when truth contradicts perception
This is kind of a philosophical question, but imagine someone whose perception tells them one thing, and the truth of the matter is known to everyone else as something other than what they believe....
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a Roscoe Holcomb question...
I have the John Cohen documentary recording called "That High Lonesome Sound". I really enjoy it. Roscoe is on the cover, but others from way back are in it as well. In it there is a video of Roscoe...
View ArticleAnyone know if you buy the RK 75 elite neck separately?
With the success of the RK 75 Elite presumably there are other players like me looking to get a hold of one of those longer scale necks for their own builds. Anyone know if RK are thinking of selling...
View ArticleSetup rating? Really?
I would recommend getting rid of the "setup" rating in the banjo reviews. There are so many "setups" that aren't done by the manufacturer. For instance: Setup The banjo was not set up when I got...
View ArticleLast Chance! (Clawhammer)
Hey everyone, here is Hobart Smith's strange and wonderful tune, "Last Chance." It has it's own tuning, fDFCD, which I capo'ed up to gEGDE. I had a couple of different tabs for it, so I combined...
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Annie has on a frilly hoodie today.
I don't know how many sets of clothes Annie has. Debbie won't tell me.
View ArticleWhere's Waldo? Help identifying parts
Hello all I recently bought this banjo from a local kid who bought it off ebay 4 or 5 years ago. It's got a refinished '28 TB3 resonator (8976-14). Everything else is fuzzy. Rim appears to be either...
View ArticleMore domestic terror
It has been saddening to see another shooting rampage. This time at a Sikh temple outside of Milwaukee. My prayers go out to the families of those killed. I'm not sure if they have any background...
View ArticleShopping on the net. Do you shop the net for things?
Here we have very little in the way of stores or places to shop. Seems Walmart in the town has about what I need. I go into town maybe once every couple of weeks for supplies. With the internet handy,...
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well my B-day surprise for her went well !
really suprised renee for her birthday (early),,, they were doing a show with the steeldrivers and i had them call her out and the dedicated a song ,well 2 songs to her. she looked at me and ask" how...
View ArticleA new guy with some questions.
Hello Everyone! Names Jon, and I have a couple of questions I need some help on, but I wasn't able to find a thread that seemed appropriate to chime in on. So i figured i would do a double and...
View ArticleCars these days . . . ugghhh!!!
OK. About 3 months or so ago, a headlamp burnt out on my wife's 2004 Dodge Neon. No problem. I went to the auto parts store and bought a twin pack of halogen bulbs, figuring that both bulbs ha the...
View ArticleFingers in The Way (This is not a song)
I've been playing over a year now....every day....and I would say as a novice I'm getting "purty good." I pick with the index finger mostly and my other three fingers hit strings from time to time. I...
View ArticleEasy songs to play background and sing too?
Anybody know of some fun songs I can strum a few easy chords too and sing as well? I'm still a beginner and I keep the banjo tuned in G while using C, D7, etc. The easier chords in my opinion...and...
View ArticleFender allegro
I have a fender allegro with a Sullivan #1 added Click on the dollar sign . Thanks
View ArticleWho bought the OME Vintage Jubilee Open Back
Just wondering if anyone here bought the Ome from the 12th fret in Toronto? Thats one fine banjo!
View ArticleI.D. in F.T. Lauderdale
http://miami.craigslist.org/brw/msg/3149781261.html What is this thing?
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Santa Anna's Retreat
I first learned this tune from a Library of Congress recording of the western Virginia fiddler Henry Reed (1884-1968). Reed learned the tune from his neighbor and mentor, Quince Dillon, who had been a...
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