small project mastering
I know for bigger projects a person should let the experts master. But it's alright I think to play around with getting the best sound possible for smaller projects that you don't plan on sending to...
View ArticleMartin Guitar Polish
Hi Does anyone else use this product on their banjo? Im sure it's petroleum based, not sure if that's such a good thing? I don't use it often,,prefering to make sure my hands are clean and just give it...
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How long to heal an amputated finger joint?
Not MINE! My nephew. I taught him his first 3 chords, maybe 40 years back. He's around 55, and built along the lines of Popeye's acquaintance, Bluto. Anyway, in a workplace accident, he got the last...
View ArticleLearning, and music theory.
Hey, im a beginner of sorts. Im using the Earl Scruggs book to learn. Going to really well, learning songs, got slides and hammer on's, and pull offs. mostly because of past guitar experiance. My...
View ArticleWhere's Earl Pits when we need him
http://usnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/04/17/11248179-michigan-lottery-winner-charged-with-welfare-fraud?lite You know what makes me angry ...You know what makes me so mad I could eat steel and.......
View ArticleMartha My Dear (solo)
hi everybody here is a link to a solo version of Martha My Dear....give it a listen if you feel like it http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYsGxxUZoDM i got some really great feedback from here last time...
View ArticleAnybody heard of a make called Bluegrass King
As above really. A friend of mine had one and although we don't know much about it there is no doubting that it is a serious quality banjo.Anybody heard of em ?
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Going to the U.S. to find a banjo!
Hej everybody! A couple of months back I asked for advice on buying a long neck banjo and got the idea to travel to the U.S. to find one, since banjos are very expensive in Denmark. Here is the...
View ArticleGod Moves on the Water {Sinking of the Titanic}
I probably posted this when I recorded it two years ago, and I should have re-posted it last week for the hundredth anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic. Somebody posted a comment on my YouTube...
View ArticlePlease Search the Book Again
This is Please Search the Book Again, a song off our newest project. Illinois Rail Peg Schippert - lead vocal Dave Schippert - lead guitar Cliff Anglen - mandolin, harmony Doug Knecht - banjo,...
View ArticleJD Crowe Article
Interesting article about JD Crowe. http://www.kentucky.com/2010/09/01/1415598/name-recognition-tricky-for-ky.html
View ArticleLog Cabin In The Lane
Log Cabin In The Lane... An old timer. I believe the lyrics are by Crace Carlton, with music by J.C. Chamberlain. A mixture of frailing and 3-finger.... As the song says, my house is old and...
View ArticleCome take a ride with me
Come for a dare devil ride along the Vancouver Island Highway near Victoria. I like the passing technique on the lines between two cars. This is a likely candidate for a future Darwin award....
View ArticleRecording with my iphone
I was playing around with my voice memo and audacity today to see if i could record without an actual mike. LOL! Look past the mistakes but im pretty happy with the tone...considering i didnt fix...
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Building a banjo 4 - the metal parts
Back in the 60s, when I started making banjos, I designed and built a guitar as my Industrial Design thesis at Pratt. In those days, there was NO information available about how to do that - hard to...
View ArticleCincinnati Acoustic Music Stores?
I'm going to be in Cincinnati next week and weekend on a family matter. I haven't lived in the area for 35 years, and in my day the place to hang out, banjo-wise, was the Famous Old Time Music...
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These dogs are soul mates,,,,,,,
We're not sure if they are brother and sister but they sleep like this almost all the time. The best behaved dogs we've ever had, go a little nuts when someone comes to the door or when a cat comes by...
View ArticleFeedback Appreciated
Here is a link to youtube of an original. Be sure to check out the lyrics in the description. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_znS_intIY&list=HL1334710254&feature=mh_lolz
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