Dirty spots - Minstrel Banjo2024-03-29T15:28:13Zhttp://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/forum/topics/dirty-spots?commentId=2477478%3AComment%3A81040&feed=yes&xn_auth=noStrumelia, I've got one icky,…tag:minstrelbanjo.ning.com,2013-01-26:2477478:Comment:812452013-01-26T18:05:53.907ZBell Banjoshttp://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/profile/TerryBell
<p>Strumelia, I've got one icky, vulgar, horrible 13" skin on a rim here ... Oh, it's yours!!</p>
<p>Strumelia, I've got one icky, vulgar, horrible 13" skin on a rim here ... Oh, it's yours!!</p> Strumelia, you hit the nail r…tag:minstrelbanjo.ning.com,2013-01-26:2477478:Comment:811532013-01-26T13:21:20.882ZRyan Grayhttp://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/profile/RyanGray
<p>Strumelia, you hit the nail right on the head. I think someone else kinda missed the point :)</p>
<p>Strumelia, you hit the nail right on the head. I think someone else kinda missed the point :)</p> Walt Koken and I used to joke…tag:minstrelbanjo.ning.com,2013-01-25:2477478:Comment:811502013-01-25T21:08:39.615ZStrumeliahttp://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/profile/Strumelia
<p>Walt Koken and I used to joke about 'banjo doo' on the head surface.</p>
<p>I hate spotless banjos, seems like a travesty to me. :)</p>
<p>Walt Koken and I used to joke about 'banjo doo' on the head surface.</p>
<p>I hate spotless banjos, seems like a travesty to me. :)</p> I, for one, wipe down the nec…tag:minstrelbanjo.ning.com,2013-01-25:2477478:Comment:811432013-01-25T17:02:28.288ZPaul Draperhttp://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/profile/PaulDraper
<p>I, for one, wipe down the necks of my banjos religiously after every playing. Otherwise sweat and oil build up, collecting all kinds of crud along the way, slowing down the neck and detracting from the natural beauty of well-worn wood. On the other hand I usually don't worry too much about the heads.</p>
<p>I, for one, wipe down the necks of my banjos religiously after every playing. Otherwise sweat and oil build up, collecting all kinds of crud along the way, slowing down the neck and detracting from the natural beauty of well-worn wood. On the other hand I usually don't worry too much about the heads.</p> I don't know. The Stichter is…tag:minstrelbanjo.ning.com,2013-01-25:2477478:Comment:810402013-01-25T16:54:38.001ZJoel Hookshttp://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/profile/deuceswilde
I don't know. The Stichter is a rare (even one off) banjo. I don't know if it has known stage prominence.
I don't know. The Stichter is a rare (even one off) banjo. I don't know if it has known stage prominence. I wonder if that's why the St…tag:minstrelbanjo.ning.com,2013-01-25:2477478:Comment:811392013-01-25T16:06:23.969ZBell Banjoshttp://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/profile/TerryBell
<p>I wonder if that's why the Stichter is painted black on the 'playing area.'</p>
<p>I wonder if that's why the Stichter is painted black on the 'playing area.'</p> Cover your hands and face wit…tag:minstrelbanjo.ning.com,2013-01-25:2477478:Comment:812392013-01-25T14:45:35.336ZJoel Hookshttp://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/profile/deuceswilde
<p>Cover your hands and face with burnt cork 300 nights a year before you play on a gas or kerosene lit stage. I bet keeping a banjo clean was a full time job.</p>
<p>I would think that performing banjoists had to be professional and keep their equipment in tip-top shape. Looking at the photos of Eph and Bryant their banjos look to be in rough shape, but they were not known as top banjoists. The other photos of pros I posted look to have well maintained banjos. </p>
<p>A little soiling on…</p>
<p>Cover your hands and face with burnt cork 300 nights a year before you play on a gas or kerosene lit stage. I bet keeping a banjo clean was a full time job.</p>
<p>I would think that performing banjoists had to be professional and keep their equipment in tip-top shape. Looking at the photos of Eph and Bryant their banjos look to be in rough shape, but they were not known as top banjoists. The other photos of pros I posted look to have well maintained banjos. </p>
<p>A little soiling on the head is unavoidable, but if that is the way you make your living that machine has to work in good order.</p>