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Hi folks, I’m fairly new to this and have a very small repertoire, I have been playing Clawhammer and Scruggs/Bluegrass style and love both equally, I do want to work on more bluegrass style at the...
View ArticleCarl Jackson on Marty Stuart show
Did anyone else catch Carl Jackson on the Marty Stuart Show Saturday night? It was probably a repeat, but new to me. His playing seems so effortless. He played back-up for Leroy Troy on some silly...
View ArticleOntario Pickers and Grinners
I stumbled on an advertisement looking for Ontario buskers for a 2 day stint in August. I need to plead insanity a bit here because I know zero about the outfit hosting the event, I have never...
View ArticleGive it all you got, you will be rewarded with a life time talent
Hi yaal ...My name is Dick Miller...aka..saint dick...I have several good life time friends on this forum that I will always cherish. I started pickin about 8 or 9 years ago..with a goal of being...
View ArticleHow many frets on an old open back PLECTRUM?
I'm looking at photo of an old banjo, labeled a plectrum. It has 20 frets from the nut to the tension hoop. Then a fingerboard extension over the head with another 3 to 4 frets (last one cut off by...
View ArticleCapo Issues...sounds tubby.
I have a shubb capo and sometimes when I put it on my banjo sounds dull and tubby, whereas sometimes it sounds crisp like I would expect. Would someone care to enlighten me? Is it too tight or too...
View ArticleOn the fence between OT & BG: Tony Ellis speaks
A video worth watching; a man worth listening to. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KwWy4skM80k&feature=g-vrec&context=G2883e73RVAAAAAAAABg Don
View ArticleHome-Based Servers...
Is it possible to use a home-based computer as a server? Special software required? I asked a company that used to provide my web service when I still lived in Missouri... They talked 'fear'... fear...
View ArticleJukebox not working on the PC
Gang, I've not been able to get the jukebox to play on the PC for WEEKS now. It plays on my Mac OS devices just fine, but the Windows box just has the music loading forever without ever getting to...
View ArticleMachining a rim on a router table
My ring to rim fit is not so good on my epi banjo. It sounds pretty good now, and it probably not worth enough to mess with doing a complete rim replacement. The fit is bad where the inner edge does...
View ArticleAnyone else do this, or am I just weird?
I finally broke down and and got an actual "Old Time" banjo. Open back. Got that somewhat softer, sort of clear head. The tone is just blowing me away. Not at all "piercing" or "sharp" sounding...
View ArticleTabView2
Is there sound in TabView2? I don't see a way to play a tab. Or do I need the full program to both see/print and also play a tab?
View ArticleFoggy Mountain Breakdown-Earl Scruggs 2007 at the Ryman
I know this is a tall order, but the version of "Foggy Mountain Breakdown" that Earl played at the Ryman on his album "The Ultimate Collection" is just fantastic in my opinion. Thank you to anyone who...
View ArticleNeed vintage friction tuner!!! PLEASE help!
Hello folks, I happened upon a vintage banjolele which dates back to at least 1920. The woman I bought it from told me she heard stories of her great aunts playing this at speak-easys during...
View ArticleStrings!!!!!!
Hey, i need to stock up on strings. I don't know what kind or gauge to get. On guitar i play a REALLY heavy gauge. I like the ones that came on my banjo from the factory. But i dont know what gauge...
View Articlemusic store near gearhart, oregon
i am going there today and i'm wondering if there are any music stores that carry banjos. thanks, jack
View Articleanother one for the "don't you hate when that happens files
I'd post the picture but can't do it for some reason http://now.msn.com/now/0416-valet-hotel-crash.aspx
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