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String buzz: What's acceptable?

I'm working on setting up a new banjo, and with action lower than 5mm at the 12th fret the strings at the first 5 frets fret out a little w…

Started by John Cohen in Classic Banjo

6 Nov 4, 2015
Reply by Steve Harrison

New member with questions about refurbishing a Windsor premier number 2

Good morning from Cardiff. A new member here, been playing banjo thirty odd years but often feels as if I've been playing thirty odd days!…

Started by Tony Mear in Classic Banjo

4 Nov 2, 2015
Reply by Tony Mear

A Tennessee Tantalizer (1900).......Charles Hunter

This is a pleasant composition with a Latin feel to it and some interesting chord changes. It has a Habanera rhythm throughout the first se…

Started by Steve Harrison in Classic Banjo

2 Nov 1, 2015
Reply by Steve Harrison

Thimbles

This old Patent is interesting, but I'm a bit worried about the position of the 5th Peg.

Started by Ray Jones in Classic Banjo

5 Nov 1, 2015
Reply by Joel Hooks

The Darkies Picnic (1899) Lawrence B. O'Connor

An early cakewalk that begins like a reel that then morphs into the cakewalk. With the composer being O'Connor, there is an understandabl…

Started by Steve Harrison in Classic Banjo

2 Oct 29, 2015
Reply by Steve Harrison

Edwin Sparkes (You and a Canoe)

Does anyone have his contact information?  I'd love to get a copy of his 5-string version of You and a Canoe.   *Edit* Just found You and…

Started by John Cohen in Classic Banjo

2 Oct 27, 2015
Reply by John Cohen

Fred Van Eps original Manuscripts.

If you want to see the way "The Pros" got their solos to "flow" under their fingers you can do no better than look at original arrangements…

Started by thereallyniceman in Classic Banjo

2 Oct 27, 2015
Reply by Trapdoor2

Hal Allert has been busy!

Over the last few months Hal has been putting together multi part arrangements for from one to five banjos. He has sent me scores of his ar…

Started by thereallyniceman in Classic Banjo

0 Oct 24, 2015

A discussion on speed

Greetings one and all Following my last question, I have resolved to learn to sight read. It's a slow process but I have found sight readi…

Started by Eric Womersley in Classic Banjo

5 Oct 23, 2015
Reply by Steve Harrison

Rags And Tatters (1900)..Edward Clark Jnr.

This is an early march/two-step which may be worth a try for those who haven't tried much rag time. It uses G tuning and some of my sugges…

Started by Steve Harrison in Classic Banjo

14 Oct 22, 2015
Reply by Jody Stecher

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