What is a "Trijo" Banjo?
From the February 1921 Crescendo. Lyon & Healy Trijo Banjo - $45.
View ArticleGet a teacher
Sax is my primary instrument, but I have been fiddling with banjo (4 and 5 string) for several years, learning on my own. Recently I met a good banjo teacher and have begun lessons. What a...
View ArticleRaw Brass 5 String No-Knot banjo Tailpieces Now Available
June of 2011 I asked the major importer of No-Knot banjo tailpieces about the possibility of an unplated brass version. "No Problem" was the reply. Of course I knew better. The first sample was an...
View ArticleGaetano F. Puntolillo - FYI
I see many Puntolillo banjos. He made Majestic. He provided the S. S. Stewart Wondertone banjos to Buegeleisen & Jacobson. He provided banjos to jobbers Kalashen and Fischer. And yet you...
View ArticleAmazing ant hill structure
This is an amazing video of an ant hole that was filled in with cement and dug up to see what it looked like. Very interesting and video is short....
View ArticleJack Marshall: The Ghoul...
I've been crazy since a child for darned near anything "Monster" related... especially music... I've always enjoyed tunes like theme from The Munsters by Jack Marshall, The Addams Family by Vic Mizzy...
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Three opens on the same string...Steve Martins way?!
I recently started playing a song that calls for three opens on the (same string), I normally do this with my index finger just like I pick every other note..but I recently looked at Steve Martins tab...
View ArticleSt. Anne's Reel
Melodic attempt at an old traditional. I found this one kinda tough, stilll do. tuning is aDGBD.
View ArticleCripple Creek (second try)
Last time I posted this song a number of people told me to slow it down. Taking their advice, I played it slower this time. Any constructive criticism would be welcome!
View ArticleWide-footed Bridge and Archtop banjo…
The trend lately is toward wide foot bridges. But does that really make sense on an archtop type banjo? In that case, there is a much smaller area of the banjo head that is really resonating, so...
View ArticleDouglas Dillard
Did something happen to Douglas Dillard? I was looking through some old forum posts and found a post that said he had a collapsed lung. Anybody know what's going on?
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Birdseye maple bridge wood
I took these pics with the wood under my magnifying lamp to get the finer points of that incredible grain. This is my new "candy" wood. It looks like a musical staff drawn by Dali. The "eyes" are...
View ArticleSeen The Punch Brothers
Drove 6 1/2 hours to see the Punch Brothers in Knoxville Tn. Yesterday April 19th worth the trip. What a talented group of musicians!!!. Nome Pikelny did a small tribute to Earl with the group, the...
View ArticleHelp! I need picks
Where can I buy finger picks nearest Butler, NJ. I drove out Wednesday to see my son and daughter in law who had my first baby grandson Wednesday night. We had short notice and drove from...
View ArticleEating meat was good for human evolution.
This is why: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/04/120420105539.htm Eating meat moved us along as a species. I just knew it was the right thing to do!
View Articleanthill resonator
just opened the box.. gotta say i'm pleased. great price, great packaging, to my eyes a great product. the thing was here before the bill. if yer wonderin' don't. it's worth it. seems to me...
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One of Greg Rich's Students
There's a post on the Mandolin Cafe that talks about one of Greg's students. I won't say which part of the story that he learned from Greg!...
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