"That is amazingly generous, Clem. And you are right that TAB is more informative when paired with staff notation."
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Hi everyone, first a big THANK YOU to this website host for approving my request to becomd a member.
Recently, I bought this zyther/banjo from an estate sale. It is alleged to be from 1900. I do not know the maker and is in a desperate need of repair that I am willing to do. It previous owner did a bad job on it. I would love to share pictures of it before I took it apart and afterwards.
If anyone could help me to upload these picture I would deeply appreciated.
Recently, I bought this zyther/banjo from an estate sale. It is alleged to be from 1900. I do not know the maker and is in a desperate need of repair that I am willing to do. It previous owner did a bad job on it. I would love to share pictures of it before I took it apart and afterwards.
If anyone could help me to upload these picture I would deeply appreciated.
Posted by Jaime riera on August 17, 2023 at 16:06 — 7 Comments
New bridge Reily Baker banjo 1890
Really loved that old tiny bridge but it was producing a mute tone on the first string due to how wide the string slots were. Gap under the bridge, top wasn't level. Quite a few issues but it felt great. Action was perfect, string spacing perfect for me, height of bridge felt great too, even though its a fraction of the height of modern bridges. So I just bought a cheap two leg bridge, was farr too tall, so I cut the legs off to get it nearer the size I wanted. Sanded down the top with a…
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"We’re happy to produce any new books and sheet music in our ‘solos’ range in notation (minus the TAB) as an option in future.
For players who rely on TAB, the current option will also remain. Often the rhythmic subtleties of…"
"Ah! Good idea. "
"What you described is what I was envisioning. My personal thought, since the books tend to have spiral bindings, is that I could tear out all the tab pages from the copies I got. "
"I also avoid buying or using printed music that has tab and staff notation on the same page as it makes reading inconvenient and the experience of using the printed page becomes unpleasant. I also think the original Grimshaw notation itself, for…"
"Congratulations! Let me know if you start selling the Regal style armrest
reproductions again as I would like to get another. The one I have is fitted to a Professional and I like it a lot.
Not that you need any advice, but I would…"
"We’re not running to full capacity at the moment, however, we should have all products and our complete music catalogue available in approximately a month. If anything is required urgently, currently not listed on the new website, please get…"
"Clem Junior has let me know that CE Sheet music and tutor books are now available.
Here are a couple of links.
https://cliffordessex.com/product/the-banjo-and-how-to-play-it
CE Music also have tutors for other styles too. Check out their…"
"Okay, I'll try this again as it the source code feature does not seem to show it.
Here is the full score, 1st, 2nd, piano and title sheet:
https://archive.org/details/queen-of-diamonds-barn-dance-john-pidoux/mode/2up"
"I love the title sheet for this one! I'm not big on "barn dances" aka schottisches, but I might take another look at this one."
"I can't wait to try this."
"The guy on the cover is the "Foxy Grandpa" from a popular 1900-1912 American newspaper cartoon series.
Plot: two grandkids attempt to prank the old man but he turns the tables on them every time. ~30 compilations were eventually published…"
Foxy Grandpa (A Schottische)..1905..Leroy Earl Colburn
This is a tuneful composition that suits the banjo and is well worth a listen and play. I had no problems playing the first two parts until I reached the third part which is nicely arranged variation with triplets. My 75 year old arthritic fingers…See More
"Hi John,
Lloyd was a wonderful player. No personal info here; have to rely on secondary sources :
* 1953 Lewistown rally pic : plain, vega-ish banjo; could be a 1920's WL2.
* 1970's 5 Stringer Rally pics ;…"
Lloyd Longacre
Hello Shawn,Do you know what model or models of banjo Lloyd Longacre played?Regards,JohnSee More
"Morley's "Donkey Laugh" was released for sale on November 15, 1923, along with "Georgia Medley", "The Minstrel Man" (Grimshsaw), and "In Lantern Light" (Marshall)."
"Thanks Joel and Marc, I've kept my arrangement as simple as is possible....Steve."
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