticleTOTW 8/8/25 - Turkey Foot
Turkey Foot is a tune from Alabama fiddler Ralph Whited. At least, that's the title that was given to Joyce and Jim Cauthen when they collected the tune years ago, and so that's the name we know it by...
View ArticleFrank C. Bradbury Manuscript Collected By John E. Copeland
Here is a rare collection of manuscript music. In fact, it might be the only copy extant! This is a three ring binder that was owned by John E. Copeland (one of the founding members of the ABF). It is...
View ArticlePot depth
Hi all,First post, long time observer! Hopefully this is in the right section.I am playing a Framus Nashville Black Eagle - I think from the 70s. I'm starting to get frustrated with the pot depth (8cm)...
View ArticleFor Sale: Best Offer - Mint Condition Deering Artisan Goodtime Special
This perfect condition Deering Artisan Goodtime Special banjo recently came into my possession. The original owner barely played it. As he put it, "Almost never played". I have only played it enough to...
View ArticleSeeking advice: Modifying thumb pick
I have tried many different models of picks for both fingers and thumbs and the configuration I've settled on is a metal Dunlop .025 on the thumb, a bent angle propik on the index and an unidentified...
View ArticleSteal away
They never wrote their names on the iron, but I remember and I refuse to forget.
View ArticleStarr Banjos
I was on Elderly earlier looking through their banjo stock when I noticed a Starr banjo. I’d never heard of the brand so I investigated. Seems like Chuck Ogsbury just can’t stop making banjos after the...
View ArticleWashburn Improved 5-String
Pics of a Washburn Improved banjo I just got. Probably built by Rettberg & Lange for Lyon & Healy. The “Improved” models came out in 1913. “Improved” probably refers to the raised tone ring,...
View ArticleHelp me identify please
I have a banjo of my granddads. I used to play before I was injured in Iraq
View ArticleVega Spin-On Resonator for 10 3/4" Pot for Sale
Here: banjohangout.org/classified/111747
View ArticleWell...Who made it?
Greetings,I want to know if anyone knows the maker of this banjoline, would they please share it? Here's what I found researching:1. The resonator looks to be made of mahogany veneer over maybe...
View ArticleRon Landis RIP
I just found out that Ron Landis passed away on June 17. I knew him only for his hand-crafted silver finger picks; that was only a fraction of his art and craft and music work. From the Ron Landis...
View Articleflange plates for 11 in Stewart mcdonald aluminum rim.
hello, I’m trying to find flange plates for an 11 inch Stewart McDonald aluminum rim. Does anybody have some that they’re willing to part with?
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Any idea who made this?
A reader sent me several photos of her grandpa's banjo, wanting chiefly to know more about it. Also, is there a collector or museum that might be interested?
View ArticleThinking about Vocals
Head voice? Full voice? I thought I was doing pretty good by singing on pitch? My 93 year old buddy loved harmony. So we sang a lot of harmony. Like most everyone, i dislike listening to myself. But...
View ArticleWhat's the volume here?
Posts per second/minute?How come my posts get buried so fast?Or am I on some sort of probation?I know other site won't let one post out of the newbie area, until?
View ArticleLookin for Some More Dylan!
I would love to learn bluegrass clawhammer "It Ain't Me Babe" by Bob Dylan, or even a softer, finger-picking classical version. My daughter is learning this on guitar, and I am trying to pick it out,...
View ArticleBanjo ID/Help
This is my first time posting so I apologize if this the wrong topic. I recently bought this banjo in an auction. I’ve been playing a AC-1 for a while and wanted to try and get something i could work...
View ArticleMedium crown head on High crown banjo - Will it work?
I have a Gold Tone BG-150F, high crown. From what I've read about the Huber head, I would really like to try it, but it only comes in Medium crown. I have the skills and tools to modify the neck heel a...
View ArticlePorch Pirates
The door to my apartment is ten feet from the sidewalk. Last year, my neighbors were almost victims of porch pirates. The would-be robbers took off with the package, opened it elsewhere, saw that it...
View ArticleOld Chisholm Trail - Tab Request
I almost can't believe there isn't already a tab for this one. Such a great cowboy song.Clawhammer or 2 finger thumb lead, Gene Autry version (or most any really) and make it Cowboyee please! It's not...
View ArticleHow you met your better half
My children have been attempting not-so subtle mind control. They seem to need me to get out there and find "someone". This someone must have a strong desire to take me shopping, paint my walls, cook...
View Article(FF). Egg Rolls and Spring Rolls
Way back when, when I went a men’s gourmet cooking school in my home town, Wichita, Ks., one week we made “Chinese:Asian” foods. Of particular difficulty, was make wrappers for egg rolls. We all failed...
View ArticleExcelsior Method for the Banjo, by Albert Baur 1888
Here is another method by Albert Baur, the second of two I did not even know about before I saw them. This one is from 1880 and published by J. W. Pepper, who published a number of Baur arrangements...
View Article“The Spacious Firmament On High”
A reflective old hymn from long bygone days, played fingerstyle. Arrangement by Joseph Castle. share.icloud.com/photos/0a7wbe...BsYRFRgLQ
View ArticleEarl, Gary, and Randy
Looks like an old clip from the Del Reeves show.share.icloud.com/photos/001-vC...P6AZQXCKw
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To fret or not to fret? That's the question
Hey guys,It's that time in the year again in which I promised myself and my wife not to buy a new banjo and an irresistible deal presents itself to me... Someone is selling a gourd (they're pretty hard...
View ArticleWire strings on a banjo in the "classic era"?
Below is linked the only (to date) banjo (5 string) method published during the "classic era" (that I have found) to unequivocally mandate using wire strings. But context is important. I've long...
View ArticleI am from Kazakhstan, help me understand and figure it out
Hello everyone. My name is Ruslan and I am from Taraz, Kazakhstan. I recently, just half a year ago, discovered bluegrass. It is an amazing genre. I really want to learn how to play the banjo, but I...
View ArticlePennywise Slow down Piano
Otherwise known as "the hidden track" from Unknown Road.Done on piano but I can hear it in my head on banjo. I would love some more guidance. I am still a newb and have been trying to pick through it...
View ArticleBanjo Weekly
I have not gotten the Banjo Weekly in a couple months, has it been discontinued?(My email has not changed)Thanks, Juan Solo
View ArticleSearching for Billy Strings
Sometime in the last year someone posted a live video of him performing a song. To the best of my recollection it was a traditional or cover song, he was playing (flat pick?) guitar, and he held a...
View ArticleWooden Armrest
I have a Gold Tone resonator banjo that has a metal armrest, but I would like to make a wooden one for it. Does anyone have any tips, resources, or tutorials for making your own wooden armest?
View ArticleHughes Banjos
Does anyone have information about Hughes banjos? I have a very fancy open back 5-string banjo that has no name on the banjo itself, but a tag on the hard-shell case says it is a Hughes. I have found...
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It seemed like a good idea at the time ....
... or it's all fun and games 'til somebody gets hurt ???? *Apparently the Crash at Crush is rather infamous, but the first I heard of it was t'other day. https://wacohistory.org/items/show/70Otoh,...
View ArticleCould It Be My Hearing?
Today I picked up one of my reliable go to banjos and as I started playing, I noticed a strange (for lack of a better word) pinging sound or overtone on the 5th string. It just would not go away. I...
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