Strings!

I'm looking for suggestions for nylon strings in medium gauge.  Andy Banjo has run out of stock (and closing down at end of month).  I boug…

Started by carrie horgan in Classic Banjo

Steamboat Rag (1914)..Ernie Burnett aka Ernest Mario Bernaditto

Steamboat rag is peach of a tune, it's very well written and certainly sits apart from many of the other ragtime tunes of the period. It be…

Started by Steve Harrison in Classic Banjo

Banjourine strings

I'm half way through a banjo to banjourine conversion and need to know the gauge of strings that should be used..many thanks..Steve.

Started by Steve Harrison in Classic Banjo

The Pop Corn Man..1910..Jean Schwartz.

This is the 4th. of Schwartz's tunes that I have arranged so far, one of his most popular and well known being China Town. It's a very good…

Started by Steve Harrison in Classic Banjo

LaBella 17 intonation issues

I gotta get to the bottom of this or it will drive me crazy.So some time ago, I got a cheap modern open-back (5/8" bridge, ~3 degree neck a…

Started by Ethan Schwartz in Classic Banjo

Friction peg replacement

I'm looking to replace a set of tuning pegs (see picture). What might my options be? The peghead holes are roughly 9/16 inch. The specs for…

Started by Ethan Schwartz in Classic Banjo

The Big Banjo Auction

Well the banjo part of the auction is over but it's still going on.  As expected I was outbid on a Bacon Grand Concert I was interested in.…

Started by Jody Stecher in Classic Banjo

Did “A” tuning actually sound like “C”?

Hello, I’m brand new to classic banjo, and I understand a typical American tuning in the late 19c was eAEG#B, while in England banjo was gC…

Started by Jason Cornwell in Classic Banjo

What does this mean?

Started by carrie horgan in Classic Banjo