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"I gotta know where you got the banjo playin' skeleton???!!! You'd think he'd be playing bones, not the banjo..."
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Rob Mohr
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Rob Mohr's Discussions
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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Rapahanock Jig
"That move is referred to as a "Long Combination" by Frank Converse. Let me know if you want to know more about that. "
Rapahanock Jig
"It's just a fun tune!!!...plus it makes me work on those triplets, which are somewhere between a stroke and a strum. Sometimes I hit it just right. Gotta build the consistency..."
Rapahanock Jig
"This is tuned to E ("true" minstrel tuning, no thanks to Briggs lol)...afterwards, I changed the the bridge and get a bit better sound, plus I like the string spacing better. The string height throws me off just a bit. I end up playing…"
Rapahanock Jig
Buckley tune from my corner of the world. Played on a Carver Banjos gourdie.
"Talking about the 3d note of the measure on the 1st string?? Should be 3 instead of open??...I was using the Converse note/neck/"tab" chart and my 3s are Tim's 4s and my 4s are Tim's 3s...slowly but surely, I'll get ahold of…"
Profile Information
- 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
Rob Mohr's Videos
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Rapahanock Jig
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Antietam Jig
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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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