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Convert to nylon strings

What-all do I need to convert from steel strings to nylon? Bridge? A different tailpiece? The banjo is the Rover RB-110 Openback Details 11…

Started by B. Williams in Classic Banjo

19 Apr 26, 2019
Reply by Jody Stecher

Clifford Essex Banjos - differing qualities?

Related to Pār's discussion on upgrading, I have to admit to not knowing the relative merits or otherwise of the various CE banjos. Which w…

Started by Rob MacKillop in Classic Banjo

22 Apr 23, 2019
Reply by Trapdoor2

Fixed RH Position or Not?

I see a lot of classic banjo players with the right-hand pretty much stuck in one spot, with the pinkie clamped on the head. I move around…

Started by Rob MacKillop in Classic Banjo

26 Apr 23, 2019
Reply by Joel Hooks

Joel Hooks' Bridges

I ordered three "period" bridges from forum member Joel Hooks - maybe you've heard of him? :-) First thing to say is that they are really…

Started by Rob MacKillop in Classic Banjo

8 Apr 23, 2019
Reply by Rob MacKillop

Hot Cabbage (1908)...Homer Denney.

This is number three of my Homer Denney arrangements. It's a straightforward ragtime tune and not too challenging to play. The intro has a…

Started by Steve Harrison in Classic Banjo

0 Apr 22, 2019

Beginners collection shifted from A notation to C...

I've been working on this for a while, off and on. It is from the 1886 "The National Banjo Method" by George C. Dobson. Old Geo. presented…

Started by Trapdoor2 in Classic Banjo

3 Apr 22, 2019
Reply by Joel Hooks

MuseScore and Banjo Notation

I imagine there are one or two MuseScore users here? I've just moved to it from Sibelius, after losing the computer my version was was hous…

Started by Rob MacKillop in Classic Banjo

23 Apr 21, 2019
Reply by Trapdoor2

Banjeaurine... any good?

I have developed an unexplainable desire to buy a banjeaurine, but I don't why and I don't know if I would ever play one! Has anyone any co…

Started by thereallyniceman in Classic Banjo

11 Apr 19, 2019
Reply by Pär Engstrand

Cheese and Crackers (1909)...Homer Denney

This is another good composition from HD, although it does have some syncopation, I wouldn't class this as a rag but it's an interesting tu…

Started by Steve Harrison in Classic Banjo

0 Apr 19, 2019

Eric Stefanelli

Is Eric still making banjos? I've lost touch with him, sadly. 

Started by Rob MacKillop in Classic Banjo

4 Apr 19, 2019
Reply by Rob MacKillop

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