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Farland and his injury
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I think Farland damaged his hand because he wasn't doing the one finger tremolo correctly or at least safely. The way he describes it in his book creates a lot of excess tension because he plants all…Continue

Started this discussion. Last reply by Jody Stecher May 19.

Best classic era manufacturer?

I'm curious who everyone thinks the best manufacturer of banjos was during the classic era. That is all.Continue

Started May 17

The origins of Le banjo

Not sure if this is the place to post this, but I believe the origins of Louis Moreaux Gottschalk's Le Banjo Is actually the tune ride on King Jesus. An old spiritual. Upon first glance they don't…Continue

Started May 1

The perfect method part 2
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Something stuck with me the last time I posted about the fact that I wanted to write my own method eventually. "What more could be said on the topic?" I don't think much more could be said on the…Continue

Started this discussion. Last reply by Joel Hooks Apr 16.

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Jody Stecher replied to Austin 's discussion Farland and his injury
"However I can say that doing tremolo or any other technique hard enough to be Loud Enough to be heard in a concert hall is likely to cause injury.  Some who try it are lucky. Some are not.   As for practice at home at a moderate volume I…"
May 19
Austin replied to Austin 's discussion Farland and his injury
"That's true. I apologize."
May 19
Joel Hooks replied to Austin 's discussion Farland and his injury
"I’m not a doctor.  All parties involved are dead, so I can’t ask them.  My Ouija board is not working at the moment. In seriousness, asking this is like “why did that guy get cancer but his friend did not” or…"
May 19
Austin replied to Austin 's discussion Farland and his injury
"Gotcha! Why did Farland get injured but Bacon didn't? Do you think Farland was just doing it too much?"
May 19
Joel Hooks replied to Austin 's discussion Farland and his injury
"Fred Bacon tremolo, anchor the middle finger."
May 18
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Austin replied to Jody Stecher's discussion Sheehan's Reel
"Yeah, but his speed and accuracy is pretty much unmatched"
May 9
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The origins of Le banjo

Not sure if this is the place to post this, but I believe the origins of Louis Moreaux Gottschalk's Le Banjo Is actually the tune ride on King Jesus. An old spiritual. Upon first glance they don't look similar, but when it gets past the intro they start to look near the same. I'm not talking about John W Works arrangement from the book "American negro songs" I'm talking about oddly the orchestral arrangement done by a man by the last name of Johnson. (I don't know his first name) The intro to…See More
May 1
Austin replied to Jody Stecher's discussion Human Hand?
"But playing the A and C simultaneously is impossible"
Apr 21
Austin replied to Jody Stecher's discussion Human Hand?
"That makes perfect sense actually"
Apr 20
Austin replied to Jody Stecher's discussion Human Hand?
"I'm not sure I understand. How can you play the C with your fourth finger?"
Apr 20
Austin replied to Jody Stecher's discussion Human Hand?
"Barring with the first finger and the second finger simultaneously"
Apr 20
Austin replied to Jody Stecher's discussion Human Hand?
"This is true as well. There's a really weird cord that he puts in there an inversion of a D minor where the F is in the bass while double barring so I think Emile just had large hands"
Apr 20
Austin replied to Jody Stecher's discussion Human Hand?
"You could probably pluck it with the thumb of the left hand if you had a long enough thumb. I would hold it down with the finger of the right hand but that's just because I'm weird and love experimenting."
Apr 20
Austin replied to Jody Stecher's discussion Human Hand?
"Either that or hold down the F with the right hand and pluck with the thumb."
Apr 19
Austin replied to Jody Stecher's discussion Human Hand?
"I don't think it's possible to hold the F. I would interpret it as it being an implication rather than an actual held note. Much like Beethoven notating his piano sonatas with fo fp. That effect is not possible on a piano, but he's…"
Apr 19

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