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Russ Carson is fantastic!
Most of you folks probably know Glenn Carson's son Russ is playing with Audie Blaylock and Redline. Here you can see him in action at the 2011 IBMA. Wow!! If the FLASH image above doesn't work, here...
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Dremel tree
I took a piece of maple and drilled 22 holes in it to hold my commonly used bits.
View ArticleShipping costs getting expensive
Our shipping costs via UPS have increased 25% over the past few weeks. What we shipped monthly cost $19. Now the cost are $30 for the same box. The US post office raised the price of stamps to $0.45....
View ArticleThe South Wind
This pretty Irish waltz was collected by Edward Bunting around 1800. His famous collections also included many works by the harpist O'Carolan. The Chieftains were the first group I can find who...
View ArticleTeef,....
For those of you who still have 'em....tha real ones..I still gots most of mine..but thay are diein...n....breakin...At an alarmin rate....Broke..2..this year...n..think that i'll need ...probly 2 tah...
View ArticleHOKIES
Virginia Tech Hokies get their first ACC win of season, by upsetting #15 VIRGINIA in Charlottesville on Sunday.Way to go HOKIES! Man OH Man, what a win! Micki
View ArticleKeeping your cool during a gig
This viola player simply plays along with the ringtone interrupting his concert. What class. Cheers, ZEPP
View ArticleAnother version of Blackbird - Paul McCartney
Last week I added a three-finger version of Blackbird in the tab archive. Here is another version, where the banjo (in drop C tuning!) plays the accompaniment, based on Paul's guitar version. It is...
View ArticleOn Shipping a Banjo
Hey Guys, Just curious- for those of us non-professionals who occasionally need to ship a banjo and don't have the correct box- what do you use to ship the banjo? Do you make one up out of regular...
View ArticleFF....What's for lunch/dinner today?
Today is spegetti. Sounds good on a windy winter day. Supper is homemade beef-vegetable soup. Breakfast: I had an orange and a half banana. He will have danish when he is awake. What are you...
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Devil's Dream (5-piece band at practice)
This is a beautiful traditional fiddle tune that was recorded in March 2011 at (now defunct) band practice. The lineup is: Me (on my custom top-tension banjo), Shane Lail on guitar, Keith Cole on...
View ArticleTha modern...gun slinger..
Holster yer Lawyers folks...Just another form of trollin society....Laweyers can be ah good thing...so tah speak..But,......dooya...think that thay could be reserved...fer....Important...
View Articlebusting up perfectly nice pre wars for profit???
See more and more being parted out that seem to be in great shape. I can see doing it if something is broken or in rough shape but i cant see doing it when they are in such good shape. Your thoughts
View ArticleKnife Rejuvenation Hobby
My latest hobby has been to restore/rejuvenate old high carbon blade knives. Mainly the cheaper knives like Old Hickory, or even some old HC Sheffields, Fosters etc. This old steel can be re-edged...
View ArticleIncreasing Frequency of Scams on BHO: A call to Action?
Scam~bogus classified ads seem to be happening with more and more frequency here on BHO. This makes at least 5 threads going on at the exact same time, right now, about various, but related, scams. In...
View ArticleFairbanks vs. Eastman Whyte Laydie Banjos
What are the assessments of the Fairbanks/Vega Whyte Laydie banjos compared to the Eastman Whyte Laydie?
View ArticleWho's at fault?
Here's the scenario: Johnny is at a festival and leaves his banjo outside the camper for 15 minutes to go and use the restroom. In the mean time, someone comes along and steals the banjo. Johnny...
View Article....Speaking of Dremel bits
Steve's post reminded me that on two separate occasions recently, I was asked by fellow BHO members how I cut the slot for bindings. In 25 words or less, my go-tool is the number #116 Dremel bit. As...
View ArticleDo you have a home phone ?
A lot of people seem to be going with just the cellular phone and no longer using a traditional home phone. I don’t have a cel phone or regular phone but I was just wondering.
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