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A register of surviving Parslow banjos built from 1880 to 1919

I have just had a message from site member Ed Parslow letting me know of the work he has been doing on the history and whereabout of banjos…

Started by thereallyniceman in Classic Banjo

4 Jul 22, 2018
Reply by Edward Marshe Parslow

The Banshee - Year Published?

Does anyone know what year the Banshee (by Emile Grimshaw) was first published? Is there a resource out there anywhere that I can use to l…

Started by Aaron Jonah Lewis in Classic Banjo

0 Jul 21, 2018

The American Rag (A Patriotic Medley) (1909)....Harry L. Newman & Roy Barton

This is a selection of 9 patriotic tunes given the ragtime treatment and is very well done indeed. The tunes are; Dixie, The Girl I left be…

Started by Steve Harrison in Classic Banjo

1 Jul 17, 2018
Reply by Trapdoor2

The Oldest Surviving Banjo Recording

Absolutely fascinating little Podcast.  Richard Ineson knows a bit about this guy. We love the shock the family express on discovering t…

Started by Russ Chandler in Classic Banjo

2 Jul 16, 2018
Reply by Jody Stecher

Just Passing Through

Hi banjo people. Someone used the mailing system here to ask me a question. In replying I had to sign in again. Now that I'm here I'd like…

Started by Rob MacKillop in Classic Banjo

4 Jul 14, 2018
Reply by Rob MacKillop

A La Georgia Jubilee (1899)...Carl Lexhoizt

This one of three known compositions by this composer, it's a delightful composition and one of the many that incorporate a series of well…

Started by Steve Harrison in Classic Banjo

2 Jul 14, 2018
Reply by Steve Harrison

The Hazers, AJ Weidt

Hi, Has anybody else ever attempted this one/recorded the full version of this AJ Weidt piece? I quite enjoy it, but I'm having a hard time…

Started by david caron in Classic Banjo

15 Jul 13, 2018
Reply by Trapdoor2

Grave Yard Blues (MK2) (1916)..Clarence Woods

This is an updated arrangement of a tune I posted back in 2015. Of the ten blues that I've arranged for banjo, this is by far my favourite.…

Started by Steve Harrison in Classic Banjo

0 Jul 9, 2018

Stuck tension hooks.

I had disassembled my old 1920s Supertone Ragtime King Banjo to inspect all the shoes, hooks, nuts, and screws. 5 or 6 hooks were stuck in…

Started by Brice Alms in Classic Banjo

2 Jul 6, 2018
Reply by Trapdoor2

Metal screw nut with nylon strings?

I had put nylgut 5b classic banjo red series strings on my Supertone Ragtime King banjo. While I was tuning, I noticed that the 5th string…

Started by Brice Alms in Classic Banjo

1 Jul 3, 2018
Reply by Trapdoor2

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