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Finding a good (modern) hard case?
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I'm trying to find a good, practical hard case to fit these old banjos. It seems to be hard to find a modern case that isn't far too big. I need something to protect the banjo while travelling on…Continue

Started this discussion. Last reply by Joel Hooks Mar 31.

Banjo and mandolin duets?
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Does anyone here know of any from the classic era? I would have thought mandolin with banjo accompaniment would have been used, even if perhaps the balance might have been problematic. But I haven't…Continue

Started this discussion. Last reply by Steven Watson Mar 16.

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Steven Watson replied to Russ Chandler's discussion New Online Classic Banjo Music Library...
"One small mistake spotted -- the Fandanguillo is by 'Torroba', not 'Tornoba'. (What a wonderful arrangement that is, by the way! Made my day.)"
Saturday
Steven Watson replied to Russ Chandler's discussion New Online Classic Banjo Music Library...
"Oh my, how wonderful! Thank you so much for doing this. Well, that's my weekend sorted..."
Friday
Steven Watson replied to Byron Thomas's discussion Banjo Recording Careers
"Thanks. Not sure why that didn't come up when I searched."
Jul 3
Steven Watson replied to Byron Thomas's discussion Banjo Recording Careers
"Joel, do you have a copy of the Sep. 21, 1947 Cammeyer letter you can share, or can you tell me where I might find it? I'm doing some research on Farland's appearances in England. Was just going through the relevant 1903 issues of The…"
Jul 2
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Jul 2
Steven Watson replied to Joel Hooks's discussion Barnes and Mullins Troubadour Magazine
"Useful. These are scans of the copies in the Bodleian. I took a look at them while there a few months ago. It's almost a complete run, I think a few were issues missing..."
Jun 19
Steven Watson commented on Steven Watson's video
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Bach Gavotte from BWV 1006, arr. Sheaff

"Fantastic, thanks Marc. The extra section indeed fits comfortably on the fretboard. I'll definitely be adding it from now on!"
Jun 19
Trapdoor2 commented on Steven Watson's video
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Bach Gavotte from BWV 1006, arr. Sheaff

"Just for fun, I've taken Bernard Sheaff's "Gavotte" and added back in the missing part (Trio?). I basically went out and found notation for BWV 1006 (a violin partita in Emaj), transposed the "Gavotte en Rondeau"…"
Jun 18
Steven Watson commented on Steven Watson's video
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Bach Gavotte from BWV 1006, arr. Sheaff

"Thank you all, I'm pursuing your suggestions as I write. I have gone through many of the methods, but I don't recall seeing Green's method or the relevant pages in Barnes & Mullins 'Banjo School' -- both of which look…"
Jun 17
Byron Thomas commented on Steven Watson's video
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Bach Gavotte from BWV 1006, arr. Sheaff

"Joel also posted this treatise on tremolo a while back. It is a very concise instruction on a variety of tremolo styles. I highly recommend the study of this book. Sostenuto (Tremolo for Banjo) Method : B. Sheldon Green : Free Download, Borrow, and…"
Jun 17
Joel Hooks commented on Steven Watson's video
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Bach Gavotte from BWV 1006, arr. Sheaff

"Then I recend.  I will say that a little tremolo goes a long way in my opinion. Pretty much all methods published after about 1880 will have something about tremolo, some better than others.  If I remember correctly, I did the…"
Jun 17
IAN SALTER commented on Steven Watson's video
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Bach Gavotte from BWV 1006, arr. Sheaff

"Steven, If you haven't already done so, read the tremolo instructions on p.58 of Herbert J Ellis' 'Advanced School' tutor book and also, the use of finger tips and nails in the instructions for the right hand on p.10. On p.43 of…"
Jun 17
Jody Stecher commented on Steven Watson's video
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Bach Gavotte from BWV 1006, arr. Sheaff

"I have 2 thoughts. If you hold the tremolo finger parallel to the vellum and perpendicular to the string it is going to be awkward and the difference in sound between down and up will be extreme. If when playing tremolo you don't change the…"
Jun 16
Steven Watson commented on Steven Watson's video
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Bach Gavotte from BWV 1006, arr. Sheaff

"Joel, I should clarify that I play without nails on both guitar and banjo. The unevenness is from the fact that the upstroke of the tremolo is with flesh alone, while the downstroke uses the back of the nail. I wondered if perhaps the nail is…"
Jun 16
Joel Hooks commented on Steven Watson's video
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Bach Gavotte from BWV 1006, arr. Sheaff

"Having long fingernails, modern classical guitar school style, will likely produce an uneven tone.  I expect that there is a good reason why the Spanish guitar version of tremolo, alternating ring, middle and index, took control post Segovia…"
Jun 16
Steven Watson commented on Steven Watson's video
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Bach Gavotte from BWV 1006, arr. Sheaff

"Thanks Jody, I'll give the middle finger a try, as it were. I don't experience pain or awkwardness, it just sounds bad. Especially as the back of the nail and the fingertip have such different sounds -- it sounds uneven as I strike up and…"
Jun 16

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