"Hi Richard, good to know that you've enjoyed reading these recent posts. My comment about BMG is only in regard to it's solidity as a historical source. Actually I enjoy the personal and idiosyncratic nature of that magazine. That forum of…"

"Hello Mike, I've enjoyed reading your posts. Sharpe also published a list of the British banjo methods in the B.M.G. I'm too old and feeble to search for the pages myself but they came under the heading 'Banjo Methods' in the…"

"Please note that the Hickinbottom piece in the BMG Dec 1961 issue refers only to American banjo tutors. It is really only of interest as an example in print from within the banjo community of the general oversight in regard to 19th century English…"

"BMG December 1961 has a list of Tutor Books. There is also this document -  Nota Bene: Canadian Undergraduate Journal of Musicology Volume 5 | Issue 1 Article 6 Schools for the Banjo: A Primary Source Study of Nineteenth-Century Banjo…"

"That was exactly my thought when I read it. Ebony capped bridges tend to make nylgut sound weak. Is CE operating again? I thought they closed down."

"You're welcome."

"It's great that you have an opportunity to introduce kids to the banjo. For a group of 10 year olds you may want to wind in the history and wind way out on the hands on music making and participation. Go for their ears (and hearts). Have a…"

"Great stuff, Mike! Thanks alot."

"Print source confirming an 1852 publication date of the Duncombe & Moon edition of Cecil Hick's banjo tutor."

"As a follow-on to your OP, published banjo music from the early period 1842-1880 should be viewed with an awareness that there is no 'definitive' value attached in regard to contemporary activity and repertoire. There are certainly…"

"I'm currently sharing specific examples of English banjo material in the public domain published in the 1860's and 1870's. There is a 5 page per day upload limit. Later this week I'll dip in with the interior pages of Cecil…"

"It was not uncommon for 19th century publishers to omit a publication date. However, publication date may be ascertained by cross-reference with British Library catalogue detail (date of deposition) and other primary source print references. Prior…"

"The earliest music published specifically for banjo in England that we currently have evidence of is: Tutor for the Banjo, Cecil Hicks, Duncombe & Moon., London, 1852. Pictured is the 1858 reissue as per the original except for the addition of…"

"The starting point for the answer to this question must surely lie in the pages of the B.M.G. magazine and A.P.Sharpe's articles listing the various banjo tutor books which were to form part of his book which he never completed/published due to…"

"Another thing you could try is using unplated steel strings for the 1st,2nd,and fifth string. This is what Cammeyer used and sold, he claimed that the plating altered the tone of the strings."

"He was either a Wiener or a Weiner - LOL. I can’t remember off hand. But, yes, judging by his program, he must have been a virtuoso. "