Minstrel Bones For Sale

Comment by Matthew Mickletz on June 19, 2012 at 6:51am

Thanks for the link Dennis!  I don't belong, but will dive into the site for instructional.  My Father's Day gift was a set of cherry bones from "Dem Bones" :)  My wife sure knows me! haha

Comment by Genford Brewington on June 25, 2012 at 12:15pm

I just got those bones in the mail, Terry.  They look and sound amazing.  (Just wish I was a skilled enough player to do them justice!)

Comment by Bell Banjos on June 25, 2012 at 3:08pm

Hi Genford. I diddled with 'em for 30 years or more, even had friends show me how but I watched Dom Flemons' YouTube instructions and got it!! Hey, Got some great curly maple in the shop here for your Boucher !!!!!

Comment by Genford Brewington on July 12, 2012 at 12:12pm

Terry,

I know it has been a while since you posted this, but I have to tell you-I love these bones!  I still have a long way to go, but something about the ways those are made helped things "click" for my hands and I have made a lot more progress since I started practicing with them (I own several pairs of bones already, but could never play steady or consistent before).  If you ever make any more, especially if you experiment with some other woods, let me know.

Comment by Strumelia on July 12, 2012 at 1:44pm

Genford, I hope you will post a clip sometime when you feel up to it, of playing your maple bones!

Comment by Genford Brewington on July 12, 2012 at 2:25pm

Lisa,

Hopefully, I'll put one up of me playing those bones, a banjer, or a dulcimer one of these days.  I have to admit that I am video shy, so I have to raise my skill level considerably before I can unveil that to the world. lol

Comment by Nicholas A Bechtel on July 12, 2012 at 3:32pm

Hey Genford,..it is liberating when you finally do, and for me it has put me in another direction. Not away from the music but only deeper.  The critique from some of the very talented and helpful made me examine my playing  more closely, I am more focused now that I can sit back and watch myself. Your among a very supportive community. Cheers! 

Comment by Roberta Perkins on July 20, 2012 at 10:24pm

Hello, Terry: I see you are now selling bones? What makes the maple ones special for accompanying a banjo? I am just learning about bones and getting a better at playing them. 

Comment by Bell Banjos on July 21, 2012 at 12:22am

Hi Roberta. John Masciale has a nice collection of bones. One particular set he had when we played together last February REALLY impressed me. They were longer (than Danforth Bones) and narrower than most - and they came to life - and I'm not much of a bones player. The maple sound is nice if you're playing with one banjo. Let's face it, bones are loud. The maple is not as clacky as cherry and not as loud and sharp as rosewood or ebony (which are very expensive). At eight inches long, these are similar in that way to historical minstrel bones. When it comes down to it, I love the look of curly maple bones and the sound. I've made rosewood, cherry, walnut, nogal, pine, oak, and bloodwood bones. Personally, I like the maple sound. It's 'woody.'

Comment by Roberta Perkins on July 21, 2012 at 8:09am

Terry, Will you have bones at Harper Ferry? It was at Harpers Ferry, last year, that I really began to get the hang of playing them. Now to get my left hand to work:-)

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