Good reads - Classic-Banjo2024-03-29T02:26:00Zhttps://classic-banjo.ning.com/forum/topics/good-reads?commentId=2667446%3AComment%3A129655&x=1&feed=yes&xn_auth=noA number of us here have read…tag:classic-banjo.ning.com,2018-05-23:2667446:Comment:1296552018-05-23T22:42:07.836ZJody Stecherhttps://classic-banjo.ning.com/profile/JodyStecher
<p>A number of us here have read it. Reactions were mixed. <br/> <br/> <cite>david caron said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://classic-banjo.ning.com/forum/topics/good-reads?commentId=2667446%3AComment%3A129651&xg_source=activity#2667446Comment129651"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>I recently ordered "That Half Barbaric Twang". Has anyone else read it?</p>
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<p>A number of us here have read it. Reactions were mixed. <br/> <br/> <cite>david caron said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://classic-banjo.ning.com/forum/topics/good-reads?commentId=2667446%3AComment%3A129651&xg_source=activity#2667446Comment129651"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>I recently ordered "That Half Barbaric Twang". Has anyone else read it?</p>
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</blockquote> I recently ordered "That Half…tag:classic-banjo.ning.com,2018-05-23:2667446:Comment:1296512018-05-23T16:11:01.298Zdavid caronhttps://classic-banjo.ning.com/profile/davidcaron
<p>I recently ordered "That Half Barbaric Twang". Has anyone else read it?</p>
<p>I recently ordered "That Half Barbaric Twang". Has anyone else read it?</p> Here is a readable scan of a…tag:classic-banjo.ning.com,2018-05-07:2667446:Comment:1293712018-05-07T14:41:05.828ZJoel Hookshttps://classic-banjo.ning.com/profile/deuceswilde
<p>Here is a readable scan of a photocopy of "Cultivation of the Hands for playing ZIther-Banjo and Banjo" by Cammeyer from 1903.</p>
<p>Sorry it is not better but it works.</p>
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<p>Here is a readable scan of a photocopy of "Cultivation of the Hands for playing ZIther-Banjo and Banjo" by Cammeyer from 1903.</p>
<p>Sorry it is not better but it works.</p>
<p><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1hdmXlF8fYZ2Ec3IZvpjqWbq9lQPiRm5U/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank">https://drive.google.com/file/d/1hdmXlF8fYZ2Ec3IZvpjqWbq9lQPiRm5U/view?usp=sharing</a></p> Just finished reading the Adv…tag:classic-banjo.ning.com,2018-04-28:2667446:Comment:1290042018-04-28T13:07:53.808ZPaul Draperhttps://classic-banjo.ning.com/profile/PaulDraper
<p>Just finished reading the Adventures of a Banjo Player - most entertaining. I love the self-promotions throughout.<br></br> <br></br> <cite>Joel Hooks said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://classic-banjo.ning.com/forum/topics/good-reads?commentId=2667446%3AComment%3A129282&xg_source=activity#2667446Comment129272"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>I almost forgot the greatest work of literary fiction ever printed involving the banjo..</p>
<p>Adventures of a Banjo Player, by S. S.…</p>
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<p>Just finished reading the Adventures of a Banjo Player - most entertaining. I love the self-promotions throughout.<br/> <br/> <cite>Joel Hooks said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://classic-banjo.ning.com/forum/topics/good-reads?commentId=2667446%3AComment%3A129282&xg_source=activity#2667446Comment129272"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>I almost forgot the greatest work of literary fiction ever printed involving the banjo..</p>
<p>Adventures of a Banjo Player, by S. S. Stewart...</p>
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</blockquote> My hat is off. I salute you,…tag:classic-banjo.ning.com,2018-04-25:2667446:Comment:1292822018-04-25T18:57:44.762ZJody Stecherhttps://classic-banjo.ning.com/profile/JodyStecher
<p>My hat is off. I salute you, my friend. This is brilliant. And necessary.<br></br> <br></br> <cite>Joel Hooks said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://classic-banjo.ning.com/forum/topics/good-reads?commentId=2667446%3AComment%3A129278&xg_source=activity#2667446Comment129278"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>I knew what I was up against so I "designed" a system with some workflow. I took a piece of plywood, attached a handle to the middle and covered it with matte white paper. That is…</p>
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<p>My hat is off. I salute you, my friend. This is brilliant. And necessary.<br/> <br/> <cite>Joel Hooks said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://classic-banjo.ning.com/forum/topics/good-reads?commentId=2667446%3AComment%3A129278&xg_source=activity#2667446Comment129278"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>I knew what I was up against so I "designed" a system with some workflow. I took a piece of plywood, attached a handle to the middle and covered it with matte white paper. That is now the "lid" of the scanner. No more opening and closing, I just set the "lid" down and pick it up. With delicate works I have large heavy metal washers that I have covered with paper. I use those to weight the corners of the pages so I don't break the spine.</p>
<p>I have a large scanner so I can set it up to scan two pages without having to move the work around on most magazine sized works (like SSS Journals and many tutors). That saves a lot of time. I also have the scanner on a trunk that I move next to my desk so I only need to swivel to turn the page, the scanner bed is just above waist high so there is no bending.</p>
<p>I have a tiny attic "study" that was formally the sleeping quarters of the "cape" section of my 200+ year old house (before the Federal addition was added in the 1820s or so we estimate).</p>
<p>Since I am limited on space I have to set up my scanning system when I use it. I usually plan at least a few hours if not an entire day of scanning when I do this. I have also gotten into a rhythm where I scan a magazine a night trying to get it done.</p>
<p>It needs to be done or this stuff will turn to dust. Also, this stuff needs to be accessible. Easy access to this documentation can right the wrongs of banjo history that have perpetuated over the years.</p>
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</blockquote> I knew what I was up against…tag:classic-banjo.ning.com,2018-04-25:2667446:Comment:1292782018-04-25T15:08:16.386ZJoel Hookshttps://classic-banjo.ning.com/profile/deuceswilde
<p>I knew what I was up against so I "designed" a system with some workflow. I took a piece of plywood, attached a handle to the middle and covered it with matte white paper. That is now the "lid" of the scanner. No more opening and closing, I just set the "lid" down and pick it up. With delicate works I have large heavy metal washers that I have covered with paper. I use those to weight the corners of the pages so I don't break the spine.</p>
<p>I have a large scanner so I can set it up…</p>
<p>I knew what I was up against so I "designed" a system with some workflow. I took a piece of plywood, attached a handle to the middle and covered it with matte white paper. That is now the "lid" of the scanner. No more opening and closing, I just set the "lid" down and pick it up. With delicate works I have large heavy metal washers that I have covered with paper. I use those to weight the corners of the pages so I don't break the spine.</p>
<p>I have a large scanner so I can set it up to scan two pages without having to move the work around on most magazine sized works (like SSS Journals and many tutors). That saves a lot of time. I also have the scanner on a trunk that I move next to my desk so I only need to swivel to turn the page, the scanner bed is just above waist high so there is no bending.</p>
<p>I have a tiny attic "study" that was formally the sleeping quarters of the "cape" section of my 200+ year old house (before the Federal addition was added in the 1820s or so we estimate).</p>
<p>Since I am limited on space I have to set up my scanning system when I use it. I usually plan at least a few hours if not an entire day of scanning when I do this. I have also gotten into a rhythm where I scan a magazine a night trying to get it done.</p>
<p>It needs to be done or this stuff will turn to dust. Also, this stuff needs to be accessible. Easy access to this documentation can right the wrongs of banjo history that have perpetuated over the years.</p> No, Joel, *you* would literal…tag:classic-banjo.ning.com,2018-04-24:2667446:Comment:1291752018-04-24T19:51:46.621ZJody Stecherhttps://classic-banjo.ning.com/profile/JodyStecher
<p>No, Joel, *you* would literally throw up if you had to do an entire book on *my* scanner, which for unavoidable reasons is placed on a shelf that is 13 inches above the floor. Scanning involves a lot of bending and being upside down. If that weren't enough, there is a shelf above the shelf on which the scanner rests. So the scanner lid will not open all the way. </p>
<p>My scanner is the Qalifornia Queen of Queasy.</p>
<p><br></br> <br></br> <cite>Joel Hooks said:…</cite></p>
<p>No, Joel, *you* would literally throw up if you had to do an entire book on *my* scanner, which for unavoidable reasons is placed on a shelf that is 13 inches above the floor. Scanning involves a lot of bending and being upside down. If that weren't enough, there is a shelf above the shelf on which the scanner rests. So the scanner lid will not open all the way. </p>
<p>My scanner is the Qalifornia Queen of Queasy.</p>
<p><br/> <br/> <cite>Joel Hooks said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://classic-banjo.ning.com/forum/topics/good-reads?commentId=2667446%3AComment%3A129276&xg_source=activity#2667446Comment129276"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>You you be sick to your stomach if you knew how many pages of old banjo related documents I have scanned to date. You would throw up if you saw the boxes that I have left to do (before I get more on loan).</p>
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</blockquote> You you be sick to your stoma…tag:classic-banjo.ning.com,2018-04-24:2667446:Comment:1292762018-04-24T18:31:37.499ZJoel Hookshttps://classic-banjo.ning.com/profile/deuceswilde
<p>You you be sick to your stomach if you knew how many pages of old banjo related documents I have scanned to date. You would throw up if you saw the boxes that I have left to do (before I get more on loan).</p>
<p>You you be sick to your stomach if you knew how many pages of old banjo related documents I have scanned to date. You would throw up if you saw the boxes that I have left to do (before I get more on loan).</p> That is a *lot* of scanning.…tag:classic-banjo.ning.com,2018-04-24:2667446:Comment:1291742018-04-24T16:16:12.059ZJody Stecherhttps://classic-banjo.ning.com/profile/JodyStecher
<p>That is a *lot* of scanning. It's not great literature but it is an interesting document of time, place, and class. Cammeyer had the habit of writing chapters in a telegraphic style, as if he was writing postcards that were 30 pages long. I would have preferred full sentences and more about the banjo and less about social climbing. But the book is an effective time machine so to speak.<br></br> <br></br> <cite>Joel Hooks said:…</cite></p>
<p>That is a *lot* of scanning. It's not great literature but it is an interesting document of time, place, and class. Cammeyer had the habit of writing chapters in a telegraphic style, as if he was writing postcards that were 30 pages long. I would have preferred full sentences and more about the banjo and less about social climbing. But the book is an effective time machine so to speak.<br/> <br/> <cite>Joel Hooks said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://classic-banjo.ning.com/forum/topics/good-reads?commentId=2667446%3AComment%3A129093&xg_source=activity#2667446Comment129093"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>Jody, I have obtained a copy of Cammeyer's book and will scan. I will share on this site when I get it scanned but will wait until next year to post on the internet archive (if I understand correctly British copyright expires 70 years after the death of the author).</p>
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</blockquote> I almost forgot the greatest…tag:classic-banjo.ning.com,2018-04-24:2667446:Comment:1292722018-04-24T13:38:48.164ZJoel Hookshttps://classic-banjo.ning.com/profile/deuceswilde
<p>I almost forgot the greatest work of literary fiction ever printed involving the banjo..</p>
<p>Adventures of a Banjo Player, by S. S. Stewart...</p>
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<p><a href="https://urresearch.rochester.edu/institutionalPublicationPublicView.action?institutionalItemId=1933" target="_blank">https://urresearch.rochester.edu/institutionalPublicationPublicView.action?institutionalItemId=1933</a></p>
<p>I almost forgot the greatest work of literary fiction ever printed involving the banjo..</p>
<p>Adventures of a Banjo Player, by S. S. Stewart...</p>
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<p><a href="https://urresearch.rochester.edu/institutionalPublicationPublicView.action?institutionalItemId=1933" target="_blank">https://urresearch.rochester.edu/institutionalPublicationPublicView.action?institutionalItemId=1933</a></p>