Classic-Banjo

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Jody Stecher's Comments

At 4:06 on April 7, 2009, Trapdoor2 said…: Jody, regarding the banjo I'm playing in my videos: that's one of Bob Flesher's "Cotillion" (12") models; my main axe for about 6 yrs. Thanks for the kind remarks, I've gone from archtop Stelling "shrill" to "tubby" over the years (in more ways than one!). I have a fiberskyn head on it, Aquila Nylgut strings and one of those Cole 5-footed bridges. I have a small collection of banjos but the Flesher gets all the playing time these days.

At 5:54pm on March 14, 2010, Joel Hooks gave Jody Stecher a gift…: Frosty Mug of Beer
Frosty Mug of Beer
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At 8:11 on August 19, 2010, Liz McElwain said…: Thanks, Jody. Hope to be able to meet you over the Didmarton weekend.

At 17:08 on September 11, 2010, Anthony Peabody said…: I enjoyed meeting you at Backwell, and I am afraid that I assumed that you were a newcomer to Banjo, so please erase from your hard drive any superfluous and quite unnecessary advice. You don't need any encouragement either. I was the bass banjo at the end of the line, filling in the blanks, and wishing I could play better. So you see, you encorage me!
Anthony Peabody

At 17:48 on December 22, 2010, Eric STEFANELLI said…: Thanks Jody, to add me as a friend, i am deeply honored !

I would be to give you some piece of information about my banjos making, give me please your e-mail, mine is : eric.pat-luths@orange.fr .

About your music, many people in France like bluegrass & old timey music, and play it, there is many bands, many american banjo players come to France every years to teach, and have many pupils, there is summer country festivals...i was myself a pupil of Tony Trishka in 1978 and and Ben Eldrige in 1982/83, but we can speak about it by mail. Classic banjo is unknow or very few people know this kind of banjo music.

Eric

At 14:09 on August 3, 2011, Pam Tointon said…: Thank you Jody I enjoyed that. Nice to hear an original composition, but well beyond me yet as a beginner I'm afraid.

regards Pam

At 12:51 on October 18, 2011, Neil Angus Goodwin said…: Thankyou for the info, that might explain why it is the only Cammeyer I have seen with the metal bands.

At 23:51 on March 5, 2012, allan ideson said…: thanks jody for your input.ime a guitarist .i have good instruments ...this banjo .has a lot of volume .also the neck and fingerboard are a work of art .after all these years the neck is straight .....no truss rod.when i master the beast ill put some tunes on ....thanks...allan

At 21:34 on March 8, 2012, skip sail said…: hi Jody,met you on your australian tour,we talked Fred Macdowell and Robert Petway and jammed a bit on some fingerpicked blues at Camperdown. Thanks for the welcome to the forum! Skip

At 7:32am on May 14, 2012, thereallyniceman gave Jody Stecher a gift…: Pop the Champagne
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At 20:07 on June 18, 2012, Alan Sims said…: what banjo did you play on champion waltze .nice mellow sound and a nice tune. regards Alan

At 20:26 on June 18, 2012, Jody Stecher said…: It's an English Walnut fretless banjo tuned two whole steps low. The maker is J Clamp. It usually sounds better. Here's what I posted to this group some years ago when I uploaded the recording. (also you can find 2 photos of the peghead in the Photos section) :

I've just uploaded an mp3 of a catchy little tune called Champion Waltz. It's from Winner's New School for the Banjo (1872). I learned it from the ABF quarterly 5 Stringer where it was transposed to C notation by Eli Kaufman. I'm playing it on a fretless banjo made in the 1890s by J Clamp in Newcaste-on-Tyne. It has a big pot and a short neck so it looks a bit like a skillet. Today it sounds like it has a cold. Calfskin head, heavy nylon strings, low tuning.

At 19:24 on January 21, 2013, Alan Sims said…: Cheers Jody, 521 ,I suppose it could be a f added 9 as well it sounds a bit jazzy.

At 21:08 on January 21, 2013, Jody Stecher said…: F9 is what I thought of first but the absence of eFlat made me think twice. It some kinda F chord anyway.

At 15:44 on April 16, 2014, Alan Sims said…: What I was getting at Jody and Mark was while I was learning the banjo .mandolin practice was going a drift. so now I have learned to give them both the same attention in my practice times , and not to favour one over the other.

At 15:31 on January 9, 2015, Frank Coyne said…: Hi Jody, Greetings from Dublin, Ireland. Good to linkup. Regards. Frank

At 0:57 on November 22, 2020, Peter szego said…: Hi Jody,

Thanks for the welcome. I decided it's time to grow up, suit up and go classic — if not classy. Do you realize that the Downstate Rebels were 57 years ago? Not exactly the most appropriate name for these times. I hope that you and Kate are well.

Peter

At 2:26 on November 22, 2020, Jody Stecher said…: When I first heard Dancers Dream I immediately thought it might suit your dancing.

https://classic-banjo.ning.com/page/recordings

and

https://classic-banjo.ning.com/video/abbott-amboyna-zither-banjo-the-dancer-s-dream

At 19:53 on November 30, 2023, Jake Glanville said…: Jody, you're kidding me, aren't you? 'AD' is how Cammeyer was usually referred to by those around him at the time, and stands for 'Alfred Davies' (often misspelled as 'Davis'). He was still alive when I was young!

All the Best,

Jake.

At 20:17 on November 30, 2023, Jake Glanville said…: Thanks Jody for your reply. Unfortunately I am completely clueless when it comes to today's tech. If I've erred again, I'm sorry.

Best Wishes,

Jake.