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January 2011 Blog Posts (3)

Clifford Essex datation & Sr-number

I found an interest in the last Marc ' post where he spoke about the factory ' period of his beautiful CE special clad ' banjo ; about 1934 , i can remember .

For sure , it is my own point of view , i discovered by myself that the CE ' serial numbers ( when there is one on the banjo ) are not CE ' brand serial numbers but CE ' models serial numbers ; i hope you will understand what i mean .

For instance , i have a pre 1920 clipper model ( dowel say CE- Co grafton street ) and…

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Added by marc dalmasso on January 23, 2011 at 18:43 — 2 Comments

American Banjo: Three-finger and Scruggs style

I bought the book this week. Mel Bay, 2007.

I was hoping for some history and comparisons of the various styles, but it turned out to be a collection of tablature, transcribed by Steve Garner, from the album Mike Seeger recorded for Smithsonian Folkways in 1956. The text is limited to a two page introduction.

As tablature, of course, you have to tune your…

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Added by Claude L. Medearis on January 16, 2011 at 4:00 — No Comments