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[FF] Sweet Potatos...
I was a picky eater as a kid... Lots of things I wouldn't try... You could threaten to burn me at the stake and poke out my eyes and let the birds eat me... and I wouldn't try 'new' food... I just...
View Articlea life dedicated to banjo
please ya'll consider this... thanks. this aint a stunt. ya ever been to this point? i had to set off on a trail to get here.. this aint some hippie dippy stunt. i wanted to know for real if...
View ArticleInternal "resonator" for an open back Irish Tenor
I have a Gold Tone IT-250 open back White Laydie style Irish Tenor which I would like to optimize for sessions. I am not looking a dramatic improvement but maybe sound enhancement would be more...
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Need art deco ideas for a neck design
I'm stuck here. I'm making a banjo from maple trimmed in purpleheart based on an art deco theme. I've nearly completed the inlay of Josephene Baker doing her notorius "Banana Dance" around the...
View ArticleAm I doing something wrong or wrong size
Trying to install my new premounted vellum head from Miller's. I have an early 20s FBanks/Vega, and ordered the 10 15/16 head, which the receipt says I got. My problem is that, in order to get the...
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GEO. P. MATTHEW 7-string fretless banjo
I wonder - does anyone play a 7-string fretless banjo these days? A friend of mine here in Denmark owns this beautiful GEO. P. MATTHEW - serial number 866 or 998 (depending on how you read it -...
View ArticleRecorder needed for banjo camp-whats good?
if all works out, i hope to attend a week long banjo camp with Dwight Diller this summer. He recommends bringing a recorder with a lot of recording media. So would one of the new digital style...
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Cakewalk Music Creator 2003
Can someone help me, I have left my Cakewalk 2003 recorder on my computer, and whilst I've visited my neighbour my young grandson has been playing DJs and messed all the settings up (he doesn't...
View Article"Danny Boy: The Legend of the Beloved Irish Ballad"
Good Morning BHO'ers. I've got a signed copy of this book by Malachy McCourt. I'd gladly trade it for a CD, some strings, a pick, or whatever. Cheers, Lew
View Article"On The Origins of Waltzing Matilda"
I have a copy of this book by H.H. Pearce I'd gladly trade it for a CD, some strings, a pick or whatever. Cheers, Lew
View Article"Amazing Grace: The Story of America's Most Beloived Song"
I have a copy of this book by Steve Turner. I'd gladly trade it for a CD or a DVD or strings or picks or whatever, Cheers, Lew
View Articlehow to post pictures?
Ive been trying to post some pics from photobucket but nothings working, how do i put pictures onto this forum?
View ArticleDeering Good Time with flame
It's one of those "I'm just going to the music store to get strings....." stories.... However, they had, on consignment, a Deering Good Time resonator model banjo and this one has a flamed (maple)...
View ArticlePick Life/useability
This might be a stupid question, but what's the life or length of time that your picks are useable?? How long should I expect them to last (thumb and brass finger picks)? I know it's all depending on...
View ArticleGift cards for workshops
Eric, is there a way to buy a gift card for members here in the BHO for workshops? I would like to pay for a workshop for a friend and was wondering if there could be some kind of gift card payment...
View ArticleThis Machine Attracts Miracles
So I was getting my banjo out of the car in the university parking lot, ready to go in for my lesson, when I hear someone shout "You can never have too many banjos around!" I look up and a guy with a...
View Article"Foggy Mountain Rock" from Village Music
I Just added added a new video of the Smith boys playing "Foggy Mountain Rock" http://youtu.be/_aq1zpAX2-M thanks for watching! Larry Smith
View Articlefret bd. wood
I 've always used ebony for my fretboards . A few times I've done them from rosewood ( old Brazillian) ,wenge, cocobola, bloodwood, and purpleheart. I've never been happy with these because of the...
View ArticleDoes olive oil make resonator mando play better?
Just a light coating on the strings, and awayyyy we go! Darn! It's a GIF, but it doesn't seem to be moving. http://2damnfunny.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/The-Godfather-On-The-Banjo.gif
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