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"Nope.  Skill outweighs hardware any day.  Though, there is yet a huge amount of unta…"

Joel Hooks replied Jul 16, 2011 to Repro Qualifiers

 44 Jul 22, 2011
Reply by Bell Banjos

"Well, if we can go by "oral tradition" Converse seems to think that he saw George Bu…"

Joel Hooks replied Jul 16, 2011 to Repro Qualifiers

 44 Jul 22, 2011
Reply by Bell Banjos

"Well I see that I can delete my posts in others topics as well.  So other than editi…"

Joel Hooks replied Jul 10, 2011 to RE: Dan'l's Tactics

 2 Jul 10, 2011
Reply by Dan'l

"Seems to me that Old Joe began to get credit for that innovation only in recent year…"

Joel Hooks replied Jun 5, 2011 to Hoop?

 4 Jun 6, 2011
Reply by Tim Twiss

"A bit late but...  I'd like to suggest some alternate ideas for Dobson inspired banj…"

Joel Hooks replied May 10, 2011 to Female Minstrel players?

 15 May 12, 2011
Reply by Trapdoor2

"Burnt cork, gut strings, no chin rests= minstrel violin. Wire strings, blazing speed…"

Joel Hooks replied Apr 23, 2011 to Fiddle question......What?

 12 May 1, 2011
Reply by Barry Sholder

"I agree, using a specific genre of entertainment to describe the early decades of th…"

Joel Hooks replied Apr 18, 2011 to what constitutes a Minstrel Banjo?

 23 May 4, 2011
Reply by Vince Abadie

"There is nothing to worry about regards neck strength.  Banjos, strung with proper s…"

Joel Hooks replied Apr 5, 2011 to 5th string peg short??

 6 Apr 6, 2011
Reply by Dan'l

"Here is a pattern..."

Joel Hooks replied Mar 15, 2011 to Bridges

 6 Mar 29, 2011
Reply by Bart McNeil

"After some thought I would like to admit that I was out of line with my previous sta…"

Joel Hooks replied Mar 15, 2011 to Opinions on 11" pot and 26" scale from Eric Prust

 17 Mar 15, 2011
Reply by Steve Jeter

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