Weaver banjo

Hi everyone, I'm looking to sell my Weaver banjo, it's a bit tatty but works fine. Anyone interested or have any ideas of its value?

Started by steven tarner in Classic Banjo

That Madrid Rag (1911)..Julius Lenzberg

This is ragtime meets Latin as Lenzberg has used a very Latin like rhythm throughout. It's a good composition and well worth a listen, the…

Started by Steve Harrison in Classic Banjo

J. Clamp Piccolo Banjo

Hi folks!  I was recently sent what was described as an "English 7 string piccolo banjo that had been converted to a 5 string" by Eli Kaufm…

Started by Joel Hooks in Classic Banjo

Date of my flush fret?

Started by IAN SALTER in Classic Banjo

Pigeon Wing Rag (1909)..Chas. L. Johnson.

A classic piece of ragtime from CLJ that ticks all the boxes. I've kept it in the original key of CF as it works well on banjo. The score a…

Started by Steve Harrison in Classic Banjo

Beedle-Um-Bo..(1908)...Raymond Birch aka Chas. L. Johnson.

CLJ triumphs again with this very listenable (and playable) slow drag. The Piano score was in F Ab, for the banjo I chose D F. The key chan…

Started by Steve Harrison in Classic Banjo

Tutor books in England, 1880s.

Hello to everyone. Can anyone tell me which tutor book I would most likely have purchased to begin learning to play my new banjo, if I had…

Started by IAN SALTER in Classic Banjo

Fine And Dandy (1908)..Chas. L. Johnson

This is a nice melodic two step, CLJ has used made use of grace notes to good effect. It wasn't possible to play the chromatic triplet grac…

Started by Steve Harrison in Classic Banjo

Peanuts, A Nutty Rag (1911)..Ethel Earnist aka Chas. L. Johnson.

This is best described as a novelty rag, it has some unusual and interesting variations and remains in the key of C throughout. I had to re…

Started by Steve Harrison in Classic Banjo