Steve Ryan Ball Bearing And Arch-top Conversion Rings Question
Steve Ryan made both prewar Gibson banjo arch-top to flathead conversion rings as well as ball bearing to flathead conversion rings. The question is this. Does anybody know if the ball bearing...
View ArticleDannick tone ring just installed
I just installed a Dannick no-hole tone ring in my Gibson Blackjack RB-75. I really debated installing it because (with the exception of the 4th string), the setup priot to installing the Dannick...
View ArticleDean six string Banjo
I just bought a "Dean" six string banjo does anyone know anything about it or is their instruments reputable, I bought it at a Guitar sales dealer here in this small town, it sounds real nice but I...
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"In the groove"
I usually practice several hours a day and it seems the callouses on my fingertips have developed grooves in them. This creates a problem becasue when I move up the neck to like the 15th fret, my...
View ArticleWhat is it?
Can anyone tell me anything about this banjo? The only identification says "Made In England" Patent Applied For.
View ArticleAnd speaking of handbags
I finished putting together this purse for my daughter. She wanted a handbag with a cross on it. So I set out to design one. I had never designed a purse before, so I thought it would be fun....
View ArticleRamsey Standard arrived today: "oh my, what have i done"
had a neat birthday present waiting for me at work today when i arrived at 4pm. UPS said delivery was for thursday so i was already like a cat on a hot tin roof all day, but had calmed down for the...
View ArticleGibson RB250 for sale ('54 bowtie)
Now that people are getting tax returns, I thought I would repost this one. This was my main banjo for a while. The reason I'm selling is in the ad. It's a great bowtie banjo and needs to be played....
View ArticleEarl Scruggs and Don Reno ~ Cumberland Gap PDF
Hello folks, This is one of my favorite tunes to play, and I've always liked the ways both Don and Earl have played it, and to this day, I would like to try and play Don version. I do know that Don...
View ArticleTOTW removed by moderator
Hello, Sorry old time folks--but TOTW /Shenandoah was removed by a moderator (jazzylynn) so--sorry--I spent quite a bit of time researching it and taping it for you and I am going out of town and...
View ArticleMagic the Gathering Anyone?
so last saturday we celebrated the kids valentine day cause the 2 boys were gone to there dads on tuesday, little known to me, my younger son had been begging his mom for magic the gathering trading...
View ArticleGee whiz...Feb 15th and flu and hospital trip.
It's been a day. Took him to the hospital early today. They do their little miracle to get him up and moving. It works, but very costly..but the main thing is it works! I cannot lift him and move him...
View ArticleCraigslist Alert: S. Hicks mountain banjo, etc
Heads up for those interested in this type of 5-string. http://boone.craigslist.org/msg/2853523413.html
View ArticleGood strong Hardcase for a weak clumsy gal!
Hi I am from the UK and have a case thats very bog standard, bloody heavy and leaky and is just rubbish. I am soon to get a new custom built open back banjo that I would like to hold in a good case....
View ArticleNeed help ID'ing this banjo
I was hoping someone would be able to ID this banjo for me, and maybe even price it. I've been a long time guitar/piano player, but I've been dying to start playing the banjo. Found this one at a...
View ArticleGCEG for G
I was at a session today where I had been planning to play one song, in aEAC#E tuning (w/o capo.) Then they began to play a tune in G which I wanted to join in on. I didn't have time to retune, and I...
View ArticleJohn Henry Blues (Full Band)
The family band recorded this one over this past summer, after we heard The Stanley Brothers' live recording....we liked it so good we had to play it ourselves. I like both versions of this song, the...
View ArticleGibson TB00 conversion
This is a Gibson TB 00 conversion that I bought a few years back from Arthur Hatfield. The banjo looks, sounds and plays amazing! The sounds is very sweet, and the notes ring through so pure. Here are...
View ArticleI posted a message now nothing
Dear freinds I am not a banjo player but I posted a question message this afternoon about a 6 string banjo I just purchased, I asked some questions but later on this evening when I return to the Banjo...
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