Is this a Dobson tenor banjo?? ID please!
Howdy. I picked up this awesome little tenor from Goodwill (their online site) for a great price. I couldn't tell from the photos, but I had an idea it might be a Dobson by the look of the tone ring....
View ArticleGreat melodic style playing
I really like melodic style, and I'm starting to learn it myself. I know some of the big names, but outside of Bela Fleck, I don't know what records to look for. I'm talking about the earlier stuff,...
View ArticleAliased URLs for tab presentations...
We used to be able to right click on TEF, MIDI and PDF files stored in the BHO tab archive, copy the code, then paste it into the thread featuring the tab we want to present... Post, and re-post and...
View ArticleNoam Pikelny's funny video
I just found this on Youtube so I don't know at the moment if it has already been posted somewhere on the Hangout. I thought it was pretty...
View ArticleYamaha 375s Acoustic Guitar with Nice Hard case !
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=150795696384#ht_500wt_1202 nice condition
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What is this song?
What is this song? It's from my child's stuffed lion. I thought it would be cool to figure out by ear, but hey! If there is tab, I might as well use it... seeing as my time is limited.
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I have found the holy grail: A 6-string
My Brooks 6-string arrived today -- a day early! I've barely put it down all afternoon. My previous experience with a six-string banjo was limited to about 20 minutes noodling around on one of George...
View ArticleFinishing an old no-fretboard neck
Hi folks: I'm refinishing the neck of an old 1890s no-name spunover-pot type banjo. The finish on the back of the neck has worn off, so it is time... This is a nice playing, non-collectible...
View ArticleA Mystery Noname Banjo
I have a noname banjo that looks to be from the turn of the century. It looks like it could be a variant or a knock off of the Stewart 20th Century model. If there ever was a manufacturers' label on...
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I think the guy at the "banjo store" screwed up :)
After lurking here for sometime, I finally made my mind up I wanted a Deering or Gold Tone Openback. I didn't want the cheapest nor the most expensive of either brand. Finding a dealer here in B.C....
View ArticleLive Square Dance on the Radio: Sunday, April 15, 2:30pm PST
I don't know how this works exactly, but this Sunday Paul Silveria is calling a square dance live on the radio with Shout!WhiteDragon providing the music. Shout!WhiteDragon were down from Vancouver,...
View ArticleReduced Deering Goodtime 2 With Extras! For Sale or Trade
I just reduced my Deering Goodtime 2 for a quick sale! It is in seriously new shape, as of being purchased at a local store less than a week ago! I bought it on impulse just wanting something to play...
View ArticleTKL 5 String Banjo Case $65
Please check out my current auction for a TKL 5 string banjo case, listed on the classifieds but currently on E-Bay with no bids. Thanks for looking! Bob
View ArticleGordon Lightfoot ~ The Wreck of The Edmund Fitzgerald Live 2000
Hello folks, I have been a long time fan of Gordon's music, and this one is my favorite of all the songs in his repertoire. It's neat how "Wreck" is in the key of B, (the what I call the "home chord",...
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If a dog knows,,,,,,
whenever I am eating something, how come hes not smart enough to see that I use to toilet to do my jobs in? Just wondering, animals seem so smart in some ways but so dumb in others. It doesn't look...
View ArticleYou've Got A Friend in Me Toy Story - Randy Newman...
Someone requested this one some time ago... I worked on it for weeks, and finally had to break down and buy a piano transcription of it... Don't do that very often... but it's the reason I spent years...
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The difference between "Beer Nuts" and "Deer Nuts"...
I was sitting in a bar/restaurant with my lady companion, Jackie, eating a late lunch last weekend... We were up in the Pennsylvania Blue Ridge Mountains, enjoying the scenery and happened upon the...
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