Classic Banjo

For enthusiasts of classic fingerstyle banjo.

The original genre of fingerstyle banjo is still flourishing today.

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Heather Masterton

George C. Dobson and Frank B. Converse books up again on eBay

Friends,


The eBay auctions on my two 1870's banjo books ran for their first week, and are now in our eBay 'store'.


Offers accepted!



They are:


1887 Frank B. Converse Analytical Banjo Method


http://bit.ly/8Y6X6u



and:



1877 Dobson's New System f

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Posted by Heather Masterton on February 8, 2010 at 8:14pm

Heather Masterton

Anybody know the names of Hot Honk, Louis Hanson, Bart Drake, J.A. Sennoff, Jr? (on a Vega s/n 36593)

Friends,


In our Kovel's Collector's Gallery newsletter, a correspondent posted a photo of a banjo marked,"Fairbanks Banjo, made by the Vega Company, Boston, Mass."


On the inside are several signatures and dates, all in the early 1920s.


They are:


- Hot Honk, Louis Hanson, Bart Drake, J.A. Sennoff, Jr, and others.


Anybody know these names?


According to Kovel's the instrument's serial number 36593, means it was manufactured between 1915 and 1920.


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Posted by Heather Masterton on February 8, 2010 at 8:07pm — 4 Comments

David Wade

Aquila

Just an aside, for UK members only it looks like Mimmo is over here on Saturday giving lecture at the Lute Soc meeting at the Dutch Church, 7 Austin Friars, London EC2N 2HA (nearest tubes: Bank, Liverpool Street).

Posted by David Wade on February 2, 2010 at 1:23am

Rob MacKillop

34. The Early American Parlor Banjo - mp3 files

Hi Folks,

On this page [url]http://www.classicbanjorm.com/parlor.htm[/url] you can download for free all the mp3 files from an edition currently under consideration by Mel Bay. They said it might take a few years before it sees the light of day, but they are happy for me to release a CD in the meantime.

I contemplated making a commercial disc, but as I am not active as a performer it would be a difficult sell. Besides, eventually the book… Continue

Posted by Rob MacKillop on January 30, 2010 at 8:20am — 4 Comments

Heather Masterton

1887 Frank B. Converse Analytical Banjo Method

Good evening, Classic Banjo,

Thank you so much for this forum - so much to see!
Here is the other Classic Banjo instruction book we've got for your review - hope you'll take a look! Any comments on Mr. Converse's career are most welcome..

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=200433864939&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT

Kind regards,
Heather

Posted by Heather Masterton on January 29, 2010 at 10:12pm — 2 Comments

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yes , i found amazing this big HR30 advertising when yo open the banjo hangout site ; this proove that somme people still believe that , or worse , believe that more & more , even if there is certainly a few part of true in theses old rings ; i thin…
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Now this is getting interesting as I haven't posted any videos anywhere.
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Thank you, Jody.I appreciate the Dobson/mastertonh irony.. :-) I have enjoyed viewing your videos immensely!
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Marc D, Now there are three reasons that we know that you are telling lies about the Huber HR-30s on your SSS. 1. If you fitted Two Huber tone rings you would not be able to lift the banjeaurine 2. A banjo player would never have enough money to bu…
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Heather, I'm not familiar with these names but I did a double take when I saw your ebay ID "mastertonh" which is one letter away from the name the Gibson musical instrument company gave to their high end banjos, starting in the early 1920s. masterto…
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LOL! Those Huber HR-30 rings ought to make ol S.S.S spin nicely in his grave. I would think that the two would cancel each other out...but it ends up sounding just like a Stewart ought to!
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Thanks for your messages , chaps ; For the sound , i have got 2 Huber HR-30 tone rings on the SSS banjeaurine; it is 785 $ each one but with a single , i ,ve got the pre WW2 ' sound and all i need is the pre WW 1 ' sound ; so i adjusted one on each…
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Nice-sounding banjeaurine, Marc. Good playing too. Very enjoyable!
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I enjoyed your playing marc. One thing about this website, is that you never know what you are going to hear. Not just the same old standard pieces. I think that this why there is now an increasing interest in the Classic Banjo. Keep giving it a go…
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Here's a couple of refernces for you on nail playing : http://www.zither-banjo.org/pages/nails1.htm http://www.zither-banjo.org/pages/nails2.htm I advocate the Camm "combination" stroke for z-b although I prefer a "free" hand rather than resting the…
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I think that before the flush frets there were just dots of ivory inlaid into the side of the neck to indicate where the fret positions would be. I have such a banjo. Ray
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Thanks for your interest Jody. Here' a link to a page of photos in France of an almost identical instrument. English Flush 7 Minstrel Banjo As you say, there are lines instead of frets, so the fingerboard is smooth. Cheers Dick
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Sometimes strips of wood or celluloid or bone etc would be set in a fingerboard flush to the playing surface. They looked like frets from afar but functioned as guides or markers for the player. Such a banjo was sometimes called a Flush Fret banjo a…
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