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Banjo wanted for new student

I have recently started teaching a young lass classic banjo here in Malvern. She is keen as mustard and is making a great effort. At the mo…

Started by Steve Harrison

0 Apr 15, 2011

James Parslow Banjo

Please view Pics of my latest acquisition via E bay. I've done just enough restoration to get it into playable condition. The banjo has bee…

Started by Steve Harrison

5 Apr 14, 2011
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Skype contacts.

Do many of the members have Skype? If so, how would you feel about sharing Skype addresses so that we can extend our knowledge and friendsh…

Started by Steve Harrison

0 Apr 14, 2011

In Search of information on Winifred Johnson- Knowles

Winifred Johnson was my great aunt. She was born in Detroit but moved to New York when she was about 12 as her father William was an actor.…

Started by Rosie Anderson

12 Apr 6, 2011
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James Parslow

I successfully bid for a James Parslow banjo on Ebay UK the closing bid being £134. It appears to be in reasonable condition but it looks a…

Started by Steve Harrison

1 Apr 2, 2011
Reply by Sylvia

banjo as murder weapon in new zealand

A five string? Resonator or open back? Did it have a tone ring?  They left out all these important details.     http://www.nzherald.co.nz/n

Started by Jody Stecher

4 Apr 2, 2011
Reply by Ray Jones

Languid blues

Does anyone know of the origins of the above? I've tried googling the composer Edmund Caselli but haven't  found anything so far...Steve.

Started by Steve Harrison

0 Mar 27, 2011

Thanks to Marc Smith

This is just a brief public "Thanks" to Marc Smith for bringing a Stewart and an Essex banjo (among others) to Suwannee Banjo Camp for me t…

Started by Greg Adams

1 Mar 23, 2011
Reply by Trapdoor2

How does a tone ring work?

Does anyone know how a tone ring does its job? Is it a resonating unit or is it a hard weight to keep the vibrations of the skin from dissi…

Started by Claude L. Medearis

5 Mar 23, 2011
Reply by Claude L. Medearis

Cello Banjo on ebay

Alabama Trapdoor! There's a cello banjo on ebay. Purports to be a Windsor and seems authentic. Buy It Now at $1300. It's not a five string…

Started by Jody Stecher

2 Mar 21, 2011
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