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A Lucky Duck..1903..Howard Whitney

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A Lucky Duck, Parke Hunter 7 Replies

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Golden Smile..1912..Garfield Wilson

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Will the real Alfred Cammeyer stand up please? 1 Reply

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Microphone recommendations — esp for wireless clip on mic 2 Replies

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Edith Fielden, interesting inscribed cover for her banjo piece 'Bonita' 15 Replies

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zither banjo strings 5 Replies

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Classic Banjo strings question 6 Replies

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1991... It seems like only yesterday.. eh Richard? 4 Replies

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Bumble Bee Rag..1909..Ernest Clinton Keithly

Started by Steve Harrison in Classic Banjo Sep 13.

Plectrum banjo strings 7 Replies

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Geoff Lakeman & Rob Murch in Sheffield

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Brain-Storm Rag..1907..Bud Manchester aka Etilmon Justus Stark.

Started by Steve Harrison in Classic Banjo Aug 17.

Spammer, Scammers and more Spammers!!! 9 Replies

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Does anybody know who the banjo player featured on this old jug is? 5 Replies

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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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15 hours ago
Steve Harrison replied to Joel Hooks's discussion A Lucky Duck, Parke Hunter
"Hi Sam, I've downloaded the score, I'll put this on my to do list...Steve."
yesterday
Richard William Ineson replied to Joel Hooks's discussion A Lucky Duck, Parke Hunter
"It's a good tune and Hunter makes it bounce along in his usual effervescent manner, it's quite playable on the banjo from the piano score. Whtiney''s 'Mosquito's Parade' is also worth playing, this one appeared in…"
Thursday
Jody Stecher replied to Joel Hooks's discussion A Lucky Duck, Parke Hunter
"I just now gave a listen to some of the other Parke Hunter recordings here.  Check out his William Tell Overture. This is the fastest coherent string playing I have ever heard.  There is no muddy picking and...I think... no mistakes. Is…"
Wednesday
Joel Hooks replied to Joel Hooks's discussion A Lucky Duck, Parke Hunter
"Yeah, I found that after I found this one.  This just reinforces that this is my favorite website!"
Wednesday
thereallyniceman replied to Joel Hooks's discussion A Lucky Duck, Parke Hunter
"Hi Joel you should have checked our ORIGINAL RECORDINGS page.  There is Parke Hunter's recording in there!  Sorry but I don't have the score!"
Wednesday
Joel Hooks replied to Joel Hooks's discussion A Lucky Duck, Parke Hunter
"Looks like Witmark published it for solo banjo as well as a Paul Eno arrangement for full banjo club.  Too bad I can't send them an order."
Wednesday
Sam Harris replied to Joel Hooks's discussion A Lucky Duck, Parke Hunter
"I found a piano score: https://imslp.org/wiki/A_Lucky_Duck_(Whitney%2C_Howard)  I don't think it would be too hard to get a banjo arrangement out of it - the score is in C, and it sounds like the recording is in C as well. Also,…"
Wednesday
Joel Hooks posted a discussion

A Lucky Duck, Parke Hunter

Looking around on my second favorite website (after this one) The Internet Archive, I found a Parke Hunter recording of "A Lucky Duck".It is a nice snappy tune and the recording is clear.…See More
Wednesday
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Richard William Ineson replied to Richard William Ineson's discussion Will the real Alfred Cammeyer stand up please?
Wednesday
Richard William Ineson posted a discussion

Will the real Alfred Cammeyer stand up please?

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Aaron Jonah Lewis replied to Aaron Jonah Lewis's discussion Microphone recommendations — esp for wireless clip on mic
"Thanks Jody, That's a great idea. I will check on that."
Tuesday
Jody Stecher replied to Aaron Jonah Lewis's discussion Microphone recommendations — esp for wireless clip on mic
"When Bill Evans, Scott Nygaard and I did the same with the San Francisco Symphony their sound tech used lavalier mic-s as they would with a vocalist singing with the orchestra. They clipped on to our clothing and worked perfectly. Perhaps your…"
Tuesday
Aaron Jonah Lewis posted a discussion

Microphone recommendations — esp for wireless clip on mic

I’m performing next month with a full orchestra and will need to mic my 1928 Weaver, preferably with a wireless clip on mic. Does anyone have experience with such things? I would very much appreciate hearing your experience and any recommendations…See More
Tuesday
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Richard William Ineson replied to Richard William Ineson's discussion Edith Fielden, interesting inscribed cover for her banjo piece 'Bonita'
"Thank you for for untangling this forward looking and quite challenging piece for us. I did run through it but my poor old eyes had difficulty with the ledger lines and changes of tempo so I didn't make much sense of it. I can see how it might…"
Monday
Trapdoor2 replied to Richard William Ineson's discussion Edith Fielden, interesting inscribed cover for her banjo piece 'Bonita'
"Here's the mp3 file..."
Sep 17
Trapdoor2 replied to Richard William Ineson's discussion Edith Fielden, interesting inscribed cover for her banjo piece 'Bonita'
"Rainy afternoon...I'm keying this piece into Muscore 4. It's Balmy (Britspeak: Barmy). It shifts from a 3/4 introduction to 2/4 A & B part, then a 6/8 C part in Cm. Back to the 2/4 A then the Trio's in 4/4 (and in F) then back to…"
Sep 17
carrie horgan replied to Richard William Ineson's discussion Edith Fielden, interesting inscribed cover for her banjo piece 'Bonita'
"Great, thank you Richard and Ian!!"
Sep 17
thereallyniceman commented on thereallyniceman's video
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"Thanks Richard, I have added the score to the MUSIC LIBRARY for easy download. Ian"
Sep 17
thereallyniceman replied to Richard William Ineson's discussion Edith Fielden, interesting inscribed cover for her banjo piece 'Bonita'
"Hi Carrie, Richard has kindly sent me the score for "Bonita" and I have added it to the MUSIC LIBRARY. Ta to you too Richard."
Sep 17
 
 
 

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