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Nome de plume or Not de plume?

Richard, this appears to be your man. James Aloysius Hoggett 1856-1935. North-East England. Listed as a music teacher in the 1891 census, l…

Started by Mike Bostock in Classic Banjo

1 Apr 23, 2023
Reply by Mike Bostock

Yamaha Silent Banjo?

Not precisely true… with my Epiphone waiting for a new tailpiece to come in ( the one on it broke two nylon strings when I tried stringing…

Started by Tom McArdle in Classic Banjo

10 Apr 20, 2023
Reply by Jody Stecher

Zither Banjo Persecution?

In Rob's recent reemergence in the classic banjo world he has been insinuating that there is a faction of aggressive anti zither banjo nays…

Started by Joel Hooks in Classic Banjo

25 Apr 19, 2023
Reply by Jake Glanville

New strings from Aquila

I follow Mimmo Peruffo of Aquila on FaceBook, and he has just put up an announcement of new bionylon strings for classic banjos. To illustr…

Started by Rob MacKillop in Classic Banjo

0 Apr 17, 2023

Bridge heights…

…pure curiosity. Those here playing vintage instruments, possibly with period style smaller bridges, what is your preferred bridge height? 

Started by Mike Bostock in Classic Banjo

4 Apr 15, 2023
Reply by Mike Bostock

Zither Banjo tailpiece question

Hello everyone,  I have a John G Abbot Zither Banjo arriving next Monday. I managed to win it on eBay for just under $180, including shippi…

Started by Tom McArdle in Classic Banjo

8 Apr 12, 2023
Reply by Jake Glanville

New Century Zither!

Nice eye-candy but, ouch, I would expect gold leaf and diamond encrusted inlay at that price! A century on from that great expedition a…

Started by carrie horgan in Classic Banjo

11 Apr 10, 2023
Reply by Karen Smith

The Entertainer..1906..Scott Joplin

Having arranged most of Joplin's tunes, I've eventually got around to arranging what is probably Joplin's most popular and well known rag.…

Started by Steve Harrison in Classic Banjo

0 Apr 8, 2023

BANJO PLAYERS WITH HONOURS

I see that the comedian Frank Skinner was given an MBE in the New Year’s Honours List.  Well deserved, of course, but even more so because…

Started by TONY BRYAN in Classic Banjo

6 Apr 7, 2023
Reply by TONY BRYAN

Calliope Rag...James Scott..New arrangement

I first wrote an arrangement for Calliope over 10 years ago, my first draft is in the library but I was never completely happy with it, in…

Started by Steve Harrison in Classic Banjo

1 Apr 3, 2023
Reply by Steve Harrison

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