Positive experience transacting with Clydes Guns and Banjos
I'm only posting this here only because the Classified Ad got taken down before I could post a positive rating on a recent purchase from Clyde's Guns & Banjos. Did a trade with Clyde for a banjo...
View ArticleMidwest Banjo Camp
Was wondering how Midwest banjo camp was? I am planning on going next year jim
View ArticleWildwood price drop!
Decided to lower the price on my Wildwood Paragon for a short time in hopes of stirring up some activity.
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John Hartford in Gasoline Alley comic strip.
I once had a Sunday comic, cut from a newspaper and pinned over my desk, that had John Hartford playing a banjo with a riverboat in the background. A speech bubble over John's head said, "'A banjo...
View ArticleMy gripe with stuff...
Packaging. Especially those things they put in heavy plastic bubble stuff that you have to use a sharp knife to open! Some things are near at impossible to unwrap from that stiff plastic! Boxes and...
View ArticleMaking brass tailpiece- how thick should the brass be?
I want to try my hand at making some simple brass tailpieces for open-backed banjos, but I'm unsure how thick the brass sheet should be that I use. I can't find a local brass supplier so I will need...
View ArticleLike a banjo rim , BUT !
It has been estimated there are 2000 paper and cardboard containers of unclaimed cremated remains of American Veterans in every state in the U.S.A. Some of these cremains have been setting inclaimed...
View ArticleSteeldrivers tabs
I would realy like to learn the intro for 'Can You Run' by the steldrivers if any body can tab this for me I would be most grateful, I just cant do it myself, thanks.
View ArticleFinally...a Banjo meme?
For all of you internet/banjo fanatics, I hope to make this a new meme...we'll see. Hope you all enjoy, and get a good laugh.
View ArticleThe Government Wants Your Guitar
http://12160.info/profiles/blogs/feds-threaten-to-raid-summer-concerts-to-seize-guitars?xg_source=activity
View Articleneck to pot question
The picture shows the situation. Most banjos I see pictured seem to have the fingerboard almost flush where it meets the tension hoop. So here are my questions: 1) Is this due to a wrong head crown?...
View ArticleDeering Sierra (Mahogany) - Excellent ++ Condition
A beautiful 2009 Deering Sierra with maple vine & pearloid dot inlay pattern on the neck. The only thing that prevents me from listing this banjo as mint is some slight tarnish on the arm rest, as...
View ArticlePre-War Peghead Overlay
In the pre-war days, what was the most common material used in the peghead overlays? I know that Brazilian rosewood was used for the fingerboards, but was it also used for the pegheads as well? Any...
View ArticleActuals books, homespun videos and tuners for sale
I have a great deal on some acutab books,homespun videos and tuners. Check out the ad
View ArticleI am confused
I went to get new tires this morning, I stopped at one place, tires $1200. Went to the other place same exact tires under $700.00. Both places family owned. What is up. Oh and the cheaper place, I get...
View ArticleMetal Resonator
After pondering previous thread on copper spunover pots got me thinking of a copper spun resonator or a hand shaped copper resonator. Are there any examples out there on hand made custom jo's....
View Articletuning down & longer scale neck
If you tune down a whole step to suit your voice, does it make sense to get a slightly longer scale neck to keep the tension the same? Surely I'm not the first to do this..
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Dropping my home owners insurance today
Last year we switched insurance companies to get a better deal ... and they just re-wrote my policy and jacked it up 30 percent. I am calling them to cancel the policy. I just don't have ayn...
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