Comment by Sylvia on August 2, 2011 at 6:55

Hi Jody, I tried to play the video just now and wasn't able to, the video space came up black with the words " this video is private " Don't know what I am doing wrong ?

Comment by thereallyniceman on August 2, 2011 at 7:17

Hi Jody, Perhaps you could try going to Youtube EDIT and tagging the video as "Unlisted" rather than "Private". That may enable us to view it.

Ian

Comment by Pam Tointon on August 2, 2011 at 8:40

Just had same problem but thought it was my end! lol  I will call in again later.

Comment by Jody Stecher on August 2, 2011 at 13:12

I've changed the settings.  If it's not viewable now here is the link:

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IbhVjy4rk8w

Sorry about this, I've never posted to youtube before and was trying to avoid general viewing because while I'm somewhat proud of the tune and over the moon about the banjo, the performance is poor and the average youtube viewer, unlike the friendly members of this group, are both ignorant and brutal.

Comment by thereallyniceman on August 2, 2011 at 13:27

It works fine now Jody..

  The average Youtube viewing public  eh?!  Well, if you do get a moron just pass him a banjo and say "You show me how it should be done".

Even the moron appreciate skill and talent and you have both by the bucketful.  The tune is far too difficult for me, but a great performance on a really great sounding (and looking) banjo! 

 

 

That Mr Stefanelli  certainly does make exceedingly good banjos!

 

Now you know how to do it... keep the videos coming!

 

Ian

 

ps. When you post a video you can EDIT ... change its title at any time to remove the .mp4

Comment by Jody Stecher on August 2, 2011 at 14:06

Thanks Ian.  the date and mp4 should be gone now. About the difficulty of tune:  the parts I made a mess of were easy to play, i just went to the wrong frets. It's not a hard tune to play though it sounds as though it might be. Most of the tunes you have played on your videos are far more technically demanding. At least for me they are. Gryphon and Star is gotten almost entirely through chord positions. The only exception is a few notes where the fifth string is fingered. I did it that way because it makes the right hand very easy.

Comment by Sylvia on August 2, 2011 at 18:21

Yea, that was great.

Comment by Trapdoor2 on August 5, 2011 at 0:27

I finally got around to viewing...

Well done, Jody! Beautiful banjo and excellent picking (and composing). Looks like a fun tune!

Comment by Jody Stecher on August 5, 2011 at 0:40

Thanks. It's fun when the camera is not on!

Comment by Tim Twiss on August 5, 2011 at 23:21

Nice piece, and a well spirited performance.

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