old time herald gone missing?
Pardon me if I've miscalculated but our beloved bi-monthly has not put out a new magazine since the aug.-sept. issue 2011. Anyone know what's up?
View ArticleRemo head question
I just received a new head from StewMac. I ordered a Remo Weatherking medium crown. It is not marked which is fine with me but I have just never seen an unmarked one. Is this common?
View ArticleDamsel in distress, needs BANJO sound track
I got a message from Mander http://www.banjohangout.org/my/mander Said she had a sound file she was going to use for a project, and lost it. Asked if I had one she could use. All my stuff has lyrics....
View Articleany info on tempo banjo?
My father gave me a banjo and case. He never learned to play. It is my favorite instrument but I don't know if I have what it takes to learn. Still I would like to learn more about it and after many...
View ArticleHelp Identifying a Silvertone Banjo
I am totally new to this and ran across a Silvertone Long Neck (25 Frets) with Nice inlay. It has a Brass?(Gold Tone) Pot. I have read Blogs about Kay and Harmony making Silvertones, but this is...
View ArticleLets hear it for the regulators!
All you Need to Know about Government Bureaucracy: Pythagorean theorem: ............................................24 words. Lord's prayer:....................................................... 66...
View ArticleCase for a 12" 17 fret open back banjo??
Any suggestions for a decent case for a 17 fret open back Orpheum Tenor with a 12 3/16 pot. , not looking for a gig bag?? Thanks! Bob
View ArticleGrumpies of the World Unite
Let's put the pensioners in jail and the criminals in a nursing home. This way the pensioners would have access to showers, hobbies and walks. They'd receive unlimited free prescriptions, dental...
View ArticleBallad of Jed Clampett - with Diminished Chords...
Years ago, I was at Fazio's Frets 'n Friends (music store) in St. Louis... I walked in the door and Brian Vaccaro, a jazz guitarist and the head of the teaching department at Fazio's said, "Hey,...
View ArticleDiminished Chord and Lick Substitution in Bluegrass...
I posted this in the tab request section here on the BHO... but thought it may also make an interesting discussion piece for the theory section... In Earl's original, he plays an A chord... I heard...
View ArticleNew H2n
Recently purchased a Zoom H2n. I am recording myself in mp3 format so as not to have to convert from wav. What is best settings as far as stereo, mp3, etc. for solo recordings to post to hangout?...
View ArticleI might not exist
Okay, so we've completed all the hoops and paperwork for adoption and are almost ready to be on 'the list'. However, it turns out that there is some sort of identification number missing on my birth...
View ArticleTeacher on Long Island
Hello everybody, I'm new here and new to the banjo, I've been playing a short time, putting in at minimum an hour a day. I've been following RSB, working on getting the basic stroke down and hopefully...
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Rhiannon Giddens in my living room!
It's not often I'm star struck...We spent two hours or so playing and talking banjos. What a great human being she is She has relatives living near Edinburgh, and was gracious enough to pay me a...
View ArticleTheft of UPS package?
I apparently have too much faith in humanity and am too trusting. We often have items delivered by UPS from amazon. We both work so there is a good chance that we won't be there when a package is...
View ArticlePrice for stelling
What would be a good price to pay for a stelling red fox 1991 with a Sullivan old growth rim thanks
View ArticleBack To Old Kentucky
I have the down the neck part of I'm Going Back To Old Kentucky down fairly good. But have never heard the tune. Can someone help?
View ArticleBanjo Hangout: June, 2000 Edition
A blast from the past: http://web.archive.org/web/20000621082341/http://www.banjohangout.org/ Eric, can you change it back to the old-school white on black?
View ArticleBottom string sounding unintentionally
I have an early 20s Bacon tenor, tuned GDAE - I play Irish music. If I don't cover the bottom G in some manner it sounds while I play, adding a rather irksome drone. It's not really an issue playing...
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