Got my copy of "Old-Time Mountain Banjo"
Saw it come up on EBay the other day...had a buy now price of $40 or best offer....I jumped on the buy now price so there wouldn't be any chance of losing it. It came today and looks like it was never...
View ArticleDwight Diller's "Just Rhythm" - where to buy it?
Does anyone know if Dwight Diller's "Just Rhythm" DVD can still be bought anywhere, preferably in download format (not much sense in sending videos by snail mail across the Atlantic these days).Thanks!
View ArticleRight Hand Placement
Hi all! I've just started playing the banjo (Deering Goodtime Openback) here recently (less than a month) and have been really enjoying the BHO and all it has to offer. I've been searching the site...
View ArticleRagime Annie
Do you tune to double C and slap a capo on for the A & B parts in the key of D? What do you do for the C part in the key of G then? or do you skip the C part? If you play the C part, do you play...
View ArticleBridge for a fretless
I need to buy a bridge for my fretless mountain banjo. The other one got lost, misplaced, or something. Problem is, should I buy a high (3/4 inch ) or 1/2 inch bridge? Does a fretless banjo want a...
View Article25.5 scale vs. 26.25
Will anybody describe the differences they perceive between frailing on a 25.5 scale banjo vs. a 26.25 scale banjo? I'm wondering how people describe the differences in feel, tone, volume, projection,...
View ArticleUK Players?
Does anyone know of a list/forum of UK players? I'm sure that in the coming months I'll feel the need to get in contact.Thanks in advance.Adri
View ArticleWhy do people often specify capoing out of a different key?
For example:"This is a great tune to play out of double C, capoed to D""I always play that tune out of G, capoed to A"Or something like that. Point being, is there a difference between using a capo and...
View Articlemetal finger pick size
i went to the Guitar center in town and bought some finger picks to play my banjo with. i just bought this banjo and no nothing about how to fit them or sizes available. all i know is these are way to...
View ArticleWhat's a small banjo head like this for?
I saw this on the Goodwill auction page, and am wondering if it's a toy, or some kind of real banjo.http://www.shopgoodwill.com/auctions/Vintage-Miniature-Banjo-Head-20161178.htmlPretty cheap price,...
View ArticleClaw hammer on a resonator banjo.
I have a fender FB58 and was thinking of playing claw hammer style. I like the tone ring idea but I don't think you can make it an open back. Is it unusual to to play claw hammer with a resonator banjo?
View ArticleBanjo Trampoline?
I'm trying not to use my banjo as a trampoline. I'm coming to clawhammer from guitar and bluegrass banjo and have had a few (in person) and have been following Woodchuck's Rocket Science Banjo (thanks...
View ArticleHit a plateau
I find I’m stuck on a plateau. Learning is not as easy anymore. While in the past, there was enough to learn that any type of practice was moving forward. Now, I’m afraid that I need to direct my...
View ArticleHow did you get good rhythm?
My major focus over the foreseeable future is going to be on getting rock-solid rhythm and timing.Other than playing slowly and perfectly and always with a metronome, I am trying to find out if there...
View ArticleAm I Geting Any Cluck At All?
Hahaha, or is is just try hard?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WBGgreuyuK4
View ArticleHi
I am new here to. I've never been on a forum or website so if I mess up I apologize. It's so nice to be around people who love the banjo. If i had 100 of them, that still wouldn't be enough. I have...
View ArticleClawhammer / Frailing on a Resonator Banjo (Stringbean and Grandpa Jones)
I've been going back and forth for some time now looking at banjos. I love bluegrass; I love old time music. I play guitar, and very occasionally get to play with others. I like the sharp attack of...
View ArticleDoc Boggs
Can anyone direct me to information on his playing style and tunings. Particularly, Wild Bill Jones and Oh Death.
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TOTW for 2/27/15: Luther Strong's Ways of the World
"Don't want to start a fight about whether this is the Real "Way of the World," (mine is from Luther Strong) so maybe we should be neutral and differentiate them by their sources: Stepp's "Ways..." and...
View ArticleNylon string with loop ends?
I want to re-string some of my banjos with nylon strings, but I hate tying those knots at the tailpiece. I don't know of any nylon strings that have loop ends to fit on the tailpiece hooks. Anyone know...
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