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"Okay, now I understand.  Pitch is a different subject. While pitch influenced they w…"

Joel Hooks replied Sep 28 to More Guitar Style Resources?

 3 Sep 28
Reply by Joel Hooks

"Hi Ethan, I when you write "classical" do you mean what is now called "classic"?  "C…"

Joel Hooks replied Sep 25 to More Guitar Style Resources?

 3 Sep 28
Reply by Joel Hooks

"Google... https://www.c-span.org/video/?469031-1/blackface-minstrel-shows-20th-cent…"

Joel Hooks replied Mar 17 to Blackface & Minstrel Shows

 9 Mar 17
Reply by Rob Mohr

"I don't have a photo.  You might shoot Pete Ross an email or message on Facebook as…"

Joel Hooks replied Mar 10 to Boucher

 4 Mar 10
Reply by Al Smitley

"I can't help you with Alabama.  You mentioned Nashville.  I do have ads for Frank Co…"

Joel Hooks replied Oct 29, 2019 to The early banjo in North Alabama...

 4 Oct 29, 2019
Reply by Trapdoor2

"I seem to remember the phrase used by SSS was "fallen out of favor," but that did no…"

Joel Hooks replied Nov 30, 2018 to Does the banjo in this early record sound like there playing stroke style

 8 Dec 6, 2018
Reply by Byron Ed

"That is a good question Al, I don't know much about guitars (German or Spanish) othe…"

Joel Hooks replied Sep 25, 2018 to Fretting over fretless

 21 Sep 19, 2019
Reply by John Masciale

"Hi Steve, FWIW mandolins did not become popular or even widely known in the US until…"

Joel Hooks replied Sep 25, 2018 to Fretting over fretless

 21 Sep 19, 2019
Reply by John Masciale

"Al, common= early 1880s.  Very uncommon but did exist mid 1850s."

Joel Hooks replied Sep 24, 2018 to Fretting over fretless

 21 Sep 19, 2019
Reply by John Masciale

"According to Albert Baur, who knew Frank Converse, the pitch of the banjo was in A b…"

Joel Hooks replied Jul 22, 2018 to Briggs' to A/E notation

 20 Aug 4, 2018
Reply by Trapdoor2

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