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Ice crystals on the car
The world can be a beautiful place. This morning I walked out with the dogs just after sunrise and found beautiful patterns of ice crystals on the cars. I snapped a few pictures with my phone. 45...
View ArticleTennessee Stud - Jimmy Driftwood - Melody Study...
First verse and chorus only, with fill-in stuff everywhere... Tennessee Stud - Jimmy Driftwood - in G - Tabledit Tennessee Stud - Jimmy Driftwood - in G -MIDI See attached PDF... Tom www.banjotom2.com
View ArticleSnakes pfffft. What about spiders?
I just heard of somebody getting a black widow in their grapes. So I punch it in. YIKES!!. Don't worry we don't need Imported black widows we already got our own!!....
View ArticleCold Storage, or close to it.
Today is the 28th. Young adult step-datughter Martha was over for a brief visit on the 21st, and noticed my fridge was "sounding funny". She asked if I had vacuumed the coils recently. I don't recall...
View ArticleUnionville banjos
Anybody heard of Unionville banjos made in Virginia? What should one expect to pay for these banjos?
View Articlesilver inlay?
This looks like a nice restoration project for someone The seller says he has been told that the inlay could be silver...is this something that builders did ?...
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Lord Inchiquin
I recently replaced some of my old Chieftains cassettes with CDs. They did much to introduce the world to Turlough O'Carolan, the great Irish harpist, born in 1670. This song is on their third album....
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Parts banjo may be "parted" out...JLMK
I recently built a "hot-rod" banjo as an experiment, and it turned out great, but time to re-invest in my other hobby! I've thought about tearing this hot rod down, and selling the parts for what...
View ArticleSetting Action
First banjo, cheap Epiphone MB 200. I do all my guitar setups, but Im not sure to correct the action if I need to make a neck adjustment or file the string slots deeper on the bridge. Nut seems...
View ArticleOriginal Titebond and me
Last week, we had a good discussion about the comparative qualities of the different types of Titebond. I had mentioned that I subject my block rim octagon glue joints that are glued end grain to a...
View ArticleBasic truss rod adjustment advice
I bought a Mastercraft banjo to evaluate for the Young Appalachian Musicians (YAM) program, which needs some beginner instruments. The one I bought off of Craigslist is in like new condition. There...
View ArticleTone Ring for sale
Offered is a never mounted McPeake Arch Top / Raised Head to Flathead conversion tone ring. This enables a raised head / arch top banjo to be converted to a flathead without altering the rim. I have...
View ArticleDo particular banjos sound best in a particular tuning?
I play two banjos on a regular basis, a Flesher banjo with a 12" pot and a Chuck Lee Chalk Mountain Model with an 11" pot. Both have ebony tone rings. To my ear, among the most popular OT major key...
View ArticleGood book on ebay for newer players...
Out of print for a very long time but it occasionally shows up on flea bay. Worth every dime of this buy now price...
View ArticleSkype Web cam's
Just thinking I currently don't have a webcam and was thinking about getting on to take skype banjo lessons. Just curios what should I look for, was thinking something by Logitech. I have a Canon FS...
View ArticleBulgarian Music on the Banjo
here's a brand new video of a traditional bulgarian round dance played on the banjo (with fiddle, clarinet, guitar and bass). enjoy! http://youtu.be/sZSoORQwArU more videos and free tablature posted...
View ArticleOriginal Tune: Kick Hill Breakdown
Tune I came up with practicing single string technique. Recently got Band In A Box so I decided to try to record it using Garage Band. These programs are a lot of fun. Looking forward to getting...
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