Monroe's Farewell to Long Hollow ~ Key of Am
Hello all, I have been working on "Farewell" by myself, I have it all the way down, except for the B part. Mike Compton does an amazing rendition of this Bill Monroe tune, and I was wondering if some...
View ArticleKenny Ingram !
I have been listening to this LP and wondering how Kenny Ingram does this and then I found this video. Now I see it but am more amazed than ever. Kenny Ingram is a powerhouse on the 5 String Banjo...
View ArticleUsed prices on COT Banjos
Just curious as to why these banjos resale for so low... I've played them before and they're a terrific banjo.. I just see them going on Banjo buyer for sub $2000 prices and wondered why.......You...
View ArticleB&D tenor info
Hello all, I'm new here and to playing the banjo. I got interested in learning the banjo after years of guitar and kind of got burned/bored with it. I picked up my grandfathers banjo and book and...
View ArticleNeed advice on getting restoration
I now have 3 old banjos and a neat parlor guitar that I want restored. I know a great repair guy whos worked on my rb250, but I dont know if i should trust him with 100 year old + insturments. The...
View Article"Gold Star" banjo on eBay... hmm... don't think so...
Just saw this: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=380400544682&fromMakeTrack=true#ht_2247wt_941 but to my knowledge Saga never made a Gold Star with a double-cut peghead neck...
View ArticleI have a Huber VRB-G for sale in classifieds
I have a Huber VRB-G in perfect condition for sale in the classifieds. I purchased this banjo from Huber in May and due to some health issues, it has not been played much; maybe have 5 hrs on it....
View Articlewhat is a zither?
As I was cruising the hangout someone was asking about a german banjo with a tunneled 5th string. And the first thing to come to my mind was "zither". But no one else had said 'oh that's a zither"...
View ArticleDepression
How are you supposed to deal with depression? Not saying I have or haven't got it, I'd just like to know please. Cheers :D
View Article(FF) Bean Soup Recipe
Liz here: Al and I were served this soup by his niece over the holidays and liked ita lot. 2 cans pinto beans, drained 1 1/2 lg. boxes beef broth 2 bay leaves 4 slices of bacon, chopped 1 onion,...
View ArticlePosts are appearing upside down!
Eric - I just posted a response - and the post appeared near the top of this thread. And when I posted it I got an error.
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BHO Server Crash ~ Survivor Support Group
A place where we can share "where we were and what we were doing when the server crashed" stories... It's gonna be okay after all!
View ArticleA few things
First I want to introduce myself, I've been hanging around for a while, but, I stutter so I didn't say anything. Thanks for all the great posts everyone! I looked at Yew Pine Mountains in Ken...
View ArticleKNEW KNOWLES VIDEO!
Here is another tune caught by my buddy Will Turner on his fancy phone. The guitar is picked by my long suffering sidekick Mark McWherter. We started this on fast and it just didn't slow down! I...
View ArticleI'll Learn You to Rock Andy
Or just "Rock Andy"---not sure what the actual title is. A few days ago, J-Walk posted a thread asking for someone to identify this tune played in a youtube video. Turns out it was Anna...
View ArticleNow we return to our regularly scheduled BHO
Good job bringing the site back to life, Eric.
View ArticleWe just changed servers. See any site issues? Please post them here...
Here's the place to post any bugs you find as we're getting the new site working on the new server. Thanks!
View ArticleOK - who broke it?
Well? Fess up. What did you do to break the Forum? Divide by zero? Start a thread that global warming was due to big foot? We'll eventually track you down. It's better to come clean -- your...
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Turkey flavor injector as dowel removal tool
Needle just happens to be the right size to fit the plastic tubing I already had on hand. Drilled a hole through the dowel, into the socket. Put the needle in, and siphoned hot water from the...
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