Inexpensive capo that'll clamp on the headstock?
I'm in the market for a capo and was hoping to get your advice. Here's my requirements:not more than $20. Spending that sort of cash for some metal and a spring seems bonkers to mehas to store on the...
View ArticleSALE on Cathy Fink'
Banjo Hangout pals,I am offering ANY of my Truefire DVD-R's on Clawhammer Banjo for $20, including shipping. You can get details on them HERE. These are $39ea. on the Truefire website, I AM DISCOUNTING...
View ArticleFavorite up-picking banjo players?
Hey all, Just wondering who your favorite up-picking (i.e. Pete Seeger "basic strum") banjo players are. Some that have been suggested to me already are Samantha Bumgarner, Matokie Slaughter, Wade...
View ArticleLarry Sigmons clawhammer playing?
Really like Larry Sigmons playing style.....can anybody break it down as far as his tuning or key he plays in and how does he get all them hammers and pulloffs in there with keeping it simple at the...
View ArticleTOTW 10/28/2016 - Chips and Sauce
This is my first TOTW, and I don't have a very deep knowledge of the repertoire yet, so I went with a tune that came up at a jam session over the summer and seemed well-received. It's much newer than a...
View Article2 Finger & single string
I've just stumbled on single string playing, and although it seems to be used mostly as part of a Scruggs style bag of tricks, it seems to me that it would actually be a subset of 2 finger style. Any...
View ArticleCH ditty-bum advice
I have Dwight Dillers' Just Rhythm DVD plus I downloaded his "Banjo Only" set of 20 songs. I love his style of playing but he plays and teaches a ditty-bum rhythm as opposed to bum-ditty practiced by...
View ArticleTOTW 11.4.16 Belles of Blackville
One of my favorite fiddlers is James Bryan, born in Mentone, AL. A protege of Bluegrass great Kenny Baker, James toured and recorded with Norman Blake's Rising Fawn String Ensemble before releasing...
View Article12" Hide Skin Head
Hello- I've decided that I want to put a hide skin head on my 12" Bart Reiter Buckbee. Can anyone recommend who I should talk to?Do they come pre-mounted? -Thanks
View Articledifferent tuning nomenclature
We all know there are lots of tunings for old time banjo. I recently was looking at some tabs I found on the web where the tuning was spelled out like this:tuning: G5435 , or this tuning: 2A5435 or...
View ArticleHelp tuning banjo
Hi All, Wayne Morrison posted this on another topic, but I think it is pretty cool and might help others tuning their banjos. I keep a capo on my banjo almost all the time and it is hard to tune...
View ArticleClawhammer TAB Rules
Hi, I have a coupla questions. First, I've been under the impression that two of the same notes aren't supposed to be next to each other in a CH tune. I have only one or two tunes that have notes...
View ArticleI'm learning Drop Thumb - Any tunes?
So, I've decided I should learn to drop thumb and I'm pretty happy with the simple exercises so far. However, I find myself interested in some tunes using drop thumb. Does anyone here have any nice,...
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TOTW, 11/11/16 -- Stars and Stripes Waltz
Finding a patriotic tune on a Veteran’s Day TOTW was a must for me. Stars and Stripes Waltz is tune #237 in R. P. Christeson’s Old-Time Fiddler’s Repertory, Vol. 1. This is only the sixth tune out of...
View ArticleWeak Neck?
i somewhere that one must be careful not to twist or push the neck, because it might distort the sound of the banjo.That got me thinking: What about picking the banjo up by the neck? And I don't see...
View ArticleInstrucion material for irish music
Hi, Does anybody know of good learning sources for irish music? I love playing jigs on the harmonica and would like to learn how to do it on banjo as well. I have tried searching youtube, but haven't...
View Articlerk20 banjo , imported
have rk 20 banjo ,plays fine , have had for 3 days and noticed the head is not sitting level. i believe i have to take resonator off to fix, yes ?
View ArticleSteel strings for Dobson Silver Bell?
Hi EverybodyI just bought a Dobson Silver Bell that is in excellent condition, but strung with some sort of lightweight nylon (or something) strings. It sounds pretty dead and I'd like to put light...
View ArticleHow Do You Fit In?
As a clawhammer banjo player, how do you “fit in” outside of OT music?As I have been learning to play the banjo clawhammer style, I’ve been mostly content to go my own way: I’ve tried to learn and have...
View ArticleTips for Introducing the Banjo?
This evening I happened to be practicing in a semi-public place and I looked up and saw three kids sitting on the stairs watching me around a corner. I held up the banjo and said, "Do you want to give...
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