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"It's kinda like asking why guitarists use a plectrum?  Or why the violinist uses a b…"

Joel Hooks replied Mar 14, 2012 to Thimble Question

 16 Mar 25, 2012
Reply by Paul Certo

"Have you tried wire?   The biggest complaint with soft strings seems to come from pe…"

Joel Hooks replied Feb 24, 2012 to Build a better banjo string

 23 Feb 29, 2012
Reply by Brian Glass

"Spam?"

Joel Hooks replied Feb 24, 2012 to

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"I'd love to follow too. I know mine is the Cremona of the early style banjos, so see…"

Joel Hooks replied Feb 14, 2012 to Anyone interested?

 20 Dec 24, 2012
Reply by Michael Holmes

"Yep, I believe Tim is correct. In fact, I was playing the "violin" pieces in the ba…"

Joel Hooks replied Feb 8, 2012 to Converse "G" tuning

 4 Feb 8, 2012
Reply by Tim Twiss

"Actually all the "19th century tutors" call it that... Stroke is the act of striking…"

Joel Hooks replied Jan 12, 2012 to Origin of the term "stroke style"?

 6 Jan 12, 2012
Reply by Mark Weems

"Well how about that.  So he was off by about 50 years?  Was it quoted to show how fa…"

Joel Hooks replied Dec 30, 2011 to 1850 "Old-time banjo picker" quote

 11 Jan 1, 2012
Reply by EggerRidgeBoy

"Yep. It sure does sound "folksy," and "old timey.""

Joel Hooks replied Dec 29, 2011 to 1850 "Old-time banjo picker" quote

 11 Jan 1, 2012
Reply by EggerRidgeBoy

"Sure.  I love his products and would rather buy a nicely bound copy on heavy paper t…"

Joel Hooks replied Dec 24, 2011 to Banjo Clubhouse

 10 Dec 24, 2011
Reply by Ian Bell

"I can put up the other tutors on my site for download if you'd like."

Joel Hooks replied Dec 23, 2011 to Banjo Clubhouse

 10 Dec 24, 2011
Reply by Ian Bell

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