"'Turner's Banjo Solos' n°s 1-3 were published in 1887 and n° 7 in 1888.
The majority of the unattributed tunes were composed by Harry Spratt; they were published in his own series of 'Banjo Melodist' between 1872…"
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JOHN PIDOUX BANJO AND RELATED ITEMS IN UK AUCTION.
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POSSIBLY AN ABBOTT AMBOYNA ON GUMTREE UK,
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"I often wonder how sales/auction room like this one stay in business. Terrible photos, no idea about what they are supposed to be selling, no shipping arrangements, just a terrible 'take it or leave it' attitude which used to be found in…"
"According to the John Pidoux bio on this site " He also sold banjos, made by Windsor and Joseph Riley, with the name *Pidoux* quoted as being the manufacturer."
So this is probably one of those. The bio also says that Pidoux…"
"I have seen a lot of those "Remo Weatherking" banjos for sale.
Can you suggest who made it? Without doing any research, I wonder if it's by Dallas, with a John Pidoux stamp.
Yes, it certainly would be good if a collector got the…"
"A "Remo Weatherking" banjo - they've done their due diligence there haven't they.
That box of ephemera though - I would hate to see that go to a house clearance place."
"J. A. Turner changed the text of their press adverts in 1892, to refer to four breakdown books. The number of compositions isn't stated, but this would most likely be the complete '60', '101', '33' and…"
"The '60' and '101' books were published in 1887. The British Library catalogue indicates 1898, which may be the library disposition date for them. The available edition of '33' has the same ad samples as '99'…"
"Joel,
Once again, thank you for the effort that you put into producing these fabulous books. The four 'Breakdowns, Jigs & Hornpipes' and all of the other volumes by Turner, are all that I use, every…"
"One of the images shows a wall with 5 zither banjos. One would think that someone that into zither banjos would string them correctly. "
"Wow. Definitely an Abbott Amboyna. I paid a lot more for mine. This is a roaring bargain. However this model of banjo can sound shrill and trebly. I tamed mine with an Eric Stefanelli bamboo bridge but as far as I know mine…"
"Many thanks for this one, Joel."
"Note: the whole of TBB 66 is in the music library on this site, under Herbert J Ellis. The contents are all 'trick' pieces."
"This is from Turner's Banjo Budget n°66 'Eight Banjo Eccentricities ' by Ellis:"
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- At 21:33 on November 7, 2017,
carrie horgan said…
Thanks Ian - I hope you are enjoying learning classic banjo. Are you new to playing the banjo or have you migrated over from another style of banjo playing? Let me know if I can be of any help.
Carrie
- At 16:44 on December 10, 2021,
David Nuttall said…
Yes, that's me. Although I was playing the banjo before I met him, David
- At 19:09 on December 11, 2021,
Oh,yes, I've clocked up 50 years and am entering the rheumaticky fingers stage of Scan's career. However, apart from the Covid effect, even prior to that the places I used to play in had diminished alarmingly.
I've been listening to Olly Oakley on this site - I'd never heard him play material like 'The Policeman's Holiday' or 'Under The Double Eagle' before; Scan played them, all parts. David
- At 23:43 on December 11, 2021,
I was with Ken Stubbs the first time he ever went to 'Elsie's'. I went a couple of times before I moved to ipswich. Steve Pennells and I used to stay the weekend with Ken in Edenbridge and play at The Crown or The Working Men's Club. I played banjo then. David
- At 22:03 on March 1, 2022,
Danielle Saxon Reeves said…
Hi Ian
saw your post about moving to Selly Oak; I run Midlands Fretted Orchestra bit too far away in Stourbridge- we’re always very happy to have reading banjo players along! Give me a shout if you fancy coming along. Best wishes, Danielle
- At 21:33 on March 2, 2022,
Hi Danielle,
Thank you for your invitation. When I've settled in, I'll be in touch to arrange a date to visit you.
Best wishes, Ian.
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