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Can there be too much of a good thing? Too much of the "diddly-bump" triplet followed by a quarter note that Bradbury is fond of? "Hilo/Hawaiian Quickstep" sets out to find out. My tentative finding is…"
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Help please
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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A Scottish Hornpipe on banjo
Charles Grant (1810- 1892) was a Scottish fiddler, schoolteacher, fisherman and composer. His daughter compiled his compositions and published them in a privately circulated book. I obtained a photocopy many years ago and on page 11 found the…See More
"However I can say that doing tremolo or any other technique hard enough to be Loud Enough to be heard in a concert hall is likely to cause injury. Some who try it are lucky. Some are not. As for practice at home at a moderate volume I…"
"I’m not a doctor. All parties involved are dead, so I can’t ask them. My Ouija board is not working at the moment.
In seriousness, asking this is like “why did that guy get cancer but his friend did not” or…"
"Gotcha! Why did Farland get injured but Bacon didn't? Do you think Farland was just doing it too much?"
"It looks like a Weaver to my untrained eyes, at least the shape of the neck and hardware look like his work. Someone has either added inlay to the neck or put stickers on it.
I would be curious as to what size the rim is with that three octave…"
"A vihuela! I woud not have guessed that. Thanks."
"You can almost hear this poor old banjo screaming, "HELP! Somebody save me from a life of abuse and mistreatment!"
"I found it on the saleroom site, in the guitars listings,
https://www.the-saleroom.com/en-gb/auction-catalogues/halifax-mill-auctioneers/catalogue-id-halifa10038/lot-f0026067-3039-4090-8f28-b2e10151fbb3?queryId=99bf9dba9a6fe33ec273f6eedf25c92d"
"I'm suspicious about the provenance/ identity of the banjo but curious about the partially seen instrument to its right (in the first photo) with the inlaid wooden pick guard. It does not seem to be part of the auction. "
WEAVER or CE IN AUCTION.
Maybe not from either maker, but it still might be of interest to someone.…See More
"Fred Bacon tremolo, anchor the middle finger."
Yarney's Ideal..1910..(Negro Sketch)..F.W.Stimson
This tune sounds to me as if it was based on, or is a copy of, an early stroke style banjo tune. I could find no information about the composer. It's a good one and makes a good banjo solo. I've rewritten some parts of the trio and set the key in…See More
The Irish Foxtrot..1915..Paul Biese aka Percy Hawthorn Sudborough.
This is a well written compilation of a variety of Irish melodies given the ragtime/foxtrot treatment. Biese was a prolific composer of popular music and songs between 1913 and 1924. I wasn't keen on the original trio so I rewrote bars 30 to 39. My…See More
Alfred Weaver from 1910
Well, the shield is engraved “R. Veeck Sydney 1910”. So that could be when Veeck bought it, ordered it, or was given it (a “presentation banjo”!).I picked this up at the Spring ABF rally and it was in pieces. The heavy rim required a 12 1/16” head…See More
"Should make someone a nice playing banjo. It would be informative to know if the "Luthier" matched the original frets or just used modern guitar fret wire which is much larger.
My "banjo funds" are all tapped out as I…"
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