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Bacon tone ringsWhat's the consensus on the tone rings found in Bacon FF Professional, Concert, and Orchestra banjos? Started by John Cohen |
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Jul 28, 2015 Reply by Trapdoor2 |
New Bradbury Tutor Book addedHere is a "NEW" , well the 1926 edition, of Frank Bradbury's Modern Method for Banjo. Joel kindly sent me this PDF file and describes i… Started by thereallyniceman |
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Jul 27, 2015 Reply by Trapdoor2 |
The Georgia Giggle (1918)..Will L. Livernash.This a lively rag that follows the standard rag time formula. I'd not heard of the composer until I came across this tune which is his o… Started by Steve Harrison |
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The Dance Of The Hoo Hoo (1898)..Emma Y. SuckertThis another early folk rag that may be of interest to those who play melodic style banjo as, although a piano tune, parts are of it are in… Started by Steve Harrison |
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Jul 22, 2015 Reply by Steve Harrison |
Nylon strings for tenor banjo?Well, what can I say... I've been bitten by the tenor bug and am now playing tenor banjo in addition to classic style. I'm curious about tr… Started by John Cohen |
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Jul 20, 2015 Reply by Jody Stecher |
Honeysuckle Rag (1911) George Botsford.This is a real banjo pickers tune which should give the fingers plenty of exercise. I've added plenty of fret numbers as a guide to playi… Started by Steve Harrison |
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Jul 19, 2015 Reply by Trapdoor2 |
bridge questionHello, my chris sands heavy gauge strings arrived, but I hadn't anticipated the obvious fact that the gauge of the strings is larger than t… Started by HardboiledRosie |
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Jul 17, 2015 Reply by Jody Stecher |
Early Banjo at Augusta's Old-Time WeekDear Friends, For those looking for something to do the first week of August, please consider coming to Augusta Heritage Center's Old Time… Started by Greg Adams |
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The Yankee Hustler (1902)..Hon.Eugene E. Schmitz, mayor of San Francisco.The story behind the composer of this tune is more remarkable than the tune itself. Schmitz was Mayor of San Francisco at the time of th… Started by Steve Harrison |
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Jul 13, 2015 Reply by Steve Harrison |
Missouri Blues (1911).......Harry BrownI would describe this a piece of blues influenced ragtime rather than a pure blues. It's an interesting composition with lots of variety… Started by Steve Harrison |
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