Comment by marc dalmasso on April 8, 2013 at 18:11

a lovely tune &  a free harmony lesson by A K

Comment by Jody Stecher on April 9, 2013 at 3:42

You have an amazing memory for tunes, Marc. What a nice sounding banjo. I am guessing that F&C means Fairbanks & Cole. Is that correct?

Comment by Alan Sims on April 9, 2013 at 10:49

Catchy tune .Its a joy to watch you play so many tunes.

Comment by thereallyniceman on April 9, 2013 at 15:53

It is always good to hear the different interpretations of these pieces.

Marc's is leisurely and melodic, the video I did was fast and furious with many changes of tempo, and Ernest Jones recording was like a freight train tearing past!

Very good Marc!

Comment by marc dalmasso on April 9, 2013 at 18:31

Yes , correct , Jody . this is  a very light & nice sounding banjo ; éric was right when he said  , depending about the construction , a light banjo can have a good sound ; This one had the neck totaly straight between the rim & 5th string and like a saucepan in the small part . I fixed myself this problem using the same way i had done before on my zyther  , then straighten the fingerboard & replacing frets & inlays ; i found the date (86 ) , 1886  , i guess , writen with a pencil on the part of the neck facing the rim ; according to this site , only 4  1/2 of these banjos are surviving ; one more now....

http://home.comcast.net/~fairbankspages/Clipper/Clipper.html

Ian , i forgot you did record this one . Yes , you play too fast but i play too slow ; i just learned this tune last week and i hope i will play it at the right speed , with my dad , for instance ; this tune is rich and there are many harmonic finesses that cannot be hearing if playing too fast ; For sure , this is just my opinion

Thx  guys

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