Day Dream Believer... Gone
I just heard that Davey Jones of the Monkeys has died of a heart attack. http://content.usatoday.com/communities/entertainment/post/2012/02/monkees-star-davy-jones-dies-at-age-66/1 Really liked...
View ArticleAnother timimg issue
First let me say that I am an experienced rythm guitar and upright bass player but been working on the banjo about 3 years. I can vamp at about any speed, but..... I have been Pete Wernicks Slow Jam...
View ArticleBuying used banjo- Warranty Card?
I bought a 2001 banjo - it came from a music shop that was closing.. the owner had wanted to keep this banjo for himself and played it very little. It was pretty much brand new when i got it. With...
View Articlearnold banjo
has anyone out there any information on old arnold banjos. I just bought an old aluminium bottletop but I can't find any info about them.
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Uploads to Tab Section display is very weird...
I have uploaded 2 PDF files and 2 MP3 files to this tab lesson, yet the display show 4 PDF files and 2 MP3s. Very weird. And very confusing to know how to instruct someone what to download. Why is...
View ArticleAnother problem I found with photo uploads....
Found another glitch with photo uploads... If you have created several photo albums, you will see this problem. When you go to upload a photo, the pulldown menu in the upload form, does not include...
View ArticleRenaissance head adjustment
I play a banjo with a 12" Renaissance head that doesn't seem to want to settle in on its adjustment. I've had this banjo for over a year but I have to repeatedly mess with tightness to keep it where...
View ArticleAre the basic rolls always used in songs?
Hi all, I've been sticking with the basic rolls every night, and trying to incorporate them into songs i know. The chord changes are getting easier and it's slowly making tunefull sense. With some...
View ArticleHappy Birthday
to Giacchino Rossini 29 February 1792 – 13 November 1868, Best known as the composer of "William Tell" and "The Barber Of Seville" among other operas.
View ArticleBuying some new stuff What to get ?
Hey guys and gals of banjo hangout I play a Gibson Mastertone Im looking to get a new head, bridge and maybe tail piece. Im looking to get a good barking tone but with a evenness through out the...
View Articleopen C or Double C?
I thought this would be a fun question. Do you prefer open C or double C tuning when playing in C or D or do you use both? What led you to choose one tuning over the other? Cheers, Colin
View ArticleHow did you setup your Fults Tailpiece
It would be nice to know how others have set up their Fults Tailpiece. Maybe the kind of Fults tailpiece, the type of banjo, how may spacers on the inside and outside and how far off the head did you...
View ArticleOld Dan Tucker: Me... clawhammer. Oh oh.
Yep, I've been working on clawhammer style since I got hold of my new-old Vega Style F conversion (readthe full saga). I don't do it very well yet but I have hopes. I'm surprise to find it really...
View ArticleObituary
My best friend and old picking-buddy died today. Paul Garvey(83),of Kinston NC, and I have been playing music together since 1975. He and I were the founders of the Eastern NC Bluegrass Association in...
View ArticleBuying a Banjo without playing first (ebay)?
Hi, After a bit of trawling around the interwebs, it seems that Gold Tone banjos are reccomended beginners banjos. However, it seems that the music shops near me don't sell Gold Tones, and in fact, 5...
View ArticleAnyone tried dying a calf skin head black?
I want to try a black calf skin head on one of my banjos but not the shiny plastic kind. I have not found anyone who sells them so I wonder if anyone has an idea of how to stain or colorize a calf...
View ArticleDam Now I dont Have the Cash!!!!!
The guy says since 3 people made him the same offer of $1200 and i was the First one to offer that,that he will give me the banjo first. I Dont have the cash now. Bummer Bummer Bummer. Oh well next...
View ArticleF/S or Trade: PerfectTouch Picks Size Small
Due to recent hyperactive experimentation with size small finger picks and thumb picks, I have a complete extra set of virtually new PerfectTouch picks available. The finger picks are flat front,...
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Woman arrested for burning down 3,500 year old cypress tree.
She said she started the fire because she needed light to see how to do her drugs (methamphetamine). I don't even have words to describe what I think of her....
View ArticleAdded new cool figured armrest covers to classified!
Just added a new choice armrest cover to my classified add. It's laminated birch in a very sharp nickel/coal figured model. Check em out! Click dollar sign above this post to view the add - thanks!...
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