Ellis Advanced School for the Banjo and Zither Banjo - Classic-Banjo2024-03-28T16:27:05Zhttps://classic-banjo.ning.com/forum/topics/ellis-advanced-school-for-the-banjo-and-zither-banjo?commentId=2667446%3AComment%3A95840&x=1&feed=yes&xn_auth=noIt was a funny email exchange…tag:classic-banjo.ning.com,2014-11-17:2667446:Comment:958402014-11-17T15:37:07.809ZTrapdoor2https://classic-banjo.ning.com/profile/Trapdoor2
<p>It was a funny email exchange. They had no inventory control at all, couldn't tell me if they'd sold any...ever. They make pitch pipes in batches and send 'em out. The lady I talked to said she could remember making some up recently though.</p>
<p>She also said that usually the large orders cover everything in their catalog. Since they still catalog the eAEG#B banjo pipe, off they go!</p>
<p>She said the electronic tuners cut their work force down to three little-old ladies, most of whom had…</p>
<p>It was a funny email exchange. They had no inventory control at all, couldn't tell me if they'd sold any...ever. They make pitch pipes in batches and send 'em out. The lady I talked to said she could remember making some up recently though.</p>
<p>She also said that usually the large orders cover everything in their catalog. Since they still catalog the eAEG#B banjo pipe, off they go!</p>
<p>She said the electronic tuners cut their work force down to three little-old ladies, most of whom had worked for the company since the 50's.</p>
<p>Heck, I found some new ones on ebay. Who knew? ;-)</p> That's called inventory contr…tag:classic-banjo.ning.com,2014-11-17:2667446:Comment:957512014-11-17T00:51:16.149ZThomas Edgarhttps://classic-banjo.ning.com/profile/ThomasEdgar
<p>That's called inventory control, isn't it? "Let's see, Jimmy, how many of those A-banjo pipes have we sold in the last, ah, 70 years?" I guess you have to applaud them for their tenacity to serve the banjo public!</p>
<p>That's called inventory control, isn't it? "Let's see, Jimmy, how many of those A-banjo pipes have we sold in the last, ah, 70 years?" I guess you have to applaud them for their tenacity to serve the banjo public!</p> Reminds me of the pitch pipes…tag:classic-banjo.ning.com,2014-11-17:2667446:Comment:957482014-11-17T00:44:22.971ZTrapdoor2https://classic-banjo.ning.com/profile/Trapdoor2
<p>Reminds me of the pitch pipes I found for eAEG#B. I emailed the company and found that they still make 'em in that tuning for banjo. They didn't know it was a 'dead' tuning until just recently...</p>
<p>Reminds me of the pitch pipes I found for eAEG#B. I emailed the company and found that they still make 'em in that tuning for banjo. They didn't know it was a 'dead' tuning until just recently...</p> I don't know how well they so…tag:classic-banjo.ning.com,2014-11-16:2667446:Comment:956752014-11-16T23:43:27.071ZJoel Hookshttps://classic-banjo.ning.com/profile/deuceswilde
<p>I don't know how well they sold but thimbles were still listed in jobber catalogs into the 1920s.</p>
<p>I don't know how well they sold but thimbles were still listed in jobber catalogs into the 1920s.</p> Hi Joel, I thought about emai…tag:classic-banjo.ning.com,2014-11-16:2667446:Comment:955312014-11-16T15:27:04.677ZThomas Edgarhttps://classic-banjo.ning.com/profile/ThomasEdgar
Hi Joel, I thought about emailing you when I read about the thimbles. Sorry I didn't. I was surprised that a book written in 1900 even mentioned them.<br />
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And I agree about the number of books available. And the variety and depth of coverage. Kind of like language and computer books now. "Learn Arabic in a Day" to "The Complete Bible of c++ Programing for iPhones".
Hi Joel, I thought about emailing you when I read about the thimbles. Sorry I didn't. I was surprised that a book written in 1900 even mentioned them.<br />
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And I agree about the number of books available. And the variety and depth of coverage. Kind of like language and computer books now. "Learn Arabic in a Day" to "The Complete Bible of c++ Programing for iPhones". Sorry about the tardy reply.…tag:classic-banjo.ning.com,2014-11-16:2667446:Comment:957432014-11-16T15:11:11.067ZJoel Hookshttps://classic-banjo.ning.com/profile/deuceswilde
<p>Sorry about the tardy reply. I also thank you for scanning this and sharing it. From the little bit I looked at it seems to be a solid work with interesting information on playing.</p>
<p>I find the thimble comment v. wire strings interesting as most of the folks who use the thimbles I make are wire players.</p>
<p>I am constantly shocked to find the stream of books coming out of the woodwork that are now available at the click of a mouse. I feel sorry for the banjoist of 15 years ago!</p>
<p>Sorry about the tardy reply. I also thank you for scanning this and sharing it. From the little bit I looked at it seems to be a solid work with interesting information on playing.</p>
<p>I find the thimble comment v. wire strings interesting as most of the folks who use the thimbles I make are wire players.</p>
<p>I am constantly shocked to find the stream of books coming out of the woodwork that are now available at the click of a mouse. I feel sorry for the banjoist of 15 years ago!</p> thx Thomas ;Herb J Ellis 's o…tag:classic-banjo.ning.com,2014-11-05:2667446:Comment:954172014-11-05T21:51:21.690Zmarc dalmassohttps://classic-banjo.ning.com/profile/marcdalmasso
<p>thx Thomas ;Herb J Ellis 's one of my fav_compositor ( Mendelssohn , too )</p>
<p>+ a new old picture in the tutor i didn ' t know</p>
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<p>thx Thomas ;Herb J Ellis 's one of my fav_compositor ( Mendelssohn , too )</p>
<p>+ a new old picture in the tutor i didn ' t know</p>
<p></p> Thanks for making the tutor a…tag:classic-banjo.ning.com,2014-11-05:2667446:Comment:954852014-11-05T20:20:47.776Zcarrie horganhttps://classic-banjo.ning.com/profile/carriehorgan
<p>Thanks for making the tutor available, Thomas. It looks really comprehensive in terms of playing techniques. I really like Ray Andrew's harmonics on 'BlueBells of Scotland' but couldn't work out what he was doing but I've just spotted a section on 'artificial harmonics' for this piece on p57 - result! Thanks again.</p>
<p>Carrie</p>
<p>- whether I can play it or not is another matter :)</p>
<p>Thanks for making the tutor available, Thomas. It looks really comprehensive in terms of playing techniques. I really like Ray Andrew's harmonics on 'BlueBells of Scotland' but couldn't work out what he was doing but I've just spotted a section on 'artificial harmonics' for this piece on p57 - result! Thanks again.</p>
<p>Carrie</p>
<p>- whether I can play it or not is another matter :)</p> Thanks Jody. It's just one o…tag:classic-banjo.ning.com,2014-11-05:2667446:Comment:952982014-11-05T18:24:47.387ZThomas Edgarhttps://classic-banjo.ning.com/profile/ThomasEdgar
<p>Thanks Jody. It's just one of those things that doesn't come up very often.</p>
<p>I live at 7200 feet in Wyoming, so everyplace is dryer than where I am. In fact, that was the primary reason for the linseed oil. My dad was a violin dealer and really hated bringing violins when he would come to visit, even with humidifiers in the cases. I spoke to a luthier friend about cracking and that was his suggestion. The head is tight, but I don't think it overly so, therefore, I'll leave it as…</p>
<p>Thanks Jody. It's just one of those things that doesn't come up very often.</p>
<p>I live at 7200 feet in Wyoming, so everyplace is dryer than where I am. In fact, that was the primary reason for the linseed oil. My dad was a violin dealer and really hated bringing violins when he would come to visit, even with humidifiers in the cases. I spoke to a luthier friend about cracking and that was his suggestion. The head is tight, but I don't think it overly so, therefore, I'll leave it as it is for a while (6 months or so) and think about it then. </p>
<p>Thanks!<br/> <br/> <cite>Jody Stecher said:</cite></p>
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<p>On a PC hold down Alt +156.on the keypad. Voila: £</p>
<p>Keep that head tight! If it's lasted this long at high tension it is unlikely to burst now. If you</p>
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</blockquote> Thank you Thomas for all the…tag:classic-banjo.ning.com,2014-11-05:2667446:Comment:952292014-11-05T17:50:49.165Zthereallynicemanhttps://classic-banjo.ning.com/profile/thereallyniceman
<p>Thank you Thomas for all the effort involved in scanning your Tutor Book for the site. I know just how time consuming it is!</p>
<p>I have added the Ellis to the TUTOR BOOK page for free download for everyone.</p>
<p>Thank you Thomas for all the effort involved in scanning your Tutor Book for the site. I know just how time consuming it is!</p>
<p>I have added the Ellis to the TUTOR BOOK page for free download for everyone.</p>