"Hi Dante,
I saw your comment about a banjo sounding better than a Recording King. Any model of Recording King should sound excellent for classic banjo if it is set up right. The bridge, the strings, and the tailpiece make a surprisingly big…"
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The Pop Corn Man..1910..Jean Schwartz.
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Red Rose Rag..1911..Percy Wenrich
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My Kickapoo..1904..Harry Von Tilzer
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The Elite Banjo Instructor by Arling Shaeffer, 1918 w/ 12% Schottisches
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Honey Rag..1909..Egbert van Alstyne
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Olly Oakley plays Gallopade
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Amazing skills - haven't heard this one before, I think this a Cammeyer tune.
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Herbert J Ellis Banjo Tutor
I am keen to find any recordings of the introductory exercises from Herbert J Ellis, that I heard my father play on his zither banjo, and attempted to learn myself. Unfortunately I don't know the names of these pieces.
Also interested in purchasing a good quality zither banjo. I am in Stratford-upon-Avon
Posted by John King on July 11, 2021 at 9:52 — 2 Comments
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"Hi Dante, welcome to Classic Banjo!
Classic banjo is a style of playing, much like bluegrass or old-time or whatever. They share the same 5-string banjo basis, so really any 5-string will do a fine job. IOW, you can use your 'bluegrass'…"
"Hi Mr. Aaron! Thank you for suggesting this site, it's really cool. I am trying to find a good classic banjo to buy that will sound better than my recording king. I will see you soon."
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Hello, my name is Dante and I am 9 years old. I've been playing bluegrass banjo for a year and a half but now I am starting to learn how to play classic banjo! Can somebody suggest a good classic banjo that I can buy? I like Deering banjos the most…See More
"Welcome Dante! I've posted many of my own questions to the discussions and always found a friendly and helpful community, so don't be shy. Happy banjoing!"
"Cool tune. I think the last minor strain was a commonly used as a 'improv' addition to many jazzy ragtime player's routines from the 50's.
I love listening to Orchestrion stuff. Many years ago, the Smithsonian Institute Museum…"
"For comparison, I went with "16s" on my piccolo as I found my standard 17s to be too light (as opposed to the packaged "No 17" which are really 19s)."
"Many thanks for all your suggestions, I may do a bit of experimentation before reaching a final decision...Steve."
"Yes, I also prefer lighter gauge strings on my banjeaurine. I have used the set from Clifford Essex: http://cliffordessex.net/index.php?_a=viewProd&productId=32&ccUser=t8bbsbe7ip3tqhia3kb1balq15"
"I agree with one caveat: as total string length (as opposed to "capoed" string length) gets shorter, the string gets stiffer. This is simple (or perhaps not so simple) physics.
What I have found is that when one builds a shorter scale, the…"
"I would use the same strings as on a full size five-string banjo. The banjeurine is tuned as a full size banjo sounds at the fifth fret. If the banjeurine scale (nut to bridge) is the same or close to the measurement of fret 5 to bridge on a regular…"
"Just use regular strings, the neck should be proportionally shorter."
Banjoland
A Classic Banjo piece by Joe Morley (1867 - 1937)hope you enjoy!
"Yes, the "Solo Banjo" part is written in E and A while the rest is written in A and D. The bass note "C" in the Solo Banjo part actually sounds an F (which is the lowest note on the Banjeaurine, tuned cFCEG).
Generically,…"
"Re: Aurora March, am I correct that the "Solo Banjo" part refers to banjeaurine? Is that because the banjeaurine carries the main melody for most of the piece? I also wasn't aware that banjuerine notation is transposing, but I suppose…"
"Hal Allert transposed "Aurora March" into C Notation (if anyone is interested). It is in the library here. I'm not sure if he re-arranged anything from the original.
Arranging a CB part for it could be as simple as just reading from…"
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