Answer a Question with a Question / Part 39
Maybe he's holding his breath Posted by OM45GE
View ArticleJust picked Suzanne up
I had purchased a 1910ish Weymann Keystone about 14 years ago (I like the spunover rim). I never played it much because the old friction pegs wouldn't hold and I had my Goodtime and Ramsey Amish....
View Articlethumb placement on d?
Playing out of G, sometimes I like to use the D chord rather than the D7 (plus I'm trying to get comfortable getting there quickly). As the drone is g, the half step from f# is usually too intense, but...
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Sherman's Lagoon
Today's strip features a nice comment on the banjo (even though it looks like a 4-string).
View ArticleLost Art of Smoking Hams
Video from one of our Raleigh TV channels, a weekly program named "Tar Heel Traveler" http://www.wral.com/lifestyles/travel/video/10989009/#/vid10989009 This got my attention today at noon because my...
View ArticleRepair Shop in L.A./O.C area in So. Cal?
I have a Paramount Leader/Aristocrat/C banjo that needs a 'refurbishment' of the metal parts (corrosion). It is set up nice and plays sweetly but it looks old and corroded... Any recommendations for...
View ArticleHas anyone seen this before?
I saw this attached to a cedar tree today and had no idea what I was looking at. I broke the piece out and brought it home and took these pictures. It only took a minute on the internet to identify...
View ArticleCalling Engineers and Albany, NY area residents. RPI and Troy Question
Howdy! Any engineers out there in banjo land? Any thoughts on RPI - Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute? My son is trying to decide between RPI and a few other Engineering type schools and at the moment...
View ArticleFMB tabs vanished! Any ideas?
I was using some wonderful TablEdited versions of FMB - particularly the ones with multiple variations. One was "fmb variations" and the other was "fmb w3variations". I'm unable to find them anymore...
View ArticleBela Fleck and the original Flecktones in Concert!!!
I just found out today that this coming Sunday Bela Fleck and the Flecktones are doing two live shows here in Richmond. Since my birthday is Saturday, I'm hoping to talk my wife into going to the...
View ArticleR.I.P. Levon Helm
Died at 1:30 today of throat cancer, he was a good one! R.I.P. http://www.recordonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20120419/ENTERTAIN/120419640
View ArticleWhat's Wrong with my Pull-offs? (Video)
Guys, I could sure use some help with my pull offs. Below is a video of me playing FMB. At 7 seconds in, my pull offs sound lame. Any Help?
View ArticleR.L. Given's Paramount Neck
I recently acquired a 1920's Paramount Banjo - either a Leader, Aristocrat, or a Style C (pix in my album: http://www.banjohangout.org/myhangout/photos.asp?id=27999) . The neck was custom built in...
View Articlepull offs
another question about pull offs please ,as im also making a mess with mine ,will lighter strings make it easier thanks
View Articlerefretting question
would it be possible to refret a banjo with flush frets without making major modifications? i will be buying a new banjo in the next few months and i want to have another fretless, and i thought i...
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Building a Banjo 5 - bracket band
I apologize for the confusion, but I started this chapter with the wrong number - should have been 5 - anyway for the historical reference, just go to bracket band 4. In this particular project, I...
View ArticleScoliosis of the tension rod
I am test driving a banjo this week to see if I should buy it. I took it to a music shop; the guy opened up the back and showed me that the tension rod was bent - not severely, not like at an ANGLE...
View ArticleR.I.P Jonathan Frid
I was too young to run home from school, but nonetheless, I remember watching Dark Shadows with my mother....... http://tv.msn.com/tv/article.aspx?news=722167
View ArticleQuick question about tuning
I just tune my rk 80 g# instead of g and i reckon it sound better. Any of you ever felt the same?
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