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"I've been using guts on my Classic Banjo for some time, they last about a year befor…"

Trapdoor2 replied Jan 20, 2016 to Real gut strings?

 47 Sep 16, 2019
Reply by Michael Cypret

"If you substitute "banjo" for "sword" and "banjo playing styles" for "martial arts".…"

Trapdoor2 replied Oct 27, 2015 to Another interesting example of trying to interpret and revive lost arts from historical sources

 3 Oct 27, 2015
Reply by Trapdoor2

"Well, it took me all day to understand what Al was talking about. I must have looked…"

Trapdoor2 replied Sep 5, 2015 to Bonja, "A real Negro Song"

 11 Sep 5, 2015
Reply by Strumelia

"Here's the pianoforte version: http://contentdm6.hamilton.edu/cdm/ref/collection/spe…"

Trapdoor2 replied Sep 4, 2015 to Bonja, "A real Negro Song"

 11 Sep 5, 2015
Reply by Strumelia

"LOL, that was 3yrs ago. I've slept since then! I have no clue where I got the scan..…"

Trapdoor2 replied Sep 4, 2015 to Bonja, "A real Negro Song"

 11 Sep 5, 2015
Reply by Strumelia

"I've been demoing one of Joel's aluminum thimbles for a few weeks now. I like it a l…"

Trapdoor2 replied Sep 4, 2015 to Broken Nail Blues

 21 Sep 17, 2015
Reply by Tim Twiss

"Here's both versions, "Bangor Jig" in Am and "Minor Gigue" in Cm. I used the "piano"…"

Trapdoor2 replied Jul 27, 2015 to E. M. Hall's New Banjo Method

 9 Jul 27, 2015
Reply by Trapdoor2

"Hmmmm. I'm reading the A-notation slide as a note from D to F. That would be from th…"

Trapdoor2 replied Jul 27, 2015 to E. M. Hall's New Banjo Method

 9 Jul 27, 2015
Reply by Trapdoor2

"Last time I was there, I wore a pair of jeans, period shirt, leather vest, mid-19thC…"

Trapdoor2 replied Mar 25, 2014 to Question For Those Who Attend the Antietam Early Banjo Gathering

 9 Mar 25, 2014
Reply by Al Smitley

"You can boil all this down to simple economics, supply and demand. When the two pric…"

Trapdoor2 replied Mar 25, 2014 to what year were steal strings introduced on the banjo?

 47 Apr 9, 2014
Reply by John Salicco

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