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"My bet is on a Neapolitan Mandolin.  That is based on the London publication. People…"

Joel Hooks replied Mar 18, 2016 to Need Help Identifying this Instrument

 21 Mar 24, 2016
Reply by John Salicco

"It could be how you are using them too.  I often see folks turn the peg with their l…"

Joel Hooks replied Mar 13, 2016 to Tight tuning pegs

 9 Mar 13, 2016
Reply by Brian Kimerer

"Hi Al, go with your instincts A "Wrecker" was someone who salvages shipwrecks (and s…"

Joel Hooks replied Jan 16, 2016 to Wrecker definition

 6 Jan 16, 2016
Reply by Al Smitley

"Thanks! Try this..  http://www.banjothimble.com/BUY_THIMBLES.html"

Joel Hooks replied Nov 29, 2015 to New Hooks' Electric Banjo Thimbles.

 2 Dec 10, 2015
Reply by Hugh Strawn

"Here is one of the Lisa, "

Joel Hooks replied Sep 9, 2015 to Where to find these 2 songs?

 16 Sep 9, 2015
Reply by Tim Twiss

"I use guitar strings and buy singles to build sets.  Two firsts, a second, third and…"

Joel Hooks replied Sep 7, 2015 to String comparison

 9 Sep 8, 2015
Reply by Paul Draper

"Violin strings were sold "double length."  That was long enough. Regardless of histo…"

Joel Hooks replied Sep 7, 2015 to String comparison

 9 Sep 8, 2015
Reply by Paul Draper

"I have recently started making thimbles out of aluminum but have not introduced them…"

Joel Hooks replied Sep 4, 2015 to Broken Nail Blues

 21 Sep 17, 2015
Reply by Tim Twiss

"Baur was, and ran with, minstrel era banjoists. He was a fan of the commercial music…"

Joel Hooks replied Jul 29, 2015 to Sweet Sunny South tab

 14 Jul 29, 2015
Reply by Tim Twiss

"Hi Richard,  One thing to keep in mind is that the focus of this group was started t…"

Joel Hooks replied Jul 29, 2015 to Sweet Sunny South tab

 14 Jul 29, 2015
Reply by Tim Twiss

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