"From St Johnsbury? I thought he was from Bethel. I've spent time in both places. Been snowed-in in St Johnsbury and flooded-out in Bethel. "
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Jody Stecher
- 78, Male
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A Work in Progress: The Grants Hornpipe
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Started this discussion. Last reply by Jody Stecher on Saturday.
Completed version of The Humours of Glendart with sound
Started May 9
Sheehan's Reel
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Started this discussion. Last reply by Jody Stecher on Friday.
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"Pages 32 through 35
These next pages were fun and surprising. I also found some incomprehensible instructions, which by now is not surprising.
At the top of page 32 is a section on producing harmonics followed by a waltz using harmonics as the…"
" I'm sure Bradbury did not have Morris dancers in mind. Because Morisco means Moorish and the other word in the title is "Dance" my mind connected the syllables with Morris Dance. It was an amusing pun that briefly crossed…"
"Dance Morisco is a total mystery to me. Knowing what I know about the general obsession many historic banjoists had with race, I believe it is more likely related to "Moors" rather than English dancers with sticks, bells and ribbons…"
"Pages 30 and 31
Next is the key of G minor. I had success with the exercises here. I have used slightly different fingering from what is prescribed here so in effect I undertook this as a beginner. In a short time, through dutiful repetition…"
"Pages 28 and 29.
This section has two gorgeous solos that bring out a different kind of sound and feeling than most people expect from a banjo.
At the top of page 28 is a review of minor scale playing using all fretted strings (no open string)…"
"Frankly, Paul did a far better job coordinating rhythmically with you, than the big gang-o-banjos do accompanying Frank B.
The recording of Bradbury (curiously labeled Kentucky Minstrels) reminds me just a bit of a scene from a Jeeves and…"
"Well I've got to admit it sounds better when you play than when I did. "
"I like this medley, but I find medleys in general tend not to land with people.
here is me playing it with Paul Draper.
https://youtu.be/C2_ycMBfKrw?si=Ai1s9j8GC5w1Tulk
I’ll post Bradbury playing it later."
"Pages 22 through 27.
In these next pages I am reminded that Bradbury has set out to not only to teach the student to play the banjo but also to read music written for the banjo. I think he was clever and insightful to put the next two banjo solos at…"
"What the heck? What is "recor"? What I typed but didn't get posted was that I will soon record the tune on the banjo, complete the score, and post them here along with the story of Grants Hornpipe and how I came to learn it."
"Today Musescore is Munificent ... or Muse-nificent and the g flags fell into place without incident. Soon I will post the completed score and a recording with banjo and some words about the tune itself.
Another Musecore Mystery. I followed the…"
"Just thank Dog you aren't doing dotted jigs. I have some that the 5th string flags look like a forest..."
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Banjo Benches at San Francisco Airport!
I was taking a flight out a new terminal at San Francisco the other day and was surprised and amused to see the shape of some comfortable new benches with a new shape. Off topic because they look like plectrum banjos? No indeed, these are Zither Banjo Benches! I'm afraid my mobile phone takes horrible quality pictures but at least the shape was captured. The wave of the future?
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ContinuePosted on November 17, 2011 at 4:06 — 5 Comments
Farland Metal banjo head on ebay
Posted on August 13, 2011 at 20:50 — 2 Comments
clear photos of the missing banjo
Note the copper bass string, the red binding around the pot and the inlay "The Cammeyer Vibrante Royal" These are distinctive.
Posted on November 28, 2010 at 22:16
Comment Wall (24 comments)
- At 4:06 on April 7, 2009,
Trapdoor2 said…
- Jody, regarding the banjo I'm playing in my videos: that's one of Bob Flesher's "Cotillion" (12") models; my main axe for about 6 yrs. Thanks for the kind remarks, I've gone from archtop Stelling "shrill" to "tubby" over the years (in more ways than one!). I have a fiberskyn head on it, Aquila Nylgut strings and one of those Cole 5-footed bridges. I have a small collection of banjos but the Flesher gets all the playing time these days.
- At 5:54pm on March 14, 2010, Joel Hooks gave Jody Stecher a gift…
- At 8:11 on August 19, 2010,
Liz McElwain said…
- Thanks, Jody. Hope to be able to meet you over the Didmarton weekend.
- At 17:08 on September 11, 2010,
Anthony Peabody said…
- I enjoyed meeting you at Backwell, and I am afraid that I assumed that you were a newcomer to Banjo, so please erase from your hard drive any superfluous and quite unnecessary advice. You don't need any encouragement either. I was the bass banjo at the end of the line, filling in the blanks, and wishing I could play better. So you see, you encorage me!
Anthony Peabody
- At 17:48 on December 22, 2010,
Eric STEFANELLI said…
Thanks Jody, to add me as a friend, i am deeply honored !
I would be to give you some piece of information about my banjos making, give me please your e-mail, mine is : eric.pat-luths@orange.fr .
About your music, many people in France like bluegrass & old timey music, and play it, there is many bands, many american banjo players come to France every years to teach, and have many pupils, there is summer country festivals...i was myself a pupil of Tony Trishka in 1978 and and Ben Eldrige in 1982/83, but we can speak about it by mail. Classic banjo is unknow or very few people know this kind of banjo music.
Eric
- At 14:09 on August 3, 2011,
Pam Tointon said…
Thank you Jody I enjoyed that. Nice to hear an original composition, but well beyond me yet as a beginner I'm afraid.
regards Pam
- At 12:51 on October 18, 2011,
Neil Angus Goodwin said…
- Thankyou for the info, that might explain why it is the only Cammeyer I have seen with the metal bands.
- At 23:51 on March 5, 2012,
allan ideson said…
thanks jody for your input.ime a guitarist .i have good instruments ...this banjo .has a lot of volume .also the neck and fingerboard are a work of art .after all these years the neck is straight .....no truss rod.when i master the beast ill put some tunes on ....thanks...allan
- At 21:34 on March 8, 2012,
skip sail said…
hi Jody,met you on your australian tour,we talked Fred Macdowell and Robert Petway and jammed a bit on some fingerpicked blues at Camperdown. Thanks for the welcome to the forum! Skip
- At 7:32am on May 14, 2012, thereallyniceman gave Jody Stecher a gift…
- Jody, Bill and Scott get out the glasses and have a celebratory drink on me! Ian, thereallyniceman
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