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I love soy sauce
My wife gives me stares when I put it on a Chinese dish because I use about a tablespoon of it. And then when I reheat the leftovers the next day, I douse it again. I don't care about how bad it is...
View Article50 year old Tuners
This is probably a complete no-brainer to others, but I just got done using WD-40 on my '61 Harmony Archtop Tenor's uber icky, sticky tuners... and MAN! What a difference! Still a little tough when...
View ArticleJazz, Plectrum/5-String, Clawhammer, and all manner of banjo questions!
Greetings everyone, I, like so many, have fallen madly in love with the banjo. It began about 1 and a half years ago when I got my Recording King banjo. I started down the bluegrass route and have...
View ArticleNylgut strings - tonal 'die-back'?
I play clawhammer (Wildwood Balladeer with Fiberskyn head) with Aquila Nylgut strings. Ive noted that after a hard/long playing session that the 'amplitude' of sound output (and tonal 'brilliance')...
View ArticleResource
Reading this forum over the past couple of months, there has been a lot of good info about playing and answering questions about how to get started playing the banjo three finger, "Scruggs"...
View ArticleMusic stores in Dallas?
Hey folks, I am headed down to Dallas for the weekend from Missouri and I was wondering if any of you know of some good music stores to visit while I am there. I am particularly interested in quality...
View ArticleHelp in choosing 6-string banjo
Hi I've been hired to play in the orchestra pit for a production of Ragtime this summer. I play guitar, but for this show there are a few mandolin cues and several banjo cues. I played a show once...
View Articlediscovered a NYC set up guy
I've been getting work done on my banjo from a number of different guys here in the city. Some are way too expensive, others are too busy and you've got to wait a month and yet others are not reliable...
View ArticleLuther and Luther King
In 1517, after much prayer and meditation, a priest and follower of the Catholic monastic life for many years had reached the limit of his patience. The Church, at that time, preached a theology of...
View ArticlePoly Finish...advantage or disadvantage?
I see some of the Banjo Makers will say that a Nitro finish is a good thing..What are the advantages? Not counting the Rim..I don't see that much of an advantage of putting Lacquer on a resonator and...
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Downloading music from youtube and slowing its tempo to learn by ear
When you want to learn a tune from a YouTube video, but they are playing too fast. This has come up on other sites and here is what I worked out. I use a MacBook Pro with the Intel Inside. My browser...
View ArticleChicken Pluckin' Time in Petaluma (Greg Connor cover!)
Greg Connor can write a romantic song on almost any subject. I've played it a several gatherings just me and the banjo and people seem to get as big a hoot from it as I do. So I decided to record...
View ArticleIrish style
My wife and i go to hear this good local Irish trio and their banjo player does tenor tremolo ( I guess! ) style reels and jigs with a pick.... sometimes on a 5 string. I play clawhammer but love...
View ArticleDick Rich and His Melodious Monarchs
Marco had posted a wonderful capture of an old '20s music show @ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sacnLsxxUlE&feature=colike What captured my fascination was the banjo in the first song- it looks...
View ArticleGold Star GF-200 banjo for sale
Hey folks, I'm selling a banjo for a friend. You can see the ad in the classified ads section. Thanks.
View ArticleInterview w/ Justin Robinson (formerly of Carolina Chocolate Drops)
Hi All, I would like to share an exciting new interview that I just posted on my music blog, Uprooted Music Revue. The interview is with Justin Robinson (formerly of the Carolina Chocolate Drops). We...
View ArticleMinor Swing in Dm
Does anyone have a tab of Minor Swing in Dm. I can find it in Am but have had no luck finding it in Dm. Thanks in advance, Fred
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