Herbert J Ellis Banjo Tutor

by John King

Jul 11, 2021

I am keen to find any recordings of the introductory exercises from Herbert J Ellis, that I heard my father play on his zither banjo, and attempted to learn myself. Unfortunately I don't know the names of these pieces.

Also interested in purchasing a good quality zither banjo. I am in Stratford-upon-Avon

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  • Rob MacKillop

    I don't know how good you regard "good quality", John, but there's a few of them on eBay right now. In fact there's always a few of them on eBay. After a quick look, this one seems decent enough if that crack in the varnish near the neck joint is superficial or has been fixed:

    https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/223682543209?_trkparms=aid%3D111001%26al...

    Aug 16, 2021

  • Rob MacKillop

    Sorry, I've just noticed it is "collection only"

    There's another for £600, but doesn't look as good as the above. 

    Aug 16, 2021

  • John King

    There isn't much consistency about the prices people ask. I will have to be patient until a nice restored one comes up, either on ebay or elsewhere. 

    Aug 16, 2021