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Does anyone have a good banjo for sale?
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Hi, I have been looking at vintage banjos available in the UK, I have seen some at John Alvey Turner and some at Findajo, mainly clifford essex but also abbot, but I'm not sure how to chose and if…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by ritchie thomson Jan 17, 2023.
new vellum
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Hi, just got a new skin from Clifford Essex, its a lot thicker on one side than the other is that right? Would have thought it should be even? RitchieContinue
Started this discussion. Last reply by ritchie thomson Nov 21, 2020.
Clifford Essex Special X
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Hi,What would be a reasonable price for one of these in good order, and are they good for classic banjo style? ThnksRitchieContinue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Jody Stecher Aug 24.
fourth string woes
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Hi, the bass string on my openback nylon strung banjo sounds bad, i have tried a few and they all sound dead - all are metal wound, is there an alternative - I thought maybe flurocarbon? Has anyone…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by John Cohen Mar 25, 2020.
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"It seems like the original CE designation was....
The Special - The Metal and Wood hoop versions
The Special X - which became the Boudoir Grand
The Special XX - which became the Concert Grand"
"Hi Joel, Yes it's definitely the "Boudoir Grand" model because it has a metal tension hoop around the rim for the shoe brackets (ie the wooden rim is not drilled through) similar to the Concert Grand arrangement. As opposed to the…"
"Special K, on the other hand, is breakfast cereal. My dad used to eat it. Tasted like crunchy sawdust."
"Post photos, I am thinking that “Special X” is a wood hoop special."
"I'm a bit late to the thread, but, just for those (like me) looking through these great posts as learning tools I recently bought a Boudoir Grand at auction. Although described by the auction house as a "Boudoir Grand" it's…"
"Thanks Carrie."
"Andrew Butler had two Clifford Essex banjos for sale on Facebook Marketplace recently - he is a member here (Andrew 'Blind Boy' Butler). "
"Thanks Joel, I have a fretless banjo for simple early 'minstrel' music and a metal strung one for so called 'old time' and I'm looking for a nylon strung fretted for 'classic' now. I'm also looking for a tenor…"
"I can’t tell you what to buy or what would be good for you, but I would take a second look at either of those Abbott “Weaver” looking banjos.
I would not mind having that wood hoop but I don’t see them as a main banjo for…"
Does anyone have a good banjo for sale?
Hi, I have been looking at vintage banjos available in the UK, I have seen some at John Alvey Turner and some at Findajo, mainly clifford essex but also abbot, but I'm not sure how to chose and if the prices are sensible. Thought maybe someone here might know of a good one for sale privately? The ones I was considering at johnalveyturner.co.uk were the clifford essex wood hoop £800 or one of the three Abbots, any views on these? ThanksSee More
"Friction tuners on a zither banjo? I have never seen that before. Please post pictures of the banjo.
That repair-work is called "buying-a-new-banjo". Lots of people on here do it all the time! :-)"
"Well first of all it is not at all weird to have a string instruments with strings of different materials, Every type of guitar is like that for instance. Even instruments having entirely unwound metal strings such as sitar or sarode in India have…"
"So I have been doing up the dodgy no-name ZB - new head, correct strings, dismantled and cleaned everything - even took the tuners (non-original friction tuners) apart. It kind of works, but I think it would be better with a few more changes -…"
Buckwheat Barn Dance (classic-style banjo)
"Hi Carrie, very nice. Where can I get the sheet music for this?"
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