All Discussions Tagged 'Member' - Minstrel Banjo2024-03-29T12:24:10Zhttp://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/forum/topic/listForTag?tag=Member&feed=yes&xn_auth=noNew Membertag:minstrelbanjo.ning.com,2013-07-17:2477478:Topic:960942013-07-17T15:56:06.474ZRichard Saathoffhttp://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/profile/RichardSaathoff
<p>New member here. I recently purchased a Terry Bell banjo kit and got it assembled. I've been a student of Antebellum, Civil War, African American History for years. Got my education in that sector years ago. Was a Civil War Reenactor for about 13 years.</p>
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<p>For music I've played guitar for about 5 years. I played banjo for a brief amount of time when I was 6-7. I was instructed in the Scruggs method. So at that age I could not get my right hand dexterity to work real well. So I…</p>
<p>New member here. I recently purchased a Terry Bell banjo kit and got it assembled. I've been a student of Antebellum, Civil War, African American History for years. Got my education in that sector years ago. Was a Civil War Reenactor for about 13 years.</p>
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<p>For music I've played guitar for about 5 years. I played banjo for a brief amount of time when I was 6-7. I was instructed in the Scruggs method. So at that age I could not get my right hand dexterity to work real well. So I got frustrated and that was the last of encouragement of playing music by the folks.</p>
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<p>Guitar I seemed to always use some of the techniques of learned in banjo with hammer-ons, pull-offs, slides etc. Getting back to banjo almost 40 years later seems pretty intuitive so far.</p>
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<p>Using the Boucher banjo I finally finished I am really enjoying fret-less. I don't read music and have always played by ear so for some reason fret-less it really grabbing me.</p>
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<p>Anyway Hi to all and I am sure I will be asking quesitons as time goes on. Already got my eye on some other Banjos Yikes!</p>
<p>In the mean time here are some pics of my first Minstrel Banjo kit build.</p>
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