Biscuits & Banjos Durham NC April 25-27
This has likely been covered... Here is a link;wunc.org/wunc-music/2024-10-22...al-durham
View ArticleHercegovina (Song from old Prague) for Banjo
Music: Anonym Arr: Ondrej Sarek https://youtube.com/shorts/hYsMKhzz8zM
View ArticleComin' Round The Mountain / Wayne Clyburn
Here is Wayne Clyburn's fine version of Red Rooster also known as Comin' Round The Mountain. I've added Guitar and Bass and I hope that it gives the tune a little more depth...JackComin' Round The...
View ArticleOld truss rod star shaped?
I haven't got a tool that will fit this and was wondering if anyone knows where to acquire one? I have a couple small bits that have the same pattern but the shank makes them too big to fit in...
View ArticleBuilding a Minstrel Banjo
So, I’ve tried looking around for Minstrel banjo plans but every time I might have found one the web page has been taken down, which makes sense considering most of these posts were made around 2012. I...
View ArticleBanjo Newsletter??
I was wondering if there are any Banjo newsletters out there, or even any folk newsletters not even specifically banjo per se. I know there is a banjo newsletter that stopped producing new papers.
View ArticleProblem putting link in for video
Hello:I’m not sure what I’m doing wrong and I’m usually not technically unsophisticated but I’m keep running into an issue loading a video url.I post the...
View ArticleHeading to Bardstown Kentucky next week. Advice?
Heading to Bardstown Kentucky next week. Mostly focused on bourbon, but is there an extra special banjo place I should go out of my way to visit? Or anything else, where to eat, where to tour, hiking...
View ArticleTinkering in the shed
Hopefully this will end up as a 'what's for dinner' post. I've been wanting to cook a whole lamb Argentinian style on an asado cross for longer than I care to remember. I made a start on the adjustable...
View ArticleArchtop set up suggestions
Howdy Folks,I just had Frank Neat build me a raised head banjo with a prewar Gibson tone ring.I am trying to get it to sound like the following:Steve Martin's...
View ArticleStaten Island Hornpipe OT / Arr. by Donald Zepp
Here's a wonderful Clawhammer tune arranged by Donald Zepp several years ago...JackStaten Island Hornpipe
View ArticleTab Request - Blue Virginia Blues
Anyone have an interest in making a tab for Blue Virginia Blues? Thanks in advance!
View ArticleRK 75 Elite Shiping Damage / Thumb Screws
Hi, Ive recently received my rk 75 elite and I think there may be shipping damage. The shipping box came beat up and inside some of the picks I ordered were crushed and or missing. The box for the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Free 11-1/8" Medium Remo White Suede Banjo Heads!
In a recent shipment, Remo mismanufactured my order of 11" medium crown White Suede banjo heads as 11-1/8", medium crown. As expected, Remo did replace the oversize heads with the correct units. As...
View ArticleODE flange
I was browsing the classified ads and saw that Jim Britton has a nice Ode banjo for sale. It dates to the early 1980s and features a one-piece cast flange. Does anyone know when Ode started using a...
View ArticleA Sneak Preview...
Last March 2024 I bought this 1/2 acre + old 1948 house and began cleaning the property and renovating the house. I bought the home from the original family that built the house in 1948, and the fellow...
View ArticleStelling Red Fox Bill Emerson Deluxe
Hi everybody!Just curious: the very first version of the Stelling Red Fox Bill Emerson Deluxe had curly maple, sunburst shaded resonator?I seem to remember such a combination on a Bill Emerson Deluxe I...
View ArticleRat Brain album release
Hello folks,Me and my buddies recorded a fiddle tune album to cassette and digitized it and put it in bandcamp. I'm playing banjo on, Pete Thompson on fiddle. And Jason Loux on guitar. Hope you enjoy....
View ArticleHuber 5-String Banjo Case
Listed in Classified.......banjohangout.org/classified/109180
View ArticlePhonetical pronunciation of Tabledit please
I'm finally starting to learn Tabledit but want to say it right in my head as I work with it. I understand it was started by a French guy so not sure how he envisions saying it. Looks like a mash up...
View ArticleNech Moonshine or Deering Hartford? Volume for clawhammer in bluegrass jam
Hi, I am greatly enjoying a Deering Clawgrass that I bought off the forum. I’m definitely working on my technique to get the best clarity and volume out of it for playing tunes and song breaks.Will an...
View Article1935tb-11 .....Terry
Terry a couple of years ago you mentioned that you were looking for a Henry rifle and at the time it was about impossible to find one at the caliber you were looking for at a decent price. I just...
View ArticleBehringer SL75C microphone SM57 copy - anyone try one?
This has apparently been out for a while, but I only recently stumbled on it.The Behringer SL75C is a visual copy of the Shure SM57 instrument mic. Review videos I've seen show it has similar...
View ArticleBest Banjo
I'm looking to learn to play the Banjo since recently retiring. I've two one is a Savannah 5 string the other is Oscar Schmidt 5 string. Thanks for any assistance.
View ArticleDoes anyone know anything about how the Tariff situation will impact Banjos
I am concerned about how the new tariffs will impact on banjos. I own 7 banjos. One of them, a bottom of the line Record King dirty 30s RB was wholly made in China. I love that banjo even though I have...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Bent neck!
Hello everyone, I have been playing clawhammer and 2-finger banjo for almost 2 years now, and this is my first post to BH. I have a pretty rough 1880s Buckbee that I am restoring, and it’s almost done,...
View Articlelooking for help playing RL Burnside tunes on 5 string banjo
I really like Mississippi Hill Country Blues, esp. RL Burnside, and tried to look for resources to help in the banjohangout. This is the automated message I got, so that's what I'm doing: "Please note...
View ArticleClifford Essex Popular
Hi, I usually play Irish music and the 4 string tenor banjo, but I'm looking at buying a Clifford Essex popular banjo, as I've heard lots of good things about Clifford Essex banjos and they seem to be...
View ArticleHelp identifying tension hoop
I was hoping some of the Hangout’s experienced experts could let me know what this flange is from…I think I have one other like it, with the neck like opening at the tailpiece end.Thanks!
View ArticleRV todo list just got shorter
Done so far this winter:- Fixed the coffee shelf, coffee maker no longer slides down while driving- Added solar panels, increased max wattage from 350 W to 580 W- Rewired some stuff for added tidiness-...
View ArticleEarl Scruggs
How much does Earl Scruggs playing actually owe to his relationship with classic banjo players? I keep getting conflicting information.
View ArticleOl d Molly Hare medley
0:00 intro 0:01 Old Molly Hare 1:10 Yes Sir That's My Baby 2:49 Peacock Rag 5:03 The Last Thing on My Mind 6:34 Dark Holler 7:36 Rag Time Annie
View ArticlePrucha Presto vs Gibson Presto
I was wondering if anyone has any knowledge on the presto makers for the early 2000’s gibsons and how a current prucha presto would compare to it. They are very similar to the eye but I was mostly...
View ArticleD tuner question
Hello, I have a set of D tuners that came with an old prewar Mastertone conversion banjo I bought recently. I understand they are cam tuners, but I'm not sure which type. Wondering if anyone knows what...
View Article“The Old Spinning Wheel” - easy banjo with TAB
The popular 1933 tune written by Billy Hill,, recorded by many including Norman Blake and Larry Sparks. Key of C , tutorial with no slides, pulloffs , or hammer-ons. TAB is displayed at the end of the...
View ArticleThe Old Spinning Wheel / Arranged by Lynn Williams
Here's a fun tune I posted a year ago....Here it is again arranged by Lynn Williams. I fooled with it a bit...JackOld Spinning Wheel
View ArticleOh ye must be born again by daily and vincent
Does anyone know the chord progression for the song "oh ye must be born again" by daily and vincent?Also if anyone has tabs for the banjo break i would sure appreciate anything you got!!
View ArticleBehringer
I have several items by them--their mixers have noisy phantom power-as does my tascam recorder and presonus preamp-- however behringer's virtualizer effects unit , does good at other thingsanyway I was...
View ArticleExtended scale or long neck? Is this the same thing?
Is an extended scale banjo the same thing as a long neck banjo? I really don’t know!If they’re different, can someone explain the difference? (No luck trying to Google this one.)Thanks.
View ArticleWhitening old vellums
I have a number of old used vellums that I would like to re-whiten (if possible). I have looked on line for anything. One source says to use an oxygen based cleaner (Oxi-clean?) rather than a chlorine...
View ArticleJim & Jesse with John Hartford & Charlie Louvin
This from a bluegrass gathering about 25 years ago,, there’s a 3 video set of it on YouTubeshare.icloud.com/photos/0c2-fd...fUjN3rKDw
View ArticleClik here to view.
Swiss songs for Banjo
for Plectrum BanjoSongs: Vo Luzern uf Wäggis zue I. 00:00; Vieni sulla barchetta 00:36; Soldati Ticinesi 01:09; 's Oberland 01:39; 's isch mer alles eis Ding 02:08; 's Blüemli 02:26; Im Frühtau zu...
View ArticleChina response to tariffs
BBC News reports - China retaliates with 84% tariffs on US goods as Trump trade war escalates
View ArticleZipped sgu files
Sorry to bring this topic up again.My computer broke a while ago and I lost all my sgu Bluegrass backing tracks for Band In a Box.I know there was a suggestion to upload them on here somewhere but...
View ArticleNew capo
I received a new capo made by a skilled craftsman. It uses brass and maple with soft silicone on the jaws and a nice brass spring. It’s very precise and smooth. It’s made by a custom woodwork and...
View Article