Chinquapin Pie
Had some time to kill on a rainy afternoon, and so I spent the day picking. . . Hobart Smith's Chinquapin Pie is probably the first banjo tune that I fell in love with. There is something both...
View ArticleGolden Deluxe on eBay
While doing my daily search on eBay for banjo parts this Golden Deluxe popped up with 20 hours left on the auction. It wasn't there yesterday. Must be a 24 hour auction. I tried to email the seller...
View ArticleRight hand
I was with a friend last night, picking around some tunes. They were playing a Chief, I was playing my 27 Gibson 3 with a Huber HR-30 in it. Their banjo sound really good when they played it, and they...
View ArticleGibson Earl Scruggs Standard banjo
Are they really good banjos? They are less expensive than other American made banjos. I just wonder why? I like the way mine sounds and looks.
View ArticleFS....Gibson copy with Prucha pot
Hey folks....I just posted an ad for my Gibson copy banjo with a Prucha pot. Feel free to email or call me with any questions you may have. Thanks for looking. Thanks, Tim
View ArticleThis is disturbing.
I've been learning a simple clawhammer version of "Oh Susanna" and read recently that Neil Young and his band "Crazy Horse" were doing an album of American folk tunes. So I did a snoop and found this....
View ArticleDeering Banjo Company Tour
We were in San Diego last week and on Friday went to the Deering Banjo Company and took the tour. If you are ever in the area, dont miss this, very interesting. Pictures here:...
View ArticleMuting Your Banjo
I bought a banjo mute that's less than worthless - it falls off all the time. Any suggestions on how to mute my banjo? The easiest time for me to play is when the kids are in bed, but the loud banjo...
View ArticleAnother string question
Sorry for another dumb newb question but here it goes. My B string is in tune but sounds weird. I can't say it is a buzz but it just doesn't sound good. It is more like a dull lifeless sound. What...
View Articlefretless banjo restoration?
These banjos were found in my grandmother's closet after she passed away. My aunt seems to think they were built by her great (great great?) grandfather. I would like to restore them but don't know...
View ArticleBoggs style?
I was just picking Pretty Polly with the thumb-bass, two-finger up-pluck and the thumb-hammer-middle-index-thumb-pluck roll like Dock Boggs, and it occurred to me that people don't play that style...
View ArticleRare Earth Type Pickup Part
Bought a small lot (awesome deal) of a Rare Earth, a rare earth clone and a pretty cool mic+rare clone pickup combo. There is not that little square metal piece with the second pu but it works. can...
View ArticleBlack Snake Bit Me on the Toe
I found this catchy tune on Bob Carlin's Banging and Sawing album. I tried to put some Jim Reed in there, this is a 3 finger version of the clawhammer. Key of D, aDGBD.
View ArticleSaw Whet owl
I heard one of these an hour ago. Sounds like a saw being sharpened. http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Northern_Saw-whet_Owl/sounds Scroll down to the "Calls" control
View ArticleTrouble with Vintage Tenor, Don't know what to do
So, I started playing Tenor banjo about 2 years ago, and bought a Gold Tone CC-Tenor 19 Fret new... Had it for about a year and decided that I wanted to move up to a better instrument, and bought a...
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Baby Power
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=341rybZ42vA I thought you folks might enjoy this
View ArticleGreat jam last night
What a great jam we had last night. Had a couple of new people to join the jam last night. Both talented musicians and singers. There is really not much better than getting together with friends...
View ArticleAnother fabulous lyrehead.
I certainly hope someone who knows what they got ended up with this old beauty! I've never seen a nicer one....
View ArticleAcidic sweat from hands
I took my banjo to a buddy to refret some frets. He tried cleaning up some metal parts and also an ivoroid button. He used a high strength polish on the arm rest, and brake cleaner on the ivoroid...
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