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SPAMMER: ERICA WOODWARD ACCOUNT DELETED

I have deleted the account registered by "Erica Woodward".  If you have received any message from this spambot please ignore it. Sorry that…

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A BIG thank you for your donations to Classic-Banjo.ning.com

I would like to thank everybody for their very kind donations to keep the website running. The costs are only going in one direction... UP…

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THE CLASSIC BANJO NING WEBSITE NEEDS YOUR HELP

  Classic Banjo Ning is run to benefit its members with free music scores, discussions, tuition and much, much more! Browsing visitors too…

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Historical question about banjo strings

I'm finding that my recollection of the sequence and circumstances of the early use of metal strings on banjo is murky. Maybe the historian…

Started by Jody Stecher in Classic Banjo

10 44 minutes ago
Reply by Joel Hooks

WANTED: 6 STRING BANJO.

Does anyone in the UK have or know of, a good quality, English 6 string banjo, that was originally manufactured with frets, for sale? If s…

Started by IAN SALTER in Classic Banjo

0 11 hours ago

question regarding Grimshaw exercise no 5

Hi all, I'm working on exercises from the Grimshaw, How to Excel on the Banjo book. And I have a nitpicking question regarding exercise num…

Started by Adam Grimshaw in Classic Banjo

2 12 hours ago
Reply by Adam Grimshaw

Banjo Head Heater Lights

Here are my two sets of lights. They are made from off the shelf lamp parts. The first set has been rewired with modern wire.  The second…

Started by Joel Hooks in Classic Banjo

1 12 hours ago
Reply by Joel Hooks

Day to Day Humidity Issues with Vellum

Hi there,  How do people cope with humidity and their vellum head banjos? I have recently bought a banjo case hygrometer to check the humid…

Started by David Clapp in Classic Banjo

16 yesterday
Reply by Jody Stecher

GH&S 'MARVEL' BANJO.

I have just purchased a George Houghton 'Marvel' 5 string banjo and intend to collect it next week. The only information I have about it i…

Started by IAN SALTER in Classic Banjo

5 yesterday
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Skeleton Dance, Greenop, Full Score w/ Title Sheet

Here is a better copy than the scan of a copy of a copy that we have all been playing from.  Plus, there is the cool title sheet with a ver…

Started by Joel Hooks in Classic Banjo

0 on Wednesday

New 5 Stringer, Summer 2025 #223

Issue 223 of the 5 Stringer is now out! Get your copy here: https://banjofraternity.org/5-stringer/ I have also uploaded the two "orchestr…

Started by Joel Hooks in Classic Banjo

0 on Tuesday

Breaking down Mississippi Breakdown(s), Three Versions

Here are three versions of Mississippi Breakdown(s) complete with all parts and title sheets. Ellis: https://archive.org/details/mississipp

Started by Joel Hooks in Classic Banjo

0 on Tuesday

Morley's Gunners March on hammer dulcimer...

Here's a nice thing  - the Gunners March played by traditional Norfolk dulcimer player Billy Bennington. Billy loved marches and said he o…

Started by Russ Chandler in Classic Banjo

3 on Sunday
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