"Richard, it was Gardiner Houlgate, in Wiltshire. There were a number of good quality banjos in that sale, quite likely from a collection. You can scroll through the other items on this…"
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IDENTIFY THIS BANJO
Does anyone recognise this banjo? I know that some ordinary banjos had machine tuners, but I don't know who made them.Continue
Started Mar 17
WEAVER IDENTIFICATION.
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I've just read all of the archived discussions about Weaver made banjos. A few things that I noted were, that he varied the dimensions of his instruments, whilst retaining the same basic design; that…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Richard William Ineson Mar 10.
WINDSOR POPULAR
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I've been watching this Windsor 'Popular Model 3' and might, maybe, perhaps, chance a bid on it. As I mostly play a zither banjo, I do like the idea of the 5 peg head on an ordinary banjo.Can anyone…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by IAN SALTER Mar 1.
BANJO AUCTION
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These are a few nice banjos that are coming up soon:…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Joel Hooks Feb 25.
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"I recently posted on here, a few various banjos in a UK auction. Two weeks ago, the hammer price on this Cammeyer Vibrante was £200. This house charges 15% commission. "
"Austin, as well as keeping an eye on eBay, you might want to sign up with the-saleroom.com for notifications of zither banjos that come up at British auction houses. Several very good instruments have recently sold for reasonable prices. Of course…"
"Those zither banjos currently on eBay UK, that appear to be in reasonable condition and are not ridiculously priced, are only for collection from the seller. "
"My 8 and 10 year old granddaughters, who are far more tech savvy than me, watched the video this morning and for a minute, had the same look on their faces as the children on the toy box. It was lovely to see, but then the pull of their iPhones…"
"The jig doll is still being used. I have played fiddle and melodeon for a few in England. This is a good example from Canada, I think.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=tuehmcNGp-k"
IDENTIFY THIS BANJO
Does anyone recognise this banjo? I know that some ordinary banjos had machine tuners, but I don't know who made them.See More
"Hi Ethan, were you using the fluorocarbon 4th on the 'Zarana' performance? "
Zarana by Joe Morley
"Ethan, that was a fine performance, at a well choose tempo. I'm really looking forward to hearing the concert recording.
What banjo and strings are you using? It appears to be the same set up as that, in your three other recordings."
"I don't suppose anyone thinks you have done that. You have to do what feels right and makes you happy."
"I had a little band, for about fifteen years, when I lived in East Sussex; I mainly played fiddle, with occasional piccolo or mouth organ and my three pals were on fiddle, Anglo concertina and banjo or piano. We played for dances and now and then,…"
"Congratulations Adam. I hope it is as good as it looks. Have a look at those two books that I linked in."
"Your approach to the banjo is the same as I have with my mouth organs and melodions. I play the old sing-songs, as well as polkas, schottiches, waltzes, jigs and stepdance tunes etc. If it can be whistled, it can be played on those instruments.…"
"Nick, without reading all 11 pages again, I could be mistaken, but I'm fairly sure it was only Austin who was talking about using the banjo for exploring new music. "
"Irrespective of what it may be called, I am very content playing only pre 1900 jigs, hornpipes, schottiches, waltzes and marches on my pre 1900 banjos. "
"I think that my post was poorly considered. It was intended to suggest to Austin, that his stated aims might be better realised on instruments other than a banjo."
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- At 21:33 on November 7, 2017,
carrie horgan said…
Thanks Ian - I hope you are enjoying learning classic banjo. Are you new to playing the banjo or have you migrated over from another style of banjo playing? Let me know if I can be of any help.
Carrie
- At 16:44 on December 10, 2021,
David Nuttall said…
Yes, that's me. Although I was playing the banjo before I met him, David
- At 19:09 on December 11, 2021,
Oh,yes, I've clocked up 50 years and am entering the rheumaticky fingers stage of Scan's career. However, apart from the Covid effect, even prior to that the places I used to play in had diminished alarmingly.
I've been listening to Olly Oakley on this site - I'd never heard him play material like 'The Policeman's Holiday' or 'Under The Double Eagle' before; Scan played them, all parts. David
- At 23:43 on December 11, 2021,
I was with Ken Stubbs the first time he ever went to 'Elsie's'. I went a couple of times before I moved to ipswich. Steve Pennells and I used to stay the weekend with Ken in Edenbridge and play at The Crown or The Working Men's Club. I played banjo then. David
- At 22:03 on March 1, 2022,
Danielle Saxon Reeves said…
Hi Ian
saw your post about moving to Selly Oak; I run Midlands Fretted Orchestra bit too far away in Stourbridge- we’re always very happy to have reading banjo players along! Give me a shout if you fancy coming along. Best wishes, Danielle
- At 21:33 on March 2, 2022,
Hi Danielle,
Thank you for your invitation. When I've settled in, I'll be in touch to arrange a date to visit you.
Best wishes, Ian.
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