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"You might want to look at Coal Black Rose.  There are strong elements of Juba in the…"

John Masciale replied Aug 8, 2014 to Repertoire advice? Early banjo pieces that show African influence?

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"The Boucher banjos were made with some of the same techniques that mass produced fur…"

John Masciale replied Aug 8, 2014 to Another "Stupid" Question

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Reply by John Cohen

"Simply look at compendiums of music, such as Elias Howe's Musician's Companion from…"

John Masciale replied Aug 6, 2014 to Now for my first "stupid" question.

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"You have to assume that since banjos began to be commercially made in the 1840s that…"

John Masciale replied Aug 6, 2014 to Now for my first "stupid" question.

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"I've talked to a lot of lurkers, there are a lot of people interested in the site. …"

John Masciale replied Aug 5, 2014 to Members and Activity

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Reply by Dan'l

"I find that actual gut strings are easier on the fingers than the nylgut strings.  O…"

John Masciale replied Aug 4, 2014 to Metal strings

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"Hi Dan,  you're too late this year, people have already paid up. "

John Masciale replied Jul 23, 2014 to Time to help pay for this site

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"I was not impressed with the audio player when I played with it.  I'm glad you confi…"

John Masciale replied Jul 23, 2014 to Time to help pay for this site

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"We are going to have to switch over to Ning version 3 at some point in time.  I thin…"

John Masciale replied Jul 23, 2014 to Time to help pay for this site

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"Wow!  Less than a day and we are good to go for another year!  Thank you to all of o…"

John Masciale replied Jul 23, 2014 to Time to help pay for this site

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