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Hi everyone, first a big THANK YOU to this website host for approving my request to becomd a member.
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.
If anyone could help me to upload these picture I would deeply appreciated.
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.
If anyone could help me to upload these picture I would deeply appreciated.
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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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"OH! Austin, did you mean how does one know how fast to play the Frolic Jig? I thought you meant the Grimshaw exercise.
My answer to that question : one knows from the title, genre, and species, so to speak. "Jig" in this…"
"If you're asking how I know how fast to play 'Frolic Jig' as it doesn't have a metronome marking, then I can't give you a single or simple answer. As is applicable to any piece that I work on, the tempo will gradually…"
"I know from the printed tempo marking."
"Sorry for all the messages, but I would also like to add that there is no tempo marking, so how do you know how fast it's meant to be?"
"I don't know if Rob McKillop even plays it up to the tempo and he adds tons of rubato when getting to that position shift. You can almost feel it stop for a split second. Not that Rob is the end-all be-all of classic banjo technique, but…"
"88 BPM seems slow but you have to remember it's in 16th notes in 2/4 so it's slow but rapid."
"Hi Austin,
Thank you for that suggestion. I haven't looked at any of that particular method book, although I do know it is highly recommended by a number of members here. Moving from the low F to the F shape often occurs in tunes and…"
"Yes, at 88 bpm which is slow. At that metronome setting the Frolic Jig would be viable if a bit sedate.. The chord in the Grimshaw exercise would occur at the same time as the C in the first half of the measure in question in the Frolic Jig.…"
"If you want a good way to practice this particular movement,from the fourth to the F shape, Grimshaw's first exercise in how to excel on the banjo practices it."
"I must stress that I don't have an academic background and only use the term in the most basic sense. As far as I'm concerned for the banjo, it started with an original instrument, gut and silk wound strings, original texts and some…"
"Ah! That makes sense. I had no idea."
"Hi Jody,
I'm sorry about that. Historically Informed Performance Practice."
"What is a "HIPP" approach? Internet says it means Health Insurance Premium Payment. I'm sure you have something else in mind."
"To be honest, due to an on going illness, I hadn't made an attempt to access the BL website, so I was unaware that there were no scans. I will contact Nick again in a week or so, as I don't want to hound him, due to his current…"
"Yes I did, thank you very much. I am afraid the British library will be no use to me as there is a body of water as an obstacle to me going in person. They don't seem to have anything available scanned online.
I doubt there is much…"
"Hi Joel,
Yes, thank you for your valuable contribution. I use the '60' and the '101' everyday, sight reading through each tune, usually only once, for as long as I have the time. When a tune grabs me, I'll add it to my list…"
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