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Christmas Carols for the banjo 1 Reply

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6 string banjo on eBay 5 Replies

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Old Plunks New Coon Medley 4 Replies

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Bean Club Musings (1904)...Paul Eno 2 Replies

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Temlett "Zither Banjo" inventor or first? 43 Replies

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At A Colored Tea Party (A March For The Cake)..1900..Paul Eno. 4 Replies

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Come Clean..1905..Paul Sarebresole

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Darktown Jubilee..1897..Leo E. Berliner. 2 Replies

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Zither-banjo with patented mute 12 Replies

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Questions about a zyther/banjo

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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.

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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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thereallyniceman replied to Richard William Ineson's discussion Christmas Carols for the banjo
"Excellent! Thank you Richard. Christmas will soon be here so I expect it to soon start snowing on the website.  ;-)"
Friday
Richard William Ineson posted a discussion
Friday
IAN SALTER replied to IAN SALTER's discussion 6 string banjo on eBay
"Good call Joel!!  Elizabeth Buchanan is on The Vintage Banjo Maker site, with photos of a short scale 6 string with highly decorated all metal pot. The neck and slotted head are very similar. I agree Jody, not high end and certainly an odd…"
Thursday
Jody Stecher replied to IAN SALTER's discussion 6 string banjo on eBay
"The positioning of the slots on the nut is strange.  Strings 1 -4 are separated in the usual way and then the last two are side by side. The width of the paired slots is not the same.  My best guess is that the intention was for a pair of…"
Thursday
Joel Hooks replied to IAN SALTER's discussion 6 string banjo on eBay
"Just remembered, it is "Buchanan Improvement" from Glasgow Scotland"
Thursday
Joel Hooks replied to IAN SALTER's discussion 6 string banjo on eBay
"I am blanking on the name of the maker but I believe these were made in Scotland in the 1920s... it was something ... "improved".  Most of them I have seen have had the 5th string running up the side of the neck. "
Thursday
IAN SALTER replied to IAN SALTER's discussion 6 string banjo on eBay
Thursday
IAN SALTER posted a discussion

6 string banjo on eBay

My continuing interest in the period of banjo history up to around 1900, has me considering getting a 6 or 7 string…See More
Thursday
Shawn McSweeny replied to Charles Blake's discussion Old Plunks New Coon Medley
"My transcription is of a version dubbed many years ago onto low-fi reel tape- probably some minor differences from the version posted here."
Thursday
Shawn McSweeny replied to Charles Blake's discussion Old Plunks New Coon Medley
"The first 34 seconds :"Josephine My Jo" verse & chorus; music by Jas. T. Brymn ; 34 sec - 1:04 : "I Wants to be the Leadin' Lady" chorus; music by Harry Von Tilzer; 1:04 to end : " My Lady Hottentot" chorus;…"
Thursday
Craig McAnulty is now a member of Classic-Banjo
Wednesday
Pat Doyle left a comment for Jem Bowkett
"Hello Jem. Do you have any discs left after your sales at Keith's banjo event in Bosworth? If so, l 0would be interested in them. Thanks Pat Doyle patjdoyle@btinternet.com"
Wednesday
Clarke Buehling left a comment for harry van lunenburg
"Harry, how do I reach you? I can't find Jean Melief on Facebook. I plan to come to Belgium in October 2024. I almost never come to this site. Best, Clarke 479.571.0781 mobile"
Wednesday
Charles Blake replied to Charles Blake's discussion Old Plunks New Coon Medley
"Sorry For the lack of information There. Yes Your info is correct it is Vess ossman playing.    Matrix # 1664 It’s a 7 inch Victor       The first song in the medley is “Josephine My Jo” I’m not sure…"
Tuesday
Trapdoor2 replied to Charles Blake's discussion Old Plunks New Coon Medley
"Any information on this record? Who's playing, who pressed it, date, etc?"
Tuesday
Steve Harrison replied to Steve Harrison's discussion Bean Club Musings (1904)...Paul Eno
"Hi Joel, many thanks for that, considering that I only had a midi to work from, my effort isn't too dissimilar....Steve.  "
Dec 5
Steve Harrison posted a discussion

Shake Yo Dusters (aka Piccaninny Rag)..1898..W.H.Krell

This is an instrumental arrangement of a song that was popular back in the day. Stylistically, it has more than a passing resemblance in parts to Krell's Mississippi Rag. I took the arrangement from a piano score which was written in Bb/Eb and…See More
Dec 5
Charles Blake posted a discussion

Old Plunks New Coon Medley

Hello I just wanted this record from my collection of banjo records it’s a really rare title I Hope you enjoy it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DtmfCMyhpdgSee More
Dec 5
Ethan Schwartz replied to Ethan Schwartz's discussion Recent article on classic banjo (that doesn't mention classic banjo)
"Of course, there's no problem with writing an article on women and the banjo, whether from a feminist perspective or otherwise. But the takeaway from this particular article (if we can step into the shoes of the average reader who knows nothing…"
Dec 5
Joel Hooks replied to Steve Harrison's discussion Bean Club Musings (1904)...Paul Eno
"Somehow I missed this one. Here is the banjo version, sorry I only have it in A notation.  https://archive.org/details/jacobs-grand-orchestra-folio-no.-2-banjo/page/n9/mode/2up"
Dec 5
 
 
 

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