"Hmm, the meda embed does not seem to be working...
Here is the link to the Weston number.
https://archive.org/details/142-horace-westons-home-sweet-home-stewart/mode/2up"
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My Nan used to play the banjo ( many many moons ago ) she was known as “Ena and her banjo”.
Unfortunately her banjo has fallen into disrepair over the years . However her musical genius (apparently a blooming brilliant singer too)has skipped the last 3 generations .We are looking for a recommendation for someone/company to do a sympathetic repair as a surprise for our mums 80th birthday next year .We live in Leicestershire (England) can any one advise us please
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"Continuing with Weston, not only are there accounts of him playing thumb tremolo, but there is one published piece that includes a variation that might be interpreted as such.Frank Converse had this to say, "The narrow bridge also enabled him…"
"Thanks! And Yikes! The only way I can get my thumb to do anything but flop around chaotically is to brace the ring finger perpendicularly on the vellum and wobble the thumb nearly parallel to the bracing finger. That leaves the…"
"It's a long time ago Jody, at the time I was pleased to see the Ms. and Hunter's handwriting, a connection with a really great banjoist from the past. The only other things I have seen like this are a Hunter Ms. of a banjo tune written…"
"Here is an early article on Bradbury:
And this was from a Vega advertisement. I think he is holding a M1903 Springfield, as cool as this image is, I believe his WW1 years were spent in a Marine Corps band playing a horn.
And this is a…"
"The 1926 Bradbury method covers orthodox waggle tremolo, the 1967 method does not even mention it.
I've read accounts of Horace Weston doing the thumb tremolo thing, but that was the only one. Interesting about Hunter.
The nice thing…"
"Very few banjoists in the US were able to make, or continue to make, a living with music alone. Rarely were they able to have a family and continue with music as their primary occupation. I've been keeping a list as I discover…"
"Do you remember the technique and can you describe it? Is this tremolo by the thumb alone with no participation by the index finger?"
"One aspect of banjo technique which, as far as I am aware, has never been covered in any banjo method is thumb tremolo on the fourth string with accompanying chords played on the treble strings. A fellow banjo enthusiast in the UK, discovered…"
"It's certainly a fantastic method in my opinion. When I wanted to improve my reading a couple of years back I got my local copy shop to print and spiral bind the original and went through it and it works really well.
I didn't know he…"
"Yes that's also what he told me. He compared it to an ancient Greek Olympic athlete who would carry a calf on his shoulder throughout the town and as time went on the calf would get heavier and he would grow with it. So basically I start with a…"
"I'd rather play slow or moderate and keep time than play fast and not."
"Yes Doug uses nails and plants a little differently however I like the idea of this posture a lot better as it enables me to play faster and more accurately. Gotcha I won't let something like that get in the way. Although I kind of realize how…"
"The "Hartnett Tone Bar" was a finger rest gizmo invented and patented by D. E. Hartnett.
There were two patents, one was produced, one was not.
First patent (not produced) https://patents.google.com/patent/US896826A/
Second patent…"
"Quick correction... 41 years later. "
"Thank you, Joel. This is exactly what I was wanting to know. I look forward to reading your 5 Stringer article to find out Bradbury's sources. "
The Frank C. Bradbury Methods
Following up on Jody's question about the different editions of Bradbury.In 1926, Frank Bradbury published his first method book for regular banjo;Bradbury Modern Method for the Banjo (Fingerstyle C Notation). This is in the public domain and the…See More
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