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"Another piece of the puzzle solved. Another puzzle piece:  I have a vague impression…"

Jody Stecher replied Sep 6 to Historical question about banjo strings

 19 Sep 7
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"However I have found discussions about gut, metal, and "tropical" strings.  (Rayon?)…"

Jody Stecher replied Sep 6 to Historical question about banjo strings

 19 Sep 7
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"And that might be an argument for a heavier first rather than fifth. But I never he…"

Jody Stecher replied Sep 6 to Historical question about banjo strings

 19 Sep 7
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"It seems to have been a fairly common "deviation" to use a slightly bigger gauge for…"

Jody Stecher replied Sep 5 to Historical question about banjo strings

 19 Sep 7
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".....and since the thin 1st string was more subject to breakage than the others that…"

Jody Stecher replied Sep 5 to Historical question about banjo strings

 19 Sep 7
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"I see. Sort of. The puzzle for me is why only the first string was metal. Why not th…"

Jody Stecher replied Sep 5 to Historical question about banjo strings

 19 Sep 7
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"Thanks Joel and Marc.  This clears up quite a bit for me. A question remains: how di…"

Jody Stecher replied Sep 5 to Historical question about banjo strings

 19 Sep 7
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"No one knows?  "

Jody Stecher replied Sep 5 to Historical question about banjo strings

 19 Sep 7
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"I think that starting the slide right after playing D will produce the singing effec…"

Jody Stecher replied Sep 5 to question regarding Grimshaw exercise no 5

 2 Sep 5
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"If you want more "utility" from these sets, revert to the original faulty wiring, pl…"

Jody Stecher replied Sep 4 to Day to Day Humidity Issues with Vellum

 16 Sep 4
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