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about classic banjo action

hi there  Can anyone tell the average classic banjo action on the 12 fret? Also i am wondering how to make my banjo sound more deep and wit…

Started by morten lind in Classic Banjo

33 Mar 3, 2021
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Pork and Beans Rag (1913)..Charles Luckyth "Lucky" Roberts.

This is another tune recorded by the Paragon Ragtime Orchestra (MP3 attached) and is very different to most other rags written at the time.…

Started by Steve Harrison in Classic Banjo

0 Mar 2, 2021

Walter Jacobs Grand Orchestra Folio No. 3 for Banjo

I just got a copy of no.3 three in this series and have added it to the internet archive. https://archive.org/details/jacobs-grand-folio-no

Started by Joel Hooks in Classic Banjo

2 Mar 1, 2021
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Winner's Self Instructor 1887

Largely derivative with nothing really new to us, but here it is anyway. https://archive.org/details/winners-self-instructor-for-the-banjo-

Started by Joel Hooks in Classic Banjo

0 Feb 28, 2021

UK Banjo Alert

There is a Cammeyer Patent model zither-banjo in Yorkshire, up for auction on eBay. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/373471537165?ul_noapp=true I…

Started by Jody Stecher in Classic Banjo

2 Feb 27, 2021
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That Demon Rag.(1910)..William "Russell" Smith.

This is another of the Paragon Ragtime Orchestra's tunes (MP3 attached) taken from the CD of the same name. It makes a good banjo solo but…

Started by Steve Harrison in Classic Banjo

2 Feb 27, 2021
Reply by Steve Harrison

Nice Classic Banjo for sale on BHO

This "Dexter" banjo popped up on Banjo Hangout.  While the price is a bit high, it would make a nice player for someone. It is not mine but…

Started by Joel Hooks in Classic Banjo

10 Feb 26, 2021
Reply by Trapdoor2

Birthday Party Waltz, by Horace Weston - Sheet music? Recording/s?

Forwarding a message from a fellow strings teacher: "This month I have been having my students sight read music from "Music by Black Compos…

Started by Aaron Jonah Lewis in Classic Banjo

14 Feb 24, 2021
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Bell Hop Rag (1914)...Frederick M. Bryan.

Having been introduced to the excellent Paragon Ragtime Orchestra by Milwaukee, I searched out some of their YouTube recordings and came ac…

Started by Steve Harrison in Classic Banjo

5 Feb 24, 2021
Reply by Milwaukee Matzen

Banjo setup and phasing issue?

I just started playing on a new to me banjo. It’s an 11” Vega Old Tyme Wonder with a frosted head, a 5/8” J. W. Hooks bridge, and La Bella…

Started by Milwaukee Matzen in Classic Banjo

53 Feb 23, 2021
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