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Joel Hooks
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  • Hollis, NH
  • United States
  • A few years
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Joel Hooks commented on Rob MacKillop's video
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How to tie strings to bridge

"For some reason the video does not show up for me. That said, all of the videos I have seen on attaching strings have been WAY too complicated. For connecting to the peg I like to use the method taught in the Christopher Parkening Guitar Method,…"
Apr 20, 2023
Tony Thomas liked Joel Hooks's discussion E. M. Hall's New Banjo Method
Oct 3, 2022
Joel Hooks replied to Rob Mohr's discussion Blue Bell Valse - Buckley
"Right, and at the 19th measure where it says "7th fret" I will hold that at 5th position stopping the D with my 3rd and the F# with my 4th fingers. Learning position playing as a habit is a good thing and one begins to identify patterns as…"
Sep 2, 2021
Joel Hooks replied to Rob Mohr's discussion Blue Bell Valse - Buckley
"I'll leave it to Tim to comment then... it is not noted that way in the music.   FWIW I would play this piece guitar style. "
Sep 1, 2021
Joel Hooks replied to Rob Mohr's discussion Blue Bell Valse - Buckley
"Series of slurs?  I only see one slur, a snap.https://archive.org/details/buckleysbanjogui00buck/page/28/mode/2up"
Sep 1, 2021
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Prize Banjo Instructor by Jean White

I posted this on the Classic banjo site but thought that people here might like to see it.For your isolated enjoyment I present "The Prize Banjo Instructor" by Jean White, 1884.This A notation book takes an interesting approach to teaching the banjo.  Included are four and a half pages of "Diagrams of the Finger-Board".  Ah, the old fingerboard chart strikes again, this time with in a different way.  You are to study each diagram and easily master your scales by following the notes left to…See More
Nov 22, 2020
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Nelse Seymour Tambo

"Is that also a repaired split in the center area of stain? I also have one on mine."
Oct 7, 2020

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A few years
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At 10:30pm on November 30, 2008, Tim Twiss said…
Howdy, and welcome!
At 11:16pm on November 30, 2008, Carl Anderton said…
Joel, glad you showed up. I always like hearin' what you have to say.
At 8:16am on December 1, 2008, John Masciale said…
Welcome to this forum
At 9:17pm on April 18, 2011, Greg Adams said…
:-)
At 9:19pm on July 23, 2012, Strumelia said…

Thanks Joel.  :)

At 4:32pm on March 29, 2013, Valerie Diaz Leroy said…

I just got your thimbles in the mail today. Thank you for such a speedy delivery! Now, to figure out how to play this beast with the five strings. :)

At 8:10am on April 2, 2013, Valerie Diaz Leroy said…

Joel-You sent me two sets of two picks. But, I think you only charged me for one. Could you please double check the sunshinewave order. And, if you've only charged me once can I send them back to the PO Box on the envelope?

At 5:29pm on January 29, 2014, Teresa M Black-Bradway said…

Yes!
Is this Tad the banjo player who entertained Texans in the 1880's, between poker games and gunfights?
I was married last May, thus the additional last name. I retired and now live in Clayton, Ok, in the Kiamichi Mountains of the southeast part of the state.
More time for banjo playing!
I am working on frailing lately, but joined this site to see what I could learn re 1800's music.
Teresa

At 10:17am on August 12, 2019, Strumelia said…

Just passing by and saying hi!   :)

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