Comment by Richard William Ineson on December 10, 2015 at 10:03

I came across the advertisement for the 'Regal' banjo when I was looking for something else concerning the mammoth Joe Morley project which the Rev. Peabody is currently undertaking, and thought that the date of introduction of this model might be of interest to some of the members, so I scanned it and posted it so that everybody can see it.

Comment by F. Chris Ware on December 11, 2015 at 16:04

Jeez, I sure love your videos, Jody; you bring tunes to life so skillfully and virtuosically, and best of all in a way that is clearly a real human being playing them — i.e. with congeniality, humility and unpretentiousness. Very inspiring, in short.

Coincidentally, my generous friend Pat Doyle just sent me a copy of the rare LP “Ragtime: A Recorded Documentary” which contains a Berliner recording by Fred Stuber and Robert Weaver playing Cupid’s Arrow in 1899 (! — which surely must date from the year of the piece’s publication) and which I attach here just for amusement and interest’s sake, since to my knowledge there are no other recordings of sadly short-lived Fred Stuber extant.

CUPID’S ARROW by Fred Stuber and Robert Weaver

All very best wishes,

C.

Cupid's Arrow played by Fred Stuber and Robert Weaver 1899.mp3

Comment by thereallyniceman on December 11, 2015 at 16:38

"Skilful, virtuosic, congenial, humble and unpretentious!"

I bet you have never been called that before Jody...  certainly not all at the same time.

I would settle for any one of those ;-)

ps. I agree, video cameras should be banned.

Comment by Trapdoor2 on December 11, 2015 at 16:59

Wow, Stuber must have been one of the original members of "The Chipmunks", perhaps their grandfather or something like that. ;-)

Mr. Reallyniceman could probably bring that one down to a more earthbound speed/pitch, I'm sure. I'd like to hear that!

Comment by Jody Stecher on December 11, 2015 at 18:09

Now I understand. I am not bumbling through these tunes, I am channeling Olly Oakley.

Comment by F. Chris Ware on December 11, 2015 at 20:21

I sort of thought it was a little fast — and I already substantially slowed the recording from the super-speed transfer on the LP. Here it is in "C." Maybe right? I dunno. Stuber was reportedly virtuosic, and maybe he "tuned up for brilliance," but after 116 years it's hard to say.

CUPID’S ARROW IN C (pitch and speed reduced)

And Ian, all adjectives apply! Your videos and website contributed largely to my picking up the banjo again after a "hiatus." (Which, if my wife were to opine, might not be a good thing, but anyway.)

Warmest, as always,

C.

Cupid's Arrow — Fred Stuber and Robert Weaver 1899 in "C".mp3

Comment by Richard William Ineson on December 12, 2015 at 8:01

That's better, not quite as frightening.

Comment by Trapdoor2 on December 12, 2015 at 14:19

Ahhhh. Now you can hear some of the really virtuosoic bits. Thanks! 

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