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"Friends, that look like a fifth peg. "

Joel Hooks replied Feb 7, 2014 to Look Ma! No Thumb String!

 91 May 10, 2014
Reply by Leonidas (Lee) Jones

"I seem to recall that these early banjoists (Sweeney, etc.) liked to claim that they…"

Joel Hooks replied Feb 7, 2014 to Look Ma! No Thumb String!

 91 May 10, 2014
Reply by Leonidas (Lee) Jones

"Well dressed slaves lived in thatched roof beach cottages?"

Joel Hooks replied Feb 6, 2014 to Look Ma! No Thumb String!

 91 May 10, 2014
Reply by Leonidas (Lee) Jones

"Fairly common in various trades to try and rush something (anything!) to market to r…"

Joel Hooks replied Jan 12, 2014 to Complete Preceptor For The Banjo

 9 Jan 13, 2014
Reply by Mark Weems

"So… I may not be comprehending what this discussion is about. Clearly I must not be,…"

Joel Hooks replied Jan 7, 2014 to Where's the beat?

 71 Jan 12, 2014
Reply by Tim Twiss

"Well, at least they were not rare on a well known minstrel's banjo-- one that played…"

Joel Hooks replied Dec 30, 2013 to Wide Awakes

 17 Dec 31, 2013
Reply by Dan'l

"British?"

Joel Hooks replied Dec 17, 2013 to Awesome Banjo, bones, minstrels image

 9 Dec 18, 2013
Reply by Matthew Mickletz

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Joel Hooks replied Dec 7, 2013 to Carl Anderton - Where Are You?

 7 Dec 7, 2013
Reply by Dan'l

"The siren call of wire strings, Hawaiian guitar picked banjo (also known as Scruggs'…"

Joel Hooks replied Dec 7, 2013 to Carl Anderton - Where Are You?

 7 Dec 7, 2013
Reply by Dan'l

"Hi Wes, look again.  Completely different banjo with entirely different construction…"

Joel Hooks replied Nov 23, 2013 to Thinking about buying this banjo

 11 Nov 25, 2013
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