here ' s a picture of a DSK  ' tailpiece ; meaning Dalmasso ' Special Kershner .

The DSK has a double face ; i made it from 2 broken tailpieces ; a Kershner ' one and a Grover .

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Hello Everyone. I am proud to announce another two CDs available on the Classic Banjo Shopping site. http://shop.classicbanjo.com. I have restored two CDs of Charles Mansell playing his favorite Emile Grimshaw solos. I particularly like these two because you can actually hear Mr. Mansell playing the second parts to these songs. He actually played second banjo on all of his work but the quality has been so poor that those parts never stood out.…

Don  ' t worry ; it is both in French & English

some beutiful pictures ;

http://ericstefanelli-banjos.com/

Hello Friends. After quite a bit of time, I am proud to announce a new podcast on my blog site. This offering is about Charlie Rogers who, some say, was second only to Vess Ossman in banjo playing. I hope you will listen to this podcast and the 3 songs that Charlie plays during the program.

Hal Allert

Extraordinary ; when you open U_Tube , they say " warning , don  ' t put on UTube songs   if you don 't have the permission .

With our old tunes , no problem , in France at least , the tune become " free " or " public domain after 70 years .

 I will add a new "' old "song  ( the 5th , i guess ) from the attic , exactly from an old  ' magazine .   It just need some transcription  from the piano  to our favorite ' instrument .

Hi Richard !

So many thanks for the catalog copies, it 's help me in my banjo making, and my quest, i can find ideas, not copying but invent  about all i'm looking.

It's a fresh breath.

It is great !

Hi Pals !

I am chearching for the Clifford Essex Banjo catalog, anybody have it ?

I found this on the web ; i think it is interesting for all of us .

myself , i play sometimes with the Bj on my right knee ( almost when it is an easy piece i know very well ) ; but  , most of the time , i play with th Bj between my legs ; i t 's an habbit i took because of the 16 ' cello…

for French & Canadians  ' friends , and others too if you are curious ; i made myself this "aide mémoire "

palissandre : rosewood

ébène : ebony

acajou : mahogany

épicéa : spruce

chêne : oak ou oka

noyer : walnut

hêtre : beech

aulne :…

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…

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…

I found these bridges on ebay ; there are specially designed to play  S S Stewart ' music

I must tache   to do it…

may be you ,  guys could  tell me  which one of these 2 Slingerland models is the best for a  classic 2_nd banjo ' part , i hesitate :

the " rythm king " or the " acme special model " ?…