Clawhammer Instructor - Columbus, OH?
Is anyone aware of a clawhammer instructor located in Columbus, Oh? I've been self-learning to date and it's been going well but would like to start lessons to assist with my learning.Thanks AB
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got my Prust tackhead today and got my Tim Twiss book/cd a couple of days ago. and his Grape vine Twist CD. I'm a little confused about the right hand. Does the index finger only hit downward with the...
View ArticleLap or leg
Is the pot in the lap or on the right leg a "local option" thing like the middle or index finger or is there some technical advantage to holding the pot on the leg as opposed to in the lap? I notice...
View ArticleCapos?
eI'm practicing a tune that I recently heard and really liked. Kitchen Girl, and the tab I'm working from is Mike Iverson's arrangement. Like others I've seen for this tune, it calls for sawmill tuning...
View ArticleAbigail Washburn -- Last Train
In her clawhammer playing on Last Train, it sounds like Washburn is using some type of triplet figure. You can see her playing here easier than on the album --...
View Articlethe giant leap of faith between bum-ditty and music
OK, I know there are a few topics on this already, but I'm in search of some specific help here...I've been working on right-hand technique for a few weeks now. I can bum-ditty, and drop thumb, and...
View ArticleDitty and the melody
Hi Everyone,First off I'm new to the banjo and excepting a brief stint on the recorder in third grade new to music in general so please forgive me if I misuse some terms. I'll try to describe as best I...
View ArticleSeamless Plastic Picks - Have you used/tried one?
Hi All,Hard to see me actually using a plastic pick, but believe me, its there, on my middle finger. I think you might like the sound of these picks! I wish I had a 5 stringer (clawhammer style) to...
View ArticleTOTW (OT) 2/7/2014: Old Bunch of Keys
Hi All,We have a snowy winter night on our hands this Thursday evening in Portland, Oregon. Perfect night for snuggling up with a fretless banjo. Seems like whenever I spend time with my fretless...
View ArticleThat slow warm sound
Can anyone recommend any songs/tabs with a slow relaxed sound?Here's an example below of what I mean, though I do realise it isn't clawhammer.http://youtu.be/Z9pBB-bcPME havent seen a lot on my...
View ArticleDo I play Clawhammer??
Ok so some of you may have seen the thread about the "clawhammer uke tips" I posted.... On that thread their are a few that kindly told me I don't play clawhammer. Two as a matter of fact. I use...
View ArticleFriction Pegs - A Love Story
Back in December I won a bid on ebay for a beautiful R.K. Smith mountain banjo with ebony friction pegs. I had read plenty of threads about how slip or how it's a pain to tune if you have them. I just...
View ArticleHotel California
Has anybody written down a clawhammer tab for this song yet?I found this video, but there is no tab on his website: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4MtYVyuZVG8any help would be appriciated.
View ArticleG string tuning
I'm learning new tunes and I'm trying to make sure I can play something in the keys of G, A, D and A modal so that I can join in at the local session whatever key is the favourite on the night. I...
View ArticleNew player in need of encouragement
Hi everyone, so I've got my beautiful banjo "Sally" (yes I've already given her a name), found an excellent teacher who is teaching me claw hammer and I'm practicing every day without fail at least...
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Nine String(?) banjo image from c1865
One of my colleagues was doing research for an upcoming lecture and came across this image which he forwarded to me.Here is the full link to the record:...
View Articleright hand banjo for a natural lefty?
I have a friend who wants to learn CH. He is left handed and demonstrated to me how much quicker and coordinated his left hand is as compared to his right (he is a drummer and showed me some drummer...
View ArticleDots in a measure?
I have been practicing and researching and still don't understand the 2 dots in the measure. I know it means to play it twice but what is the difference if there are 2 dots at the beginning and 2 dots...
View ArticleTwo-Finger Picking Motions
http://2ftlbanjer.wordpress.com/about-2/I found the above description of the basic (beginner?) two-finger picking style. First, is this a reasonably accurate statement of the basic style? Second, if it...
View ArticleSamuel Bayard's field recordings
Sam Bayard's field recordings from the mid-1900s in Pennsylvania are now available on YouTube. This was noted on the Banjo-L list, and I've been listening it for a while this morning. It exists as a...
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