"I agree and also, have to wonder what's prompted the seller to ask that amount, without saying anything about it's rarity."
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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
Many…
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"SOMEWHERE IN DIXIE" Banjo 2
Hello, I wrote a Banjo 2 accompaniment for Somewere in Dixie, as there was none. Is it possible to put it in the music library?
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"They are rare but not worth 15K. I can't imagine someone paying such an elevated price."
"I’ll put it this way, my GFVE originally sold for $500 in 1966, about $4900 today.
The above is a beginner level banjo. I don’t know anything about any other Gariepy and have not even seen another in person, only photos.…"
"I know that Joel has spoken highly of his Gariepy, but I don't know if this is the FVE model, or whether they are all good.…"
Cleopatra Finnegan (An Afro Celtic Intermezzo) 1905..Neil Moret aka Charles N.Daniels.
This is a well written 'novelty' tune which, as the title suggests, I would describe as cakewalk meets the Irish! I've done a significant amount of rewriting and amending to arrive at what I think is a very good banjo solo. The piano score was in…See More
"Long ago I had a similar Weymann as a loan for a year. It was superb. I am seriously tempted to buy this myself although I have not been acquiring any instruments in the past few years because of my advanced age. I have not found Gotoh…"
"The Weymann is small, 10-3/4" x 26". While it looks fine, It is hard to tell from just the photos if the neck set has been messed with. Too bad about the gear pegs, these can make this style of banjo neck heavy. If you can live…"
"Just came across these this morning…
https://reverb.com/item/87350559-weymann-5-string-banjo-c-1900-s
https://reverb.com/item/87351436-orpheum-no-1-5-string-banjo"
"A good tune to drop in is Blaze Away which was at least arranged by Grimshaw.
It used to be used as the theme tune to a Saturday morning kids cinema club so folks of a certain age will tend to break out in a big grin and sway along when they hear…"
"Another tune in a similar vein, is 'Andante In F' on pages 80-81 of the same book. I haven't played either of these on an ordinary banjo, so I don't know how different they would sound to my zither banjo, for which they seem…"
"Hi Ethan,
I don't know about having to have it, but maybe look at 'Entr'acte' by Ellis, on page 74 of his 'Advanced School For The Banjo & Zither Banjo'."
"My favorite Oakley piece (he co-wrote it) is Sweet Jasmine. It's a bit of a project to learn though because it has many parts.
So many good Cammeyer Pieces: Down Devon Way, Dancers Dream, Yeoman's Call are the first 3 that come to…"
"That Wurlitzer was discussed on BHO 5 years ago
https://www.banjohangout.org/archive/368663
Its definitely not the best old banjo that you will find, but it's not expensive and does have that case. I'd like to have it."
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I'm in the early stages of planning an informal banjo performance for April/May. At a certain point, I realized I was already working mostly on pieces by British composers, so I decided to stick with that theme for the performance (also considering…See More
"I think it's a question that divides opinions and it does depend on what tunes you will play. I'm fairly sure that 17 is enough for most of the breakdowns, jigs and hornpipes in these two fabulous…"
"I’m sure that I probably might not at this point. 😂"
"But do you really need more than 17 frets?
https://www.banjobarn.com/banjo/108428"
"Dang scoopers!!"
"Well spotted Joel. Scratch that Adam."
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