"Hi Jody,
Thanks very much for the information. I haven't got any other photos to check the bevel and thickness, but as I don't have a wood hoop 5 string banjo and that, apart from the occasional CE, they don't seem to come up for sale…"
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WOOD HOOP WINDSOR?
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Can anybody identify this banjo? In looking at the catalogue that Joel recently posted, I'm sure that it is a Windsor. Although similar to the Popular model no1 except for the peg head, which is like…Continue
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WANTED: 'DOMINO POLKA' BY HENRY AUSTEN.
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Another tune request, if anyone has it in their collection. It appeared as 'Turner's Banjo Budget N°100' and in 'Turner's Dance Album N°7'. The British Library has it, but their digitisation service…Continue
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WANTED: 'MARCHE HUMORESQUE' BY CLIFFORD ESSEX.
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Does anyone have the sheet music to this Essex composition in their collection? Thank you.Continue
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"Ian, the Grand Solo has a beveled hoop and in place of a tail piece there are 5 metal nubs built into the tension hoop to which the string loops are attached. The banjo you are considering seems to have the latter feature. The New Windsor…"
WOOD HOOP WINDSOR?
Can anybody identify this banjo? In looking at the catalogue that Joel recently posted, I'm sure that it is a Windsor. Although similar to the Popular model no1 except for the peg head, which is like the no3, it appears to have a wood hoop. It isn't the same as the illustration on the "Wood Hoop" Ordinary Banjo page, which I assume is the Grand Solo model. So, could it be one of the three lower grade models?I've previously asked for opinions about the Popular models and they are regarded as…See More
"Thank you very much Jody."
"Here ya go. "
"Coming right up. A minute or two."
WANTED: 'DOMINO POLKA' BY HENRY AUSTEN.
Another tune request, if anyone has it in their collection. It appeared as 'Turner's Banjo Budget N°100' and in 'Turner's Dance Album N°7'. The British Library has it, but their digitisation service is still down.See More
"Hi Russ,
That's what I'm working towards. I've selected some tunes to work up and bought a Tascam recorder. I'm not very tech minded, but I think there is a way to program it to begin recording whenever I start playing and…"
"This is my Matthew's fretless, that I can't play until I find a 7 string tailpiece and my c.1885 flush fret, that is my main banjo now. I do use the books that you mentioned; 'Excelsior Sand Dance' is one of my favourite tunes to…"
"I've had my 7 string banjo for about six months and play everything that i was doing on my 5 string banjos, that is, anything that was published in England before 1900, mainly the various Turner's and Dallas' albums and journals and…"
"Byron, it's really good to hear from someone else playing a 7 string banjo; I don't play my 5 string banjos very much anymore. Are you playing all the tunes in this Ballantine and any of the various other books, or just those that contain…"
"That is great Ian, thank you."
"I have uploaded the score to the MUSIC LIBRARY, but it may take 1/2 hour for the database to refresh so keep checking.
I hope it helps."
"Thank you very much Richard."
"I will probably have a copy of this piece in the archives. I'll get the rubber gloves and positive pressure breathing apparatus out later this week and commence searching for it."
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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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