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"I don't think you can hold a conference and have everyone enthused about every talk.…"

John Masciale replied Apr 11, 2016 to Pry House Event

 12 Apr 12, 2016
Reply by D. Wooldridge

"I'm reading it right now.  There are some interesting perspectives, and well worth t…"

John Masciale replied Mar 31, 2016 to The Banjo: America's African Instrument

 1 Mar 31, 2016
Reply by John Masciale

"Unfortunately, the resources page has been deleted by an accidental keystroke (I'm n…"

John Masciale replied Mar 23, 2016 to Resource Page

 3 Mar 23, 2016
Reply by Timothy Twiss

"I have put together a number of period tunes from various sources in the keys of D a…"

John Masciale replied Mar 23, 2016 to Violin, where do I begin?

 13 Mar 23, 2016
Reply by Wes Merchant

"Definitely take breaks.  Spend time talking to your audience, talk about the music y…"

John Masciale replied Jan 20, 2016 to Performance advice

 20 Feb 14, 2016
Reply by Brian Kimerer

"I get mine from gamut strings. I get them varnished.  A set of strings can last a lo…"

John Masciale replied Jan 19, 2016 to Real gut strings?

 47 Sep 16, 2019
Reply by Michael Cypret

"The advantage of a tension head is that in damp weather you can tighten things up a…"

John Masciale replied Jan 15, 2016 to Tackhead vs Bracket banjo

 19 Jan 16, 2016
Reply by Strumelia

"Quite frankly I prefer real gut to the nylgut.  It is a pricey habit, but I can tell…"

John Masciale replied Sep 8, 2015 to String comparison

 9 Sep 8, 2015
Reply by Paul Draper

"There was a lot of experimentation with banjos in that time frame.  It was an instru…"

John Masciale replied Sep 2, 2015 to Why the open back?...

 6 Sep 4, 2015
Reply by Roberta Perkins

"Banjos were originally gourds.  When switching over to a wooden rim the first ones a…"

John Masciale replied Sep 2, 2015 to Why the open back?...

 6 Sep 4, 2015
Reply by Roberta Perkins

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