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At 2:21pm on January 21, 2011, Steve Jeter gave Tim Twiss a gift…: Thank You!
Thanks for your help with tuning , tab and fingering. I ready for a great time Steve
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At 10:01pm on April 27, 2011, Mark Weems said…: Hi Tim,

enjoyed watching your videos the last few months. coming out of clawhammer style, reducing, then rebuilding, has been a lot of fun work! that thumb lead stuff is great, but my brain needs a little rewiring. still trying to find my own sound. mark

At 10:42pm on June 30, 2011, Will Leuchtenberger said…: Thank you for your help at AEBG and all your vids. I'm working on the "stroke" and "Green & Yellow". However, my wife thinks I've gone over the edge, and perhaps will name you in the suit to get me committed to the funny farm. Thanks for the fun!

At 11:23pm on June 30, 2011, Bob Thornburg said…: Hi Tim,

Good to hear from you. Yes, I'm still building gourds and grain measures. In fact I'm working on two right now. One a big, minstrel style banjo with a 15" pot and the other a replica of a smaller grain measure that resides in the Gettysburg battlefield museum.

Hope all is well with you.

Best regards,

Bob

At 7:02pm on July 15, 2011, Joy Hildebrand said…: Hello Tim, I joined here to thank you for giving me a glimpse into the way an early minstrel might have played and sung. I'm also hoping to understand more of the world of those very early banjo players and singers. I've been studying a particular performer, and early minstrelsy in general, for over 12 years. My man was one of the earliest minstrels of the 19th century. Began performing in 1837.

Thank you again. Cheers, Joy

At 1:21pm on October 24, 2011, Paul Draper said…: Thanks very much Tim! You have been a constant inspiration for me since I "discovered" you a while back... I only wish I could read music well enough to profit from the primary sources you have made available. As it is I must rely on tablature when I can find it, in conjunction with recordings. Your numerous videos are invaluable...

At 10:35pm on November 1, 2011, Bell Banjos said…: Hi Tim

Hey, your recent video clips, the little stills, and the stills on the main page under 'videos' are not you, they're a gif of a camera. They play when clicked though. I've got vista.

Terry

At 10:45pm on November 1, 2011, Tim Twiss said…: Yea, I think it does it when I hit the "embed" function on youtube too quickly after processing. No patience..ha ha.

At 6:14pm on April 27, 2012, Alyssa Hughes said…: Hey Tim :) thanks! I'm excited to check out the site!

At 11:42am on July 24, 2012, Jeff Branch said…: Hey Tim, The guitar sounds GREAT. Can't wait for more!

At 11:32am on September 6, 2012, Daniel Partner said…: Tim -- Here's an article that will be of interest to the group. Can you pass it around? http://www.common-place.org/vol-12/no-04/rouleau/ -- DP

At 11:50am on September 6, 2012, Tim Twiss said…: Thanks Daniel. That link is visible to the group. I'm sure it will generate some comments. Nice to hear from you.

At 8:54pm on January 18, 2013, Marc Pacchioli said…: Tim,

OK, thanks for the input. Will check into the Bell banjos.

Marc

At 9:16am on March 21, 2013, Valerie Diaz Leroy said…: Hi Tim- I'm jumping into this journey sort of blindly. But, I just purchased your Early Banjo book in hopes of starting off on the right foot...or finger.

At 2:06pm on July 31, 2013, Strumelia gave Tim Twiss a gift…: Fish and Chips
Uh, you gonna finish them fries?
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At 5:42pm on September 30, 2014, Charles Edward Lee said…: The amount of material you have interpreted, played, and recorded is amazing - but you already know that. Over the least several days, I've been listening to your playing and singing Clare De Kitchen, along with violin accompaniment. To my ear, yours is the definitive version of that song - it can't get better than that. The tone, the tune, and the presentation all feel so appropriately and accurately period-correct, that's it's a wonderful part of the experience of the 1850s. Thanks for all that you do for so many folks. We appreciate you!