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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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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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).

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

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