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"I speak in firsts, not thirds."

Joel Hooks replied Feb 2 to Newbie

 38 Feb 3
Reply by David Gillespie

"Prior to strings manufactured specifically for banjo, the recommendation was usually…"

Joel Hooks replied Feb 2 to Newbie

 38 Feb 3
Reply by David Gillespie

"Yes, there is evidence that .016 was the size for larger banjos like the FVE 28.5.  …"

Joel Hooks replied Feb 2 to Newbie

 38 Feb 3
Reply by David Gillespie

"Jody, .017 work great on standard size banjos.  Very loud and clear with excellent d…"

Joel Hooks replied Feb 2 to Newbie

 38 Feb 3
Reply by David Gillespie

"I currently know of two sets of string sizes that we can document. .017, .019, .023,…"

Joel Hooks replied Feb 2 to Newbie

 38 Feb 3
Reply by David Gillespie

"By the mid 1880s in the US the banjo pitch had raised generally to C, despite the co…"

Joel Hooks replied Feb 1 to Newbie

 38 Feb 3
Reply by David Gillespie

"*tuning is the same, pitch is different.  “Tuning” is a confusing word for old time…"

Joel Hooks replied Feb 1 to Newbie

 38 Feb 3
Reply by David Gillespie

"Hello David, Welcome to real old time banjo! You could flump around for the next few…"

Joel Hooks replied Feb 1 to Newbie

 38 Feb 3
Reply by David Gillespie

"You are not missing anything Austin, most period cases are really not much more than…"

Joel Hooks replied Jan 31 to Clifford Essex Regal on eBay UK.

 6 Jan 31
Reply by Jody Stecher

"Looks like a Clipper"

Joel Hooks replied Jan 31 to Clifford Essex unnamed banjo in UK auction.

 1 Jan 31
Reply by Joel Hooks

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