Is this a cluck? A brush stroke? A "cluck stroke"?
HowdyHave a listen to this great performance by Nathan Bowles.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SzrVvlX9BRkI really like that sound. How is he getting that "chunk" sound on the second and fourth beats,...
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"Martha Campbell" - Clawhammer Tunetorial for 7/12/15
Key of D – aDADE In this, tunetorial number 51, Dan "Clawdan" Levenson teaches Martha Campbell.This is one of Dan's most played all time favorites! Play it simply or play the full melody. Up to you....
View ArticleClawhammer style on a resonator banjo... Artists.
So I am new here. I purchased my first banjo in December last year and went with an open back Oscar Schmidt OB-3. I love my banjo. I love it even more since pulling the frets out and converting it to a...
View Articlesimple things, done well, can sound amazing
I recently came across this Mike Iverson youtube video about 5 percussive banjo techniques..I use some of these techniques but don't sound a good a he does, primarily because I haven't worked on them...
View ArticleHere's what's hard for me about ASPO
It's different from fretting. It's hard to convince myself ( actually, convince my fingers) That I can pull the string off anywhere on the neck, and get the same note. Sigh. I suppose my poor old...
View ArticlePrust Fretless Banjo - Crpple Creek by a Novice
my Prust fretless banjo arrived at the beginning of the week. I posted pictures here and on the Banjo Players group on FB. Over on that group I had several requests for a sample of how it sounds, so I...
View ArticleCan you switch between nylon and steel once your banjo is set up for nylon?
I have 2 banjos. One set up with nylguts and one with steel. I am liking the nylon better I think-both sound and feel, and am thinking of switching the other banjo to nylon as well. But, I'm...
View ArticleTOTW 17 July 2015 _ Coleman's March
This week’s TOTW is Coleman’s March. It’s one of those tunes with an interesting story behind it. Apparently, fiddling Joe Coleman was (wrongly) accused and convicted of murdering his wife. He was...
View ArticleThree Fingery/Melodic in Old Time
Lately I've been especially focused on claw hammer and fiddle tunes. I have a new love for old time music.Jamming in an old time setting is the path I'd like to take with my banjo. Recently I went to...
View ArticleBuilding callouses/finding the strings
Hello Hangout Family,I've been playing for a couple of months now and loving getting to know my banjo. I've been slowly developing my callouses and now find (weirdly) that my fingertips are so numb...
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It's harder than it looks (revisited)
I posted a few weeks ago about the hard time I was having with clawhammer right hand technique. As a long time guitar player, it has been the hardest, most awkward feeling experience I've ever had. I...
View ArticleCROMA fallout...worn out boot?
My buds and I are looking for a good fiddle version of the tune 'Worn out Boot"...or something akin to that title...a midwestern tune I do believe...can anyone point me in the right direction?...please
View ArticleBluegrass to clawhammer
I am seriously thinking of trading in my Deering Delux for a Ramsey 12" Student or Standard open back. Wish I could justify having both. Have been really enamored with Old Time and much prefer it over...
View ArticleGetting the middle (third) finger down!
I have been playing a year or two and would love some suggestions for getting the third finder down :-)I'm trying to learn a song which requires me to move from G to C, specifically brushing the...
View Articlea neat 1 finger Shady Grove from Steve Baughman
if you don't know Steve, he is a well versed fingerstyle, clawhammer guitar player and is usually teaching/playing all over the world at times.i was fortunate to see him at Dreamguitars last year in a...
View ArticleWhat banjo would you NOT buy?
Inspired by the Gibson thread.What banjo wouldn't you buy for clawhammer old time styles and why?Everyone seems to have their favourites but are their any to avoid for this style?
View ArticleStruggling with Hand Shape
Been playing six months and I am starting to get too much tension in my frailing hand. Now I am thinking I have a bad habit. Hopefully I can describe this...When I start playing my middle finger wants...
View ArticlePatrick Costello
howdy... Id like to know any opinions about Patrick Costellos teaching style... I'm finding it VERY helpful, but I know many don't like claw hammer compared to 'Scruggs' style, so I'd like some...
View ArticleMedia Archive, Down load MP3???
When I click the media archive and choose a song to listen to I'm provided a choice to download the mp3. I can't seem to figure out how to put the mp3 onto my computer/mp3 player so I can listen...
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