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Removing nickel plating

Hi, I wonder if anyone has detailed  instructions for removing old nickel plating from brass banjo hardware and sanding/polishing in prepar…

Started by Ruari McLennan in Classic Banjo

5 Mar 16, 2017
Reply by thereallyniceman

Gondolier Two Step

Picked up some very early Olly Oakley 78's this week. Single sided discs from The Gramophone and Typewriter Company so dating to 1907 or ea…

Started by Russ Chandler in Classic Banjo

6 Mar 16, 2017
Reply by thereallyniceman

Engraving Pattern pics for CE XX Special?

Hi All, I have a few pics from kind parties already, but really need close-up pics of all the identical CE patterns as are indicated in th…

Started by Ruari McLennan in Classic Banjo

6 Mar 15, 2017
Reply by Ruari McLennan

Rose Leaf Rag (1907)...Scott Joplin

To make it more suitable for the banjo, I've transposed this from the original piano score key of C to G. It's a very tuneful medium paced…

Started by Steve Harrison in Classic Banjo

0 Mar 15, 2017

The Nonpareil (1907)..Scott Joplin.

This another excellent rag from Joplin, to make it more suitable as a banjo solo, in some of the bars, I've combined the LH and RH piano pa…

Started by Steve Harrison in Classic Banjo

0 Mar 13, 2017

NING ERRORS FIXED.. now to work on their grammar and spelling.

I have been checking since they updated 9th March and it seems stable. I am so sorry for any inconvenience... Now you can search for things…

Started by thereallyniceman in Classic Banjo

1 Mar 12, 2017
Reply by Jody Stecher

Fig Leaf Rag (1908)...Scott Joplin.

This was tricky to arrange for banjo, I had to play around with the octaves to get it all to fit but I think the result is quite pleasing.…

Started by Steve Harrison in Classic Banjo

2 Mar 11, 2017
Reply by Steve Harrison

The Sycamore (1904)...Scott Joplin.

Joplin describes this as a concert rag.I transposed this from G to C for ease of playing on the banjo, I also combined the LH and RH in som…

Started by Steve Harrison in Classic Banjo

0 Mar 8, 2017

MY ENTRY FOR THE FAMOUS LAST WORDS COMPETITION

AT LAST   NING seem to have fixed the website and it now seems to be running as it should...unless you know differently! After almost SIX…

Started by thereallyniceman in Classic Banjo

8 Mar 7, 2017
Reply by Jody Stecher

The Chrysanthemum (1904)...Scott Joplin

Another very pleasant tune from Joplin what he describes as an African American Intermezzo. It's one of his less challenging compositions a…

Started by Steve Harrison in Classic Banjo

0 Mar 4, 2017

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