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Knick Knocks Rag (1915)....Phil Schwartz

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Beethoven on the Banjo 5 Replies

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Turners 60 breakdowns, jigs and hornpipes. 4 Replies

Started by IAN SALTER in Classic Banjo. Last reply by IAN SALTER on Thursday.

Historical/original concert programs 11 Replies

Started by Pär Engstrand in Classic Banjo. Last reply by IAN SALTER on Wednesday.

W.E Temlett Zither-Banjo 9 Replies

Started by Pär Engstrand in Classic Banjo. Last reply by Jake Jeremy Glanville on Wednesday.

New Temlett Zither Banjo - just arrived! 31 Replies

Started by Rob MacKillop in Classic Banjo. Last reply by Rob MacKillop on Tuesday.

Short(er) scale banjos 6 Replies

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Crazy Banjo 1 Reply

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RECOMMENDATION FOR BEGINNER'S. 5 Replies

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Cammeyer Valentine 3 Replies

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Policy King (1905)..Charles .B. brown.

Started by Steve Harrison in Classic Banjo Jan 11.

Old Crow Rag (1909)...George Botsford. 2 Replies

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mel bays banjo method Frank Bradbury 4 Replies

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Clifford Essex Imperial on eBay

Started by Pär Engstrand in Classic Banjo Jan 8.

BMG library 10 Replies

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Does anyone know about the Austrian banjo player John Gorman who was in Japan around 1910? 2 Replies

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the trio 6 Replies

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I am back !!! Whistling Rufus

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The Pianofiends Rag (1909)..George Botsford..As played and featured by Jesse Laskey's Pianofiends.

Started by Steve Harrison in Classic Banjo Jan 1.

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Following the sad death of Derek Hall (Kendall) just before Christmas, six top of the range classical banjos that I built for him will be coming up for auction soon. If probate goes through the likely date will be 9th March and the auctioneers are www.1818auctioneers.co.uk at Crooklands near Kendall. I can provide photos and info re the instruments if you would like to email me at staceybanjos@hotmail.com. Typical examples are Whyte Laydie…

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Posted by David Stacey on January 23, 2020 at 11:32

1880s A Tilley banjo value

Would anyone have an idea of a half decent A tilley 5 strings value . One for sale here in Canada for 350 canadian. it had the first five frets replaced with a brass plate otherwise not bad. thinking it may be a good player for classic.

Posted by steve leuschner on January 9, 2020 at 0:46 — 9 Comments

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Steve Harrison posted a discussion

Knick Knocks Rag (1915)....Phil Schwartz

This is a well written piece of ragtime with plenty of variety. I seems to me that PS has taken bits from other tunes and mixed and matched them to produce this very pleasing composition. The score and midi are in the library...Steve.…See More

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Paul Draper commented on Paul Draper's video

Dill Pickles.

"Thank you Carrie!"

14 hours ago

carrie horgan commented on Paul Draper's video

Dill Pickles.

"Nice playing - well done Paul!"

17 hours ago

Paul Draper posted a video

Dill Pickles.

Composition by Charles L. Johnson, 1906. Clifford Essex banjo arrangement (mostly).

19 hours ago

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Jody Stecher replied to Pär Engstrand's discussion Beethoven on the Banjo

"Or perhaps Mozart was the Joe Morley of the Fortepiano."

20 hours ago

Joel Hooks replied to Pär Engstrand's discussion Beethoven on the Banjo

"I think George Lansing is the Junior Samples of the banjo."

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IAN SALTER replied to IAN SALTER's discussion Turners 60 breakdowns, jigs and hornpipes.

"Cheers Joel."

Thursday

Jody Stecher replied to Pär Engstrand's discussion Beethoven on the Banjo

"You are right but it's more fun to make mismatches. Eno can be the Galileo of the banjo. Grimshaw can be the Soupy Sales of the banjo. Cammeyer can be the Howdy Doody of the banjo. ........."

Thursday

Joel Hooks replied to IAN SALTER's discussion Turners 60 breakdowns, jigs and hornpipes.

"https://archive.org/details/turners60jigs"

Thursday

IAN SALTER replied to Pär Engstrand's discussion Historical/original concert programs

"Joel, Thank you for sharing your knowledge and understanding of this 'HIP' approach to playing the banjo. Kind regards, Ian."

Wednesday

Joel Hooks replied to Pär Engstrand's discussion Historical/original concert programs

"Pick a dozen or so pieces that were published in or before the year you are portraying. There is your program. Careful on the Zither Banjo if you are focusing on the 1880s. Also consider that many did not start using raised frets until the late…"

Wednesday

Joel Hooks replied to Pär Engstrand's discussion Beethoven on the Banjo

"I think that Cammeyer was the Cammeyer of the banjo. Eno was the Eno of the banjo. Grimshaw was the Grimshaw of the banjo. Morley was the Morley of the banjo. Lansing was the... The banjo is unique with a unique writing style. It is apples to…"

Wednesday

Jake Jeremy Glanville replied to Pär Engstrand's discussion W.E Temlett Zither-Banjo

"Erratum. I left out the letter 'E' when referring to my Temlett Academy model. It is of course by W E Temlet, not William Temlett Senior. Glad you've kept the old tuners. They are not too easy to find and can be expensive. They are…"

Wednesday

Jody Stecher replied to Pär Engstrand's discussion Beethoven on the Banjo

"Cammeyer!"

Tuesday

Pär Engstrand replied to Pär Engstrand's discussion W.E Temlett Zither-Banjo

"Yes Marc, I still have the old tuners. Hope to be able to use them some day. Specially since they look so much better than the new ones... Thanks for your input, Jake. I don't play clawhammer on it so that's not really a concern of mine."

Tuesday

Pär Engstrand replied to Pär Engstrand's discussion Historical/original concert programs

"Hi Ian, Thanks for your input. Yes, I had the same idea, that it somehow would get me "deeper in the tradition", so to say. I'm not sure it would work though, primarily because we live in a different time and therefore have very…"

Tuesday

Pär Engstrand posted a discussion

Beethoven on the Banjo

So, inspired be Aaron Jonah Lewis project "Mozart on the Banjo", where he plays music by Joe Morley (a great album, by the way. Get it while you can!) and because 2020 is a "Beethoven year".Who would be the Beethoven of banjo music? :-)See More

Tuesday

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Rob MacKillop commented on Rob MacKillop's video

Zither Banjo: Idyll in F by Cammeyer - Rob MacKillop

"Thanks, Daniel. Much appreciated."

Tuesday

Rob MacKillop replied to Rob MacKillop's discussion New Temlett Zither Banjo - just arrived!

"Cheers, Jake. I recorded a mini album - just under half an hour - of music by Cammeyer, which is free to hear on soundcloud: https://m.soundcloud.com/robmackillop/sets/alfred-cammeyers-zither-banjo-music-rob-mackillop ...and then I…"

Tuesday