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…

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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…

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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… Continue

1877 George Dobson "New System for Banjo" .... http://ning.it/cmZX2v

This is what led me to this forum - couple of 1870-ish books I am selling for a friend, on eBay: this one is already up.. (Frank Converse Analytical Banjo method next)



So clue me in on the Dobson Boys, won't you? I thought I had some reasonably good research till I found this site...

I love hearing the tunes, thank you for all the great… Continue