Pictures
I posted a picture of a flange trademark the other day. i did not post 6 of the same photo, but somehow the Hangout software multiplied the image . This is not the only one. I have multiple images of...
View ArticleB&D Resonator Plates - How Many Kinds?
Bacon/B&D occasionally put a maker's plate on the outside of the resonator. Some have them and some don't. There seem to be at least a couple of kinds. One kind is a generic "Made By" plate....
View ArticleAny Huber TrueTone SoundOff Posts?
Have there been any Sound Off posts with someone playing a Huber TrueTone? Thanks
View ArticleE tuning- learning chord positions
Hello, As I try to learn some new tunes with my banjo tuned to a John Hartford style E tuning (E B E Ab B)- I find myself wasting lots of time trying to figure out new basic chord positions.... I...
View ArticlePolishing parts question
So I am rehabbing an old Vega N to make it a 5 string. Neck is being made by someone else (I dont have that ability....maybe someday) but i am doing the rest. Anyway, I started to mess around with...
View ArticleTurning your own tuning peg heads?
Has anyone turned their own tuning peg heads? looking for some advice....
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Wide frets, thin frets ... ahhhhh, just right frets
I was looking at photos on another thread where a BHO member found a great deal on a Gibson-style banjo at a pawn shop. One of the things that jumped out at me about the neck photos was the frets are...
View ArticleWhat strange or different items is on your grocery or shopping list?
I have been adding to my grocery list. I leave it on the table handy and add to it as things come to mind. I looked at it and thought that some things are Not on a normal shopping list for some....
View ArticleRibs
That's what I'm talking about. I fired up the old New Braunfels grill yesterday and cooked some ribs. I could only get one slab of spare ribs which is what I prefer. I trim them myself St. Louis...
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Book for Manly Men only
You know you have no insecurities whatsoever if you can rope and purl.
View Articlecan any florida members help a guy ( 5th spikes)
fellas, im in need of a couple of railroad spikes. i was at the yeehaw junction festival this weekend and my 5th string , 7th fret spike loosened and i couldnt get it to hold anymore so i made due...
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Does any one know who wrote this song?
I've tried searching it, but all that comes up is links to people or groups who have PLAYED it. I am trying to find its origin. The person who wrote it, and when it was written. Thanks Here is the...
View ArticleRyman gets a new stage
The old one is worn out and stored as much history and good vibes as wood can bear. The new stage will be imported teak....
View ArticleToo Cool
A little background. The Met Office/Climate Research Unit at East Anglia is where they cook up the official Global Temp. These guys are in charge of those mysterious and holy computer models that...
View ArticleBooks DVDs for Clawhammer
I'm sort of a newbie at Clawhammer and I was looking for recommendations on instruction books/DVDs. I've got a musical back round with guitar and uke, I'm looking for technique and such. Thanks!
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Broken Necks!
Yesterday I was at the bus station in downtown Pittsburgh and I managed to snap the head clean off my Fender FB-300. I was strapping my gig bag to my backpack, and had just picked it up when the top...
View ArticleLast Night I Had the Strangest Dream
So, I have been searching all over the internet to no avail. I would love to find the banjo tabs for "Last Night I had the Strangest Dream", sung by Simon & Garfunkel. If anyone at all has any...
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The things you see when you don't have the money
I have been driving by a used car lot the past couple of weeks and seeing a 1957 Mercury Montclair sitting there. So yesterday Joyce and I pulled into the lot just out of curiosity. The thing runs...
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