claw hammer on Banjo ukulele or ukulele
I would like to know if someone in the Baltimore, MD, area teaches claw hammer style? I would like to use my banjo-uke for this. Have tried following lessons on Youtube but I am having trouble with...
View ArticleFlexible sawmill?
Is Sawmill the most flexible tuning? To make up sets of tunes that changed key, to sound more interesting, I tabbed out some Shetland fiddle reels. Here's the list, with keys - bear in mind that the...
View ArticleSands Nylon String Gauge
Help, The archives are not satisfying my question! I want to try the Chris Sands nylon strings but i can't figure which size to buy. I think i would prefer the heavies but will they get up to standard...
View ArticleAdvice on accompaniment?
A couple of months ago I picked up the rocket science banjo book, and I've been feeling pretty proficient lately. After I got the basics from there I learned a bunch of songs from the tab archive, and...
View ArticleTOTW 11-22-2013 Rat's Gone to Rest
TOTW 11-22-2013 Rat’s Gone To RestI’ve chosen Rat’s Gone to Rest by Bath County, Kentucky, fiddler George Lee Hawkins (1904 – 1991) for this installment of TOTW. All the sources I researched for...
View ArticleWas Van Johnson FAKING it?
In this VERY brief movie clip, the fingers appear to be doing what I hear on the sound track.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Pm1Are2o-M So I'm asking over on Old Time, where the people who might know,...
View ArticleNew Stroke Minstrel Book
This is actually the second edition to a book already existing by Tim Twiss. Learn the essentials of Stroke style and apply it to repertoire immediately. Taken directly from Briggs, Rice and Converse,...
View ArticleHow important to Memorize music?
Hey guys, I have owned a banjo for about a year now. Up until about a month ago I have been learning Scruggs style. Lets just say my dedication was not up to snuff for most of the time. I have made a...
View ArticleRunning Scale Tunes?
I thought it would be interesting to run this idea by all you banjo players. I am carrying this thought over from the recent TOTW- Whiskey before breakfast conversation. "Whiskey before breakfast is...
View ArticleReawakening interest in the banjo
Got an email from a player who is getting bored with his playing. He is too reliant on Bum Did-dy for everything and it is getting to that mind numbing stage. Here is what I proposed to him as a way...
View ArticleQuestion: Matching Fiddle Tunings to Banjo Tunings
GGCGDgDGBDGGDGDgDGBDGGDAEgDGBDGGDGDgDGBDGGDGBgDGBD GGDAEgCGCD DADAEaDADEDADADaDADEDGDAEaDADEDDDADaDADE AAEAEaEAC#EAGDAEaEAC#EAAEAC#aEAC#EGmodalGDAEaEAC#E AAEAEaEADEGmodalGDAEaEADE I’m playing with a...
View ArticleMute for moon shape bridge?
I have a good mute for a straight bridge but does anyone know if a mute is available for a moon shaped bridge? Or suggestions of ways to mute with this bridge other than stuff the pot. Thanks!
View ArticleWhat tuning for playing with guitars players?
If you guys are playing with a guitar player who is in the standard E tuning what do you guys have you banjos tuned to if you don't d me asking?
View ArticleNew simple clawhammer tune
I was practicing hammer on's and pull off's and this tune just came up. Hope you enjoy it. http://larryholdermusic.org/evasdelight.html
View ArticleWayfaring Stranger like David Eugene Edwards
Hi all,So I'm trying to learn to play this version of Wayfaring Stranger: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HY3sj5ICHmofrom this tab here: http://www.banjohangout.org/tab/browse.asp?m=detail&v=16778...
View ArticleBanjo Strap Recommendations
Can anyone make a recommendation for a good banjo strap for a Deering Goodtime Special openback? I am a novice and starting out with clawhammer style.Thanks!
View ArticleNot sure what the problem is....
Hi,I was trying to learn Snowdrop last night. I worked it out in G, then saw that most everyone was playing in open C. I tuned my banjo to gCGCE and watched a couple people play, then looked at the tab...
View ArticleGreensleeves in D
I gotta learn this by tomorrow, to be played with a flute and clarinet. I assume it's in D, the kid didn't know, just said there were two sharps. Can any of you sharp folks give me the chords to this...
View ArticleTOTW 11-29-2013 Cacklin' Hen
When it comes to Thanksgiving, I’m pretty sure the butter-rich crispy edges of stuffing baked in a pan are where it’s at, but yesterday I also indulged in a hearty helping of Cacklin’ Hen. Delicious! A...
View Articlesomething other than towel stuffing to mute banjo
I have been stuffing a towel in my open end clawhammer banjo (relatively new to it) to tone down an otherwise loud and harsh sound. I have seen others doing this in videos. It is not very secure over...
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