"Thanks again Joel.
I would love to play an original cello banjo but I have never seen one for sale. I used to own a SS Stewart orchestra banjo with a 13 inch head which was superb. I still regret selling it to this day, but a very bad episode…"
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Hi everyone, first a big THANK YOU to this website host for approving my request to becomd a member.
Recently, I bought this zyther/banjo from an estate sale. It is alleged to be from 1900. I do not know the maker and is in a desperate need of repair that I am willing to do. It previous owner did a bad job on it. I would love to share pictures of it before I took it apart and afterwards.
If anyone could help me to upload these picture I would deeply appreciated.
Recently, I bought this zyther/banjo from an estate sale. It is alleged to be from 1900. I do not know the maker and is in a desperate need of repair that I am willing to do. It previous owner did a bad job on it. I would love to share pictures of it before I took it apart and afterwards.
If anyone could help me to upload these picture I would deeply appreciated.
Posted by Jaime riera on August 17, 2023 at 16:06 — 7 Comments
New bridge Reily Baker banjo 1890
Really loved that old tiny bridge but it was producing a mute tone on the first string due to how wide the string slots were. Gap under the bridge, top wasn't level. Quite a few issues but it felt great. Action was perfect, string spacing perfect for me, height of bridge felt great too, even though its a fraction of the height of modern bridges. So I just bought a cheap two leg bridge, was farr too tall, so I cut the legs off to get it nearer the size I wanted. Sanded down the top with a…
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"Gold Tone is a weird company. They kind of get close to the mark, but not quite.
Take, for example, your "cello banjo". The basis for this was a tenor banjo cello, or a tenor banjo pitched one octave below the…"
"Hi Joel.
Thanks for your reply - much appreciated.
I own a couple of very nice Clifford Essex banjos that are of course superb for classic banjo playing. I also play a 5-string Goldtone cello banjo arbitrarily tuned to E which…"
"I have to admit that when these came out I just kind of ignored them, dismissing them as a novelty. This post had me go read the description.
According to Gold Tone copy, it is "tuned" one octave below the 5th fret of a regular…"
Baritone Banjo
I've been reading about the Goldtone ML-1 baritone banjo. Something completely new to me. Has anyone used this instrument for classic banjo playing and with nylon strings ? Thanks. Dave See More
"Hi Joel (and Marc) thanks for the info on this. I'm always on the look out for good tunes that have dropped of the musical radar and this one is no exception...Steve. "
Going Sum! (A Rag)..1908..John S. Dechant
The composer of this one off rag came from Fresno in California, other than that, nothing else is known about him. It's one of the best rags I've come across for some time and is well worth a listen and play. I've Photo-shopped the title page to…See More
"And...here's the C Notation, Tab and mp3."
"I went to my copy of #4 and did not find "Lazy Luke". You're link references #4 but it comes up as #3."
"Sounds like a fun tune!
I'll set the A notation in C and add it to the library."
"I'll add that Walter Jacobs, at some point, started publishing a piece so that all combinations of instruments it was published for work together. While this was not always the case, Jacobs was pretty consistent especially later. …"
"#12 in the folio. This is in A notation which transposes out to C and F."
Lazy Luke (A Raggy Drag)..1905..George L. Philpot
I could find no information about the composer of this very well written slow drag. The notes on the title page indicates that it was available as a banjo solo but I've never come across it in the past. The piano score was written in C/F but I find…See More
"Greetings Philippe.
I only just discovered this classic banjo site. The history certainly is interesting and the playing impressive. I have responded to your most recent email.
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doug miller, PEI, Canada"
"I had started looking for old furniture to make one, when I found this and bought it last night. It's a happy coincidence that for the past few weeks, I've been practicing playing scales, intervals and phrases on single strings on my…"
"Hi Carrie! Thank you!
I love Rob's content. I'm gonna order a copy of that book asap. I'll find that Mike Ross tutor too. Cheers! "
"Welcome Ken. Rob Mackillop recorded the tunes in the Bradbury book. Here is a link: https://robmackillop.net/bradbury-studies/
There is a helpful Banjo Notation Primer by Mike Moss in the tutor book…"
"I don't have any particular problem with the Ellis books, but there are some advantages to Bradbury. Bradbury has you learning chords by name early on as well as good section on chord construction (the 1927 book has an even more complete…"
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