Set Up Guy In Utah??
Hey All, I was wondering if anyone knows of anyone in Utah that can professionally set up a banjo? I just bought a banjo that's being shipped from Arizona and I would like a professional to go through...
View ArticleYates Venom 33 no hole unplated and fat rim.
The Venom 33 tone ring is out of production and there won't be anymore. Doing some changes, so will have a Yates rim and ring available in about a month. Anybody interested? Shoot me an email to...
View ArticleTone Ring Installation
When fitting the tone ring to the rim is it wise not to lacquer the part where the tone ring sits--for better transmisson of sound?--or do you think is does not make any difference?
View ArticleJim Farquhar Bridge / Otteninger tailpiece Wanted
Has anybody a Jim Farquhar bridge and Otteninger style tailpiece they wish to dispose off? Or a tailpiece that is attached to the hoop with two screws? 4 or 5 string.
View ArticleOak worktop, any use for a block rim?
Hi all Rummaging in a builders skip at the weekend and came across some scraps of oak kitchen worktop .Theses trimmings are approx 1 and a half inch square by about 2 metres long . . Would they be...
View ArticleFor Sale: Some British Banjo and Music History Items
Please See: http://www.banjohangout.org/classified/25691 Thanks, Lew
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Amazon pricing
Hi there I've started this thread as a result of this discussion about Amazon pricing - it might save people some money - and not just on banjos! There's a website called www.camelcamelcamel.com that...
View ArticleSome of the finest tenor playing I've ever heard...
...is on this recording, "Howard Alden Plays the Music of Harry Reser." http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=330659550898&ssPageName=ADME:B:SS:US:1123#ht_1287wt_926 I have the...
View ArticleDoes anyone know of a program that,,,,
will let me touch one key and have the pointer go to a predetermined place on the screen? Paul
View ArticleLuthier Directory
Seems like I see frequent requests for finding a luthier in a certain geographical area. I would like to suggest that the hangout create a luthier link in the links section, or perhaps even create a...
View Article2011 Photo Retrospecitve III
I've posted the third of four seasonal photo retrospectives covering the the four summer festivals we've been attending for several years. Enjoy! - Ted...
View ArticleQuiet peaceful morning...
I have been up for a long time. Just enjoying the Christmas tree and candles here in the cabin. I put both red lights and white lights on my white flocked tree, but this morning only have the red...
View Articlenewly assembled parts banjo in classifieds
Well almost assembled, take a look if you are interested in a modestly priced (the 2500 is strictly ballpark and totally not binding) give me a shout if it sounds something like you'd be interested...
View ArticleWelcome To New York - chord question
Howdy, On the Bill Emerson tune, 'Welcome to New York', what is the 2nd chord played (ie: 1st portion of the tune)? I'll been told is a B-flat (assuming the key of C), but this doesn't seem quite...
View ArticlePerfect Pitch
Does having "perfect pitch" have any musical value? I know when instruments or voices are out of or in tune,but that's a different thing,I guess.
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Banjo plans
Hi, i need to build a tenor "canjo" for a performance. It has to look really canjo, but i need it sounds really fine. The thing is: I'm a guitarist and here in my country the banjo is a really unknown...
View ArticleHuber Banjo Changes.
Notice the rim label from a recent Huber vs older label with correct spelling and different company name.?
View ArticleOntario clawhammer banjo workshop and concert in January
Arnie Naiman & Chris Coole are at it again. Check my blog page & reserve - space is limited.
View ArticleBill Monroe's Master of Bluegrass Album
Hello folks, All of my four years now of playing the banjo, I have been on the hunt to get a copy of this must-have record the Bill put out in 1981 or so. I am not interested on buying a copy just...
View ArticleResonator contribution.
Anyone read the Jim Burlile interview in BNL? He said that the resonator was a contributing factor in the Banjos tone. Has anyone done a before and after comparison with different makers resos,like...
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