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"Thanks Tim. Some of the "Online Teachers" from the Banjohangout use seperate passwo…"

Trapdoor2 replied Aug 5, 2009 to Put it on your TAB

 32 Jan 2, 2010
Reply by Tim Twiss

"It is a conundrum. You want to make music immediately and yet it takes practice to g…"

Trapdoor2 replied Aug 4, 2009 to Put it on your TAB

 32 Jan 2, 2010
Reply by Tim Twiss

"Such puffery! I love it. Thalberg must have been some kinda maestro. Do we have tho…"

Trapdoor2 replied Aug 4, 2009 to "Thalberg on the Banjo."

 3 Aug 12, 2009
Reply by Rob MacKillop

"1. My take is that chords (esp.) are not easy to make in the stroke style (without s…"

Trapdoor2 replied Jul 28, 2009 to Right-hand technique - minstrel guitar style?

 15 Jun 25, 2012
Reply by Rob MacKillop

"A couple of the pianos in the Smithsonian collection have "stops" which engage diffe…"

Trapdoor2 replied Jul 15, 2009 to "Banjo Melody."

 9 Aug 3, 2009
Reply by Rob MacKillop

"Hi Wik, and welcome. The little L&H will do fine (I have one myself). I use Nyl…"

Trapdoor2 replied Jul 10, 2009 to Wot Not

 4 Jul 11, 2009
Reply by Banjowik

"I thought it was very interesting to see the reference to a "daggertype". The proces…"

Trapdoor2 replied Jul 7, 2009 to Snow Drop Ann?

 7 Jul 7, 2009
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"Here's a link to the Christy Minstrel's 1847 version: https://jscholarship.library.j…"

Trapdoor2 replied Jul 6, 2009 to Snow Drop Ann?

 7 Jul 7, 2009
Reply by Trapdoor2

"Now that would be very cool if they were related. The OT staple "Snow Drop" was firs…"

Trapdoor2 replied Jul 6, 2009 to Snow Drop Ann?

 7 Jul 7, 2009
Reply by Trapdoor2

"Yes, it is the 7-5 pulloff on the 1st string. Converse's tuning is eAEG#B so if you…"

Trapdoor2 replied Jul 2, 2009 to TABS

 14 Jul 4, 2009
Reply by John Masciale

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