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Clifford Essex "Crystablel" Nylon Strings.

I got a near complete set of "vintage" CE nylon string envelopes (complete with rusty wire strings inside for some reason) with a banjo I r…

Started by Joel Hooks in Classic Banjo

1 Jul 27, 2018
Reply by Richard William Ineson

How common are Zither Banjos?

I found a barnes and Mullins No2 Zither Banjo at a local antique shop here in southern Illinois that I'm going to buy soon. I started to th…

Started by Brice Alms in Classic Banjo

1 Jul 27, 2018
Reply by Jody Stecher

Semper Fidelis (1888)..John Philip Sousa.

As there were only two marches by Sousa in the Library, I decided to arrange another of his classic marches for banjo. The piano score was…

Started by Steve Harrison in Classic Banjo

6 Jul 26, 2018
Reply by Richard William Ineson

Are there classic banjo tab instruction books?

I am learning classic banjo and all the books I have seen are notation. Are there tablature instruction books?

Started by Brice Alms in Classic Banjo

18 Jul 25, 2018
Reply by Richard William Ineson

National Banjo Method by Geo. Dobson 1886

If you are like me, you often lay awake at night wondering if George Dobson ever took all of his old books, pulled random sections out of t…

Started by Joel Hooks in Classic Banjo

5 Jul 24, 2018
Reply by Cyndy Richardson

Request for Piano Accompaniment Sheet Music

Hello Beloved Classic Banjo Community! I recently found a pianist in my city who is interested in playing accompaniments to some of the cla…

Started by Aaron Jonah Lewis in Classic Banjo

10 Jul 22, 2018
Reply by thereallyniceman

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

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