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Rob Mohr
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Decisions, decisions...
Started this discussion. Last reply by Rob Mohr May 9. 2 Replies 0 Likes
I had been considering a mountain banjo because it just seems like FUN!! However, I decided another minstrel banjo is probably the way to go. My Stichter repro tends to wilt with heat and humidity…Continue
Good article...
Started Apr 17 0 Replies 1 Like
https://www.wbur.org/artery/2019/04/17/banjo-project-digital-museumI had heard of The Banjo Project, but it's been a…Continue
Google Doodle
Started Jan 11 0 Replies 0 Likes
I know this isn't quite minstrel banjo related, but today's Google doodle was Earl Scruggs and the banjo.…Continue
Converse Thumb Lead
Started this discussion. Last reply by Rob Mohr Sep 18, 2018. 4 Replies 0 Likes
Since The Convergence, I have jumped into the yellow Converse. I'm struggling with the thumb lead. I've stopped trying to cheat the walk around. I've really been working the exercises and using the…Continue
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Joel Walker Sweeney Early Banjo Convergence at Appomattox Courthouse, Va
September 6, 2019 to September 8, 2019
The Silver Heel (1872)
"Well done, Andy...some of these tunes sound a little better on the steel strings. Is that a Buckbee(???) With the metal around the pot?? Those have such a neat sound!!"
"Thanks, Tom!!...Gardner and Prust are the two makers on the short list. I like playing on the deck, but hate the disappointment of the weather not being "just right". I was hoping that would be the consensus for the fiberskin heads.…"
"The fiberskin head though not period is very forgiving of the elements and has a good sound (to my ear anyway). Gardner's Dulcimer Shop makes repro banjos with fiberskin heads for Civil War reenactors who like to play them at encampments. If…"
Decisions, decisions...
I had been considering a mountain banjo because it just seems like FUN!! However, I decided another minstrel banjo is probably the way to go. My Stichter repro tends to wilt with heat and humidity (as most do) due to the skin head and low string height at the neck/head joint. So, I've got it down to either a fiberskyn head, thinking the synthetic would be more forgiving to the elements; or, a tackhead, because my gourdie holds up pretty well to the elements (though that could be due to the…See More
Circa 1850s Boucher style banjo with original hardware
"Good for you, Rob!!! What an awesome find!! "
Money Musk Reel.
"Good version, Paul. Some of these tunes sound a bit better on "modern" banjos and the higher pitch."
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- How did you find out about Ning Minstrel Banjo?
- minstrelbanjo.com
- How long have you played banjo?
- 7 years
- What kind of banjo(s) do you own?
- Bell Stichter, Backyard Music fretted & fretless, Carver Gourd, Flint Hills resonator
Comment Wall (1 comment)
- At 12:24pm on August 31, 2018,
Tom Taggart said…
Rob, I am sure your family will enjoy the day. Looking forward to meeting you there.
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