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Possum Rag (1907)..Geraldine Dobyns.

John Cohen asked if a banjo arrangement for this tune had been done so I thought I'd see what I could make of it. The piano score was in…

Started by Steve Harrison in Classic Banjo

2 Mar 14, 2015
Reply by Steve Harrison

Vellum choice/thickness

Greetings! I've been working on an old Morrison banjo and just about have her all polished and cleaned up to my liking. I still need a vell…

Started by Texican65 in Classic Banjo

4 Mar 14, 2015
Reply by Trapdoor2

The Twirler (1907)...King Kollins

As this was written by a banjoist, there must be a banjo score out there somewhere, never the less this is my take using the piano score ki…

Started by Steve Harrison in Classic Banjo

0 Mar 9, 2015

9 New Scores Added...

Hi y'all! First: thank you Ian! I should not have sent them in all at once. =8^0 Sometime back, I snagged a pile of nice sheets off of ebay…

Started by Trapdoor2 in Classic Banjo

5 Mar 8, 2015
Reply by Jody Stecher

They call me Ian "the fingers" thereallyniceman

Last year I was sent a very poor copy of a handwritten transcription of the 1950s Fred Van Eps recording of "The Cubist" by Thomas Griselle…

Started by thereallyniceman in Classic Banjo

11 Mar 7, 2015
Reply by Mike Moss

Banjos in the shop... but I found a nice rag!

My banjo has been in the shop getting its 100 year overhaul- namely a refret.  In the meantime I've been listening to lots of rags and I ca…

Started by John Cohen in Classic Banjo

2 Mar 5, 2015
Reply by Steve Harrison

Van Eps Banjo on Ebay

In case someone is in the market the $1400 BIN is reasonable (though you might get it for less). It is beat all to hell but could be brough…

Started by Joel Hooks in Classic Banjo

1 Mar 5, 2015
Reply by John Cohen

King Kollins & Klifton?

I came across a youtube recording by Dorian Henry of the Twirler by King Kollins. King Kollins and Klifton were described as 'the wor…

Started by Steve Harrison in Classic Banjo

10 Mar 4, 2015
Reply by Steve Harrison

Peg slippage

Hi there - I now am the lucky owner of an SS Stewart Imperial banjeaurine.  However, one of the pegs feels loose and the string drops out o…

Started by carrie horgan in Classic Banjo

5 Mar 2, 2015
Reply by Jackie Cook

Welcome to new member Ilam Moss

New site member Ilam Moss added a comment on his his Profile page and as it is not displayed in the Discussion Forum we may have missed his…

Started by thereallyniceman in Classic Banjo

3 Mar 2, 2015
Reply by Ilan Moss

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