Gatcomb's Banjo & Guitar Gazette.

[Joel Hooks]

I know that this is a little later than what has been the focus of this group but perhaps someone might  find something in them.

A little while ago a gent on the BHO posted that he had been given several copies of this publication.  After a small amount of convincing he sent them to me for scanning.

That deed is now complete.

There are 14 issues (13 complete, one with only the first page) now available for your enjoyment.

This is by no means a complete collection.  If any of you fine folks have the rest of them, I'd be willing to scan and pay postage both ways.  Making them available to future researchers (or anyone who is interested) is much more important than having them turn to dust in a box-- then gone forever!

What I did put up are interesting.  There is a letter from Frank Converse written in true old man shake-your-fist/ kids-these-days manner.  There is an article on Eph Horn's banjo (you can see him holding this in a photo of him with Dan Bryant).  There is lots of stuff about George Lansing as well as other well known (at the time) banjoists.

After reading through them I find it a pretty solid banjo publication.

Find them here… https://archive.org/details/@joel_hooks#uploads

While you are there check out the rest of the stuff I've scanned and posted

[Wes Merchant]

Thanks!