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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?
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Herbert J. Ellis - Reverie | Steven Watson, zither banjo
"Thanks Austin. (I have to confess the joke has gone over my head...)"
The Ragtime King.(A symphony in Ragtime).1899..Mike Bernard..aka..Michael Barnet Brown.
Bernard was one of the early composers and promoters of ragtime music. He styled himself as,"The Ragtime King of the world" This tune was, I think, a bit of self promotion.It's a well written composition and worth a try. I've a number of other…See More
Alabama Hoe Down..1899..R.J.Hamilton
This is a tune that does what it says on the tin (or the title page!)..It's a lively, early composition that could have been written for the banjo. My suggested fingering is a mix of classic and melodic style although I play most of it melodic…See More
"This is a most useful and helpful discussion. I have had many of these same questions about C and A tuning, and this post clears a lot of it up for me. I especially appreciate the knowledge and scholarship of Joel Hooks. Joel, your work and…"
Herbert J. Ellis - Reverie | Steven Watson, zither banjo
"Thank you for the encouragement, Tony -- much appreciated! The ZB is growing on me..."
Herbert J. Ellis - Reverie | Steven Watson, zither banjo
"Excellent! I would agree with Jody about you and the ZB: you were made for each other. It can take a while before a new instrument gets to sound the way you want it - for all our sakes, stick at it!"
"I want to be clear, I think these kinds of attachment gizmos are the coolest thing ever. I might not ever use these things, but that won't diminish my admiration of them.
Mutes, Willmot Wood resonate chamber things, Grover Vibrator…"
"Thanks Joel, I just tried that on my Farland (with both fingers and a bit of wood). It just sounds like a quieter version of more or less the same sound, rather than a different sonority, which is what I imagined the the harp attachment, expression…"
Herbert J. Ellis - Reverie | Steven Watson, zither banjo
"Thanks both very much. Jody, it still sounds a bit too harsh and tinny to my ears! Hard to temper. I have to wonder if the zither banjoists were right about nails (I play without)."
"Yes, just about any banjo mute that touches the bridge has the same impact on the sound. The only one that really makes a very different sound is the Gibson "Wrist Action" mute, which is like running your banjo thru a phazer or flanger.…"
"Press something (fingers, wine cork, block of wood) inside the head where the bridge sits and strum the strings. That is what these gizmos sound like. There might be more nuance to it than that, but it will give the basic idea."
Herbert J. Ellis - Reverie | Steven Watson, zither banjo
"This is really the first occasion you played a zither-banjo? If so I would say you and the zither-banjo are made for each other. That is excellent playing. You bring out the characteristic zither-banjo shimmer but not the sonic harshness that…"
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