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"From The Musiclover's Handbook 1893:   Jig comes either from Geige, an obsolete vari…"

Joel Hooks replied Oct 9, 2011 to Jigs, Reels, Hornpipes, Walk Arounds

 4 Oct 10, 2011
Reply by Tom Morrison

"Just look at the ideas of banjo history in the 1960s.  The wonderfully incorrect Scr…"

Joel Hooks replied Sep 27, 2011 to Machine Poetry.

 23 Nov 2, 2012
Reply by Carl Anderton

"If the head breaks, replace it... it is easy, really! I use Bill Miller's banjo head…"

Joel Hooks replied Sep 27, 2011 to Some newbie questions...

 7 Sep 28, 2011
Reply by Ed Womack

"Let's keep to period documentation shall we. One Drop of Blood is a 2001 book quotin…"

Joel Hooks replied Sep 27, 2011 to Machine Poetry.

 23 Nov 2, 2012
Reply by Carl Anderton

"Could it not have already become a joke by 1857?"

Joel Hooks replied Sep 27, 2011 to Machine Poetry.

 23 Nov 2, 2012
Reply by Carl Anderton

"I think that if we separate ourselves from music and "think outside the box" our ans…"

Joel Hooks replied Sep 27, 2011 to Machine Poetry.

 23 Nov 2, 2012
Reply by Carl Anderton

"Have you met R.D. Lunceford?   "

Joel Hooks replied Sep 12, 2011 to SLIDING BRIDGE

 28 Sep 19, 2011
Reply by Mark Kinan

"Ian, here is the patent...   http://www.google.com/patents?id=7H5GAAAAEBAJ   Here is…"

Joel Hooks replied Sep 12, 2011 to SLIDING BRIDGE

 28 Sep 19, 2011
Reply by Mark Kinan

"I've not studied them and was just going by late 19th century marketing. "

Joel Hooks replied Sep 12, 2011 to SLIDING BRIDGE

 28 Sep 19, 2011
Reply by Mark Kinan

"The general guide is 1840ish- 1870s = early, 1880ish-1915 = classic, then 4 string i…"

Joel Hooks replied Sep 12, 2011 to SLIDING BRIDGE

 28 Sep 19, 2011
Reply by Mark Kinan

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