My Best Friend (Gospel)
The family band recorded this one a few weeks ago.....my grandmother is singing lead, I love to hear her sing this......I tried to play the backup licks to compliment her singing....this is in the key...
View ArticleMahogany on a Goodtime, or Interchangeability of Goodtime and CC parts?
This is as much a hypothetical question as it is a practical one, but here it goes... Suppose I want a mahogany resonator for my Goodtime. My options are somewhat limited, expensive, or require the...
View ArticleBest book for scale studies
I am interested in working on scales in a Reno (single string) style. Anyone know a good book for this? I recently got Tony Trischka's Melodic Banjo book from people's recommendation on here. It's an...
View ArticleTax return season: Just posted some new banjos in the classifieds
I just posted some new Old Fiddle Road Banjo Works banjos in the classifieds. What better way to spend your tax refund than on a new banjo. Check 'em out if you get a chance. thanks y'all, Noel
View Articleleroy troy
hi there. i've been trying to figure out this little bit of leroy troy's strum (see video) forever. i'm just a beginner but i can't seem to figure out the timing. it's hard to explain but if you...
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Cedar and Spruce Block Rims
I'm building an all western cedar guitar as part of a build-along on a guitar luthier website. A Canadian cedar and spruce harvester/dealer sponsors the site and he provided wood for the guitars. In...
View ArticleSugarfoot Rag
Thought I'd give this one a try. Got to use some of my "Reno" thumb picking I learned on Remington Ride. Terry
View Article10 &1/2 inch renaissance heads
HiWhere can I get a 10&1/2 high crown renaissance banjo head from please. I can't seem to find that size anywhere.
View ArticleFriend Of The Devil
I finally found a guitar player to jam with! While playing with him last night, I figured out how to play Friend of the Devil by the Grateful Dead. I got the intro from a Tab off of BHO and I came up...
View Articlethumb screw
I am looking a prewar thumbscrew and a wall lug and 1 l- bracket. i just need 1 if you have anything let me know. thanks stan
View ArticleWill i damage my banjo?
Hello friendly folk, I have become interested in learning more about the construction of banjo's. I have been watching some youtube videos about how to properly set-up a banjo, and my question is: If...
View ArticleReal Nice Folks on the BHO
I have been thinking about this for the last couple of days now , In my quest for banjo parts I have encountered some of THE most trusting people on the planet ! I have made posts for parts in the...
View ArticleI saw Ralph Stanley at Kent, OH Saturday nite
Went to the Kent Stage Theatre this past Saturday, saw Ralph & The Clinch Mountain Boys + The Bluegrass Mountaineers, a local, Northeast Ohio band out of the Akron area. Both bands put on...
View ArticleConverting MIDI File to play on CD Player
By searching back posts I finally figured out how to download MIDI files from the tab section to a CD or laptop so I can play on the laptop. MIDI CD won't play on Tascam CD player. How can I convert...
View ArticleToning down the shrill
I have a travel/pony banjo which sounds very shril and tinnyl . I want it to sound mellower/bassier. I have tried a skin head and a sock under the head. These haven't made a great difference. Are any...
View ArticleWeird problem with older bluegrass clips
I've allways liked bluegrass right from the very first time I heard it on the radio back in the late 60's and it was Earl Scruggs who inspired me to go out and try to learn some. Recently I got...
View ArticleMoved to Texas
I just moved to Lake Jackson, TX. I found the Bay Area BA in the Houston Area and they are about 1 hour from where I live. Just wondering if there is anyone in the Brazoria County area of Texas that...
View Article5th string sound funny
I am only 1 month into my banjo journey. I bought a used Alvarez Silver Belle to learn on. Right away, I had a buzz on the B string at the 1st fret so a couple of buddies of mine suggested that I...
View ArticlePre EPA head?
How do you tell a pre EPA head from a newer one and is there any advantage of one over the other?
View ArticleHelp Reading Tablature
Before taking up the banjo recently, I played the tenor sax and clarinet. So I read music. I've begun to think that is not an asset when reading tabs. I'll be honest - I just don't get tabs. I'm...
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