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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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"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…"
"If the banjo neck has a truss rod and was built for metal strings, it will no harm. But it will sound nothing like a zither-banjo. "
"There's a Vibrante that was just listed on Ebay, but the price is too high (1300 GBP). I know of a couple that recently sold privately for $650-800."
"I wouldn't do that to a regular banjo."
"I was thinking of just stringing up my banjo with zither banjo strings"
"Sometimes I think that I might like to have a zither banjo, but then I come to terms with the fact that I would likely never play it. But I am glad that other people do, they have a neat sound."
"$500 for what? That's too high for 80% or more of zither-banjos that come up for sale. Upper models are another story. $500 for a Cammeyer Vibrante Royal is a bargain."
"I've seen and played dozens of mid level zither-banjos that needed no work or minimal work.
Since acquiring my own zb-s nothing whatever has gone wrong over two decades. The big exception is the Cammeyer Patent which while…"
"Very few zither banjos have held up well over the years due to the way that they're constructed. If you're serious about playing one, I'd suggest waiting for a Weaver or a Cammeyer Vibrante to turn up."
"I missed the chance to buy a really good condition one for like $500. Still kick myself for missing that deal"
"What's the hurry? Keep your eyes open. A nice one at a good price will appear near you eventually. If you are truly interested now you will be just as interested two years from now. If it's a whim, in two years you will…"
"You think an ad on the hangout would help?"
"Yes. My point is that they are not rare. Low price indicates non-rarity. So many were manufactured and many or most are still around. I have had several and all were easy to obtain. Oddly, given their abundance, I have never owned a…"
"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. "
"Zither-banjos practically grow on trees in the UK. Especially the lower models by Windsor. Just look on eBay UK. There are low priced zither-banjos by many makers there.
Not as common in North America but not rare. "
Buying a zither banjo
I can't seem to find one in good shape. Are they rare? I really want one because they seem unique.See More
Cry baby..Jazz Fox Trot..1918..Tom Brown & Ernie Erdman
This is an early jazz tune and one of the composers, Tom Brown, was a Canadian saxophonist and leader of a six saxophone group called the Six Brown Brothers who used to perform regularly in Vaudeville and on Broadway. It's another arrangements of…See More
"Austin, You need to do a lot of reading as the answers to most of your questions will be found in the various banjo magazines contemporaneous with the height of the popularity of the classic banjo, and its repertoire, and the more recent…"
"Our classic banjo music represents exactly 100% the same sort of popular music that was being composed for other instruments. The “humor” is more a reflection of the tastes of the time.
Corny or silly to us was the…"
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