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My Nan used to play the banjo ( many many moons ago ) she was known as “Ena and her banjo”.
Unfortunately her banjo has fallen into disrepair over the years . However her musical genius (apparently a blooming brilliant singer too)has skipped the last 3 generations .We are looking for a recommendation for someone/company to do a sympathetic repair as a surprise for our mums 80th birthday next year .We live in Leicestershire (England) can any one advise us please
Many…
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"SOMEWHERE IN DIXIE" Banjo 2
Hello, I wrote a Banjo 2 accompaniment for Somewere in Dixie, as there was none. Is it possible to put it in the music library?
Posted by Alexandre Derycke on October 20, 2024 at 20:06 — 2 Comments
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"Hi Nathanael,
Tell me the width of the nut and if it is the same, or close to that on my Apollo N°1, I'll send you the measurements and maybe you could cut some slots and get a better spacing.
Ian."
"Maybe not, after tasting the "pizza". "
"No judgement on my part regarding Peabody, while not really my thing I totally get it. He was a true entertainer and pretty much changed the general approach of playing plectrum banjo.
I also feel like I would have been all in on…"
"Eddie Peabody is probably why I'm here...
My Dad was the pilot of a Navy transport airplane during the Korean War (he also flew in WWII). He was assigned to a USO type tour taking Buddy Hackett, Anne Blythe and Eddie Peabody around the war…"
"OK. Less weight in the pot than a Tu-ba-phone."
"Sometimes. But for the last few years really fancy Stewarts seems to be the choice. "
The Glad Rag.Ragtime Essence..1910..Richard grant O'Grady
This is another fine rag by O'Grady and I would put it in the same league as The Smiler or Smoky Mokes. I've made quite a few alterations to parts of the trio to make it easier to play on the banjo...Steve.…See More
"All with resonators I presume. "
" Several of the "old timers" at the ABF rallies hold their banjos like Eddie Peabody, between the thighs with the neck pointing up like a cello towards their left shoulder. They got their start on plectrum banjo at Shakey's…"
"Banjo-between-the-thighs is for people with long arms. If I place the banjo there and want to actually pluck the strings I have to bring my right shoulder very far forward into a contorted position. Also the brackets hurt the tender skin…"
"The suction cup guitar holder seemed like a good idea— until I tried it. The cups did not adhere well to the side of the guitar and the part that was supposed to go over my leg had a curve that did not resemble the curve of my leg. It…"
"There have been, historically, a few banjo holders invented but I do not know of any that were successfully marketed. I have seen a few designs for guitar that might be adapted to work with banjo. At some point I might try to work…"
"I think your design is better than the CE version.
They are not for everyone. The last couple of ABF rallies I have not used mine. I have found that many people now hold their banjos between their thighs. When I do that I find…"
"Thanks for sharing those photos Richard, that is a super cool piece of Weaver kit!"
"Indeed. Spine, pelvis, even shoulder... everything gets put out-of-balance through raising one foot for more than a few minutes."
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"Here is an interesting guitar/banjo footstool made by Alfred Weaver. It was stowed in the case with a Weaver five string which I bought in the 1970s. I've never used it as I have couple of old guitar footstools which I did use at one time, one…"
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