Gibson RB for a beginner, your thoughts?
Ok, so I was at a music store purchasing odds and ends and this Gibson RB was in the corner and whispering my name. I gave it a look over, and just for the hell of it, tuned it up and had a little go....
View ArticlePosition Mark at 14th Fret
About when did banjo makers stop fret marking at 14th fret and move it to 15th fret?
View ArticleGreat example of clawhammer on a "flathead" resonator banjo
Every one or two month here on the BHO the question pops up if you can (or are allowed) to play clawhammer on a resonator banjo. The answer is always "yes" with lots of historic examples. I very much...
View ArticleUncle Dave's Banjo
The following may or may not be true, but it's what I've always heard: Uncle Dave Macon left one of his banjos to Dave Akeman, aka Stringbean. Stringbean had told Grandpa (Louis M. Jones) that...
View ArticleSteve Ryan Banjos
Occasionally I see discussion of Steve Ryan tone rings, but I wonder how many folks are playing Steve Ryan banjos? Most of them were "tribute" banjos, so they may be a little difficult to identify....
View Articledesert rose bridge
my desert rose elite came in the mail today.the feet are cut on a slight angle which would allow the bridge to NOT set 90 degrees to the head. which angle should the bridge 'lean'; backwards toward...
View ArticleJohn Boulding Workshop this Saturday Feb 11th eastern NC!!
Just a reminder we have two more spots left for the John Boulding workshop being held at Banjo Island in Frisco NC on Hatteras Island. The weather has been really nice come on down enjoy some jamming...
View ArticleGreatfor my new Rocky Top Morgan Monroe!
Yeah all the way from Newfoundland, Canada- 5/8 standard spacing and 2.1 grams
View ArticleFS/T: Gold Star GF-85 Neck and Resonator (Mahogany)
Excellent condition, from a modern Gold Star GF-85: http://www.banjohangout.org/classified/26628 Thanks for looking! John
View ArticleFretless, metal plate or not?
So here's one to pick your minds on: I am getting my first fretless. I have been in line with a builder for a short eternity, and time is drawing nigh. I ordered a fretless with a metal plate. I have...
View ArticleI bought a Snark
Many of you probably already have one of these, but I just recently got a Snark digital tuner. They are not expensive and have very accurate tuning. Work for left or right handed, and 360 tuning...
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Wings
I was looking through an old family box,today.High School pics and Graduation tastle. Dad's dog tags and this set of wings,yet he was in the engineers.Though he did construct an airfield in Labrador...
View Article$3800.00........
Tha price fer super bowel...tickets...And people complain about no jobs...
View ArticleBeech bridge
Sosebee'sEuropean beech bridge is one of the finest bridges I have ever used and I have used about all of them.It really brought out clarity and brightness of notes up the neck. If you are wanting to...
View ArticleCheap but good Metronome?
I have a Genx3 board that i use the metronome and drum effects on, but it is not really built to be portable, was wondering what the best bang for your buck metronome out there is? any advice or...
View ArticleSuper Bowl Prediction.....
Eli's -a-comin'.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1A2eet1bttY New York Football Giants win!!! Though you'll never get away from the burning heart ache (Tom Brady). Hide it! Somebody hide it!
View ArticleHotspot Bridges
I don't think the Hotspot bridges are available any more. What kind of wood were they made of?? Who made them?? Sheldon
View ArticleMoscow Nights (CH)
AKA Midnight in Moscow. My CH take on the world wide monster hit. Number 1 in the USA on the "Easy Listening" Charts in 1962. Made popular in mainland China by the pianist Van Cliburn.
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