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"Read the "how to tune the banjo" in any book written in the US before 1907 except Br…"

Joel Hooks replied Sep 12, 2011 to SLIDING BRIDGE

 28 Sep 19, 2011
Reply by Mark Kinan

"The funny thing is you both took my sarcasm seriously.  I even included a winking sm…"

Joel Hooks replied Sep 11, 2011 to SLIDING BRIDGE

 28 Sep 19, 2011
Reply by Mark Kinan

"The main reason I don't move the bridge is tone- placement as intended on my banjo b…"

Joel Hooks replied Sep 10, 2011 to SLIDING BRIDGE

 28 Sep 19, 2011
Reply by Mark Kinan

"If they'd a had it, they'd a used it. I guess one must prove beyond reasonable doub…"

Joel Hooks replied Sep 4, 2011 to Can you ID this guy and his banjo?

 18 Sep 17, 2011
Reply by Bart McNeil

"You are on a roll dude!   To add, evidence shows that many- esp. the Irish of these…"

Joel Hooks replied Sep 1, 2011 to The deeper issues.

 29 Sep 14, 2011
Reply by Dan'l

"We tend to focus on the minstrel aspect of banjo playing, but there was a different…"

Joel Hooks replied Sep 1, 2011 to The deeper issues.

 29 Sep 14, 2011
Reply by Dan'l

"Rob, popular entertainment forced them to do it. As we know, the corked up depiction…"

Joel Hooks replied Sep 1, 2011 to The deeper issues.

 29 Sep 14, 2011
Reply by Dan'l

"I side with Dan'l on this one- but I'm a gonna stay out of it cause it is way over m…"

Joel Hooks replied Aug 29, 2011 to NPR Piece about the Origins of the Banjo

 23 Aug 31, 2011
Reply by Greg Adams

"I totally agree!  Yet I'm overwhelmed just with the stuff we have.   I try to get in…"

Joel Hooks replied Aug 21, 2011 to The Joe Ayers Banjo Method

 73 Aug 21, 2011
Reply by Andy Chase

"Sorry Tim, I get excited sometimes.   I've always been a advocate of any era on any…"

Joel Hooks replied Aug 21, 2011 to The Joe Ayers Banjo Method

 73 Aug 21, 2011
Reply by Andy Chase

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