banjo publications from Chaff to the Winner - Minstrel Banjo2024-03-28T21:56:15Zhttps://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/forum/topics/banjo-publications-from-chaff?commentId=2477478%3AComment%3A12894&x=1&feed=yes&xn_auth=noWOW!!! Good man, James. You'v…tag:minstrelbanjo.ning.com,2009-11-29:2477478:Comment:128942009-11-29T22:05:50.000ZRob MacKillophttps://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/profile/RobMacKillop
WOW!!! Good man, James. You've been busy!<br />
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Rob
WOW!!! Good man, James. You've been busy!<br />
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Rob Hi Rob,
Here are a few additi…tag:minstrelbanjo.ning.com,2009-11-29:2477478:Comment:128932009-11-29T21:58:39.000ZJames Tylerhttps://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/profile/JamesTyler
Hi Rob,<br />
Here are a few additions to your list of American banjo publications (to 1899 only):<br />
1859 “Abridged Edition of Howe’s New American Banjo School” – Elias Howe (Boston: Russell & Tolman)<br />
1870 “Winner’s Easy System for the Banjo” – Septimus Winner (Philadelphia: ?)<br />
1872 “Dobson’s New System for the Banjo” – George C. Dobson (Boston: ?)<br />
1874 “George C. Dobson’s simplified Method and Thorough School for the Banjo” (Boston: J.F. Perry)<br />
1877 “Dobson’s New System for the Banjo” [2nd ed.]…
Hi Rob,<br />
Here are a few additions to your list of American banjo publications (to 1899 only):<br />
1859 “Abridged Edition of Howe’s New American Banjo School” – Elias Howe (Boston: Russell & Tolman)<br />
1870 “Winner’s Easy System for the Banjo” – Septimus Winner (Philadelphia: ?)<br />
1872 “Dobson’s New System for the Banjo” – George C. Dobson (Boston: ?)<br />
1874 “George C. Dobson’s simplified Method and Thorough School for the Banjo” (Boston: J.F. Perry)<br />
1877 “Dobson’s New System for the Banjo” [2nd ed.] (Boston: Oliver Ditson & Co.)<br />
1877 “Directions to Play the Dime Banjo Music” – [C. E. Baldwin] (Brooklyn: Dime Banjo Music Co.)<br />
1879 “Edmund Clark’s Simplified Method for the Banjo” – Edmund Clark (Boston: E. Clark)<br />
1879 “Simplified Banjo Method” – Frank B. Converse (New York: ?)<br />
1879 “The Rudiments of Banjo Playing” - S. S. Stewart (Philadelphia: S. S. Stewart)<br />
1880 “The Banjo Players Handbook” - S. S. Stewart (Philadelphia: S. S. Stewart)<br />
1880 “S. S. Stewart’s First Lessons for Banjo” - S. S. Stewart (Philadelphia: S. S. Stewart)<br />
1880 “S. S. Stewart’s Second Lessons for Banjo” - S. S. Stewart (Philadelphia: S. S. Stewart)<br />
1880 “S. S. Stewart’s Advanced Studies for the Banjo” - S. S. Stewart (Philadelphia: S. S. Stewart)<br />
1880 “The Banjo by Ear” - S. S. Stewart (Philadelphia: S. S. Stewart)<br />
1881 “The Minstrel Banjoist. Containing the Rudiments … ” - S. S. Stewart (Philadelphia: S. S. Stewart)<br />
1881 “Stewart’s Thorough School for the Banjo” - S. S. Stewart (Philadelphia: S. S. Stewart)<br />
1882 “Winner’s American Banjoist: A New, Concise and Practical Method …” – S. Winner (New York: Keyser & Co.)<br />
1882 “Stewart’s Universal Banjo Instructor” - S. S. Stewart (Philadelphia: S. S. Stewart)<br />
1882 “S. S. Stewart’s Champion Lightning Banjo Instructor” - S. S. Stewart (Philadelphia: S. S. Stewart)<br />
1882 “The Ideal Method for the Banjo” – Septimus Winner (New York: C. H. Ditson)<br />
1883 “Ten Favorite Banjo Tunes … and Also Exercise …” – H. C. Blackmer (New Orleans: [Blackmer])<br />
1883 “The First Ten Studies for the Banjo” – Fairbanks and Cole (Boston: Fairbanks & Cole)<br />
1883 “Billy Snow’s Banjo and Cornet Instructor” – Billy Snow (New York: New York Popular Publishing Co.)<br />
1883 “The Complete American Banjo School” - S. S. Stewart (Philadelphia: S. S. Stewart)<br />
1884 “Complete Method for the Banjo” – Albert Bauer (New York: Wm. A. Pond)<br />
1884 “The American Telephone Banjo Instructor” – [Anon.] (New York: American Telephone Banjo Co.)<br />
1884 “Gad Robinson’s Banjo Instructor” – Gad Robinson ( Boston: (Oliver Ditson & Co.)<br />
1884 “The Prize Banjo Instructor” – Jean White ( Boston: Jean White)<br />
1885 “Monarch Banjo Method” – George L. Lansing (New York: T. B. Harms)<br />
1885 “Stewart’s Short-Hand Banjo Method Without Notes” - S. S. Stewart (Philadelphia: S. S. Stewart)<br />
1886 “The Progessive International Banjo Instructor” – Fairbanks & Cole (Boston: Oliver Ditson)<br />
1886 “White’s Solo Banjoist” – Charles E. Latshaw (Boston: J. White)<br />
1887 “The Complete American Banjo School” [2nd ed.] - S. S. Stewart (Philadelphia: S. S. Stewart)<br />
1888 “Dobson’s Universal Banjo Instructor” – H. C. & G. C. Dobson (Boston: Oliver Ditson & Co.)<br />
1889 “The Crown Banjo Method” – Thomas J. Armstrong (Boston: Oliver Ditson)<br />
1889 “Rudimental Lessons for the Banjo” - S. S. Stewart (Philadelphia: S. S. Stewart)<br />
1890 “Frank B. Converse’s Analytical Banjo Method” [rev. and enlarged ed.] (New York: H. S. Gordon)<br />
1890 “George C. Dobson’s World’s Banjo Guide” – G. C. Dobson (Boston: White-Smith Music Publ. Co.)<br />
1890 “The Common Sense Banjo Instructor” – R. J. Hamilton (Chicago: National Music Co.)<br />
1891 “Banjo Orchestra Music” – Thomas J. Armstrong (Philadelphia: S. S. Stewart)<br />
1892 “New Standard System for Banjo: C or English Notation” – Richard M. Tyrell (New York: Carl Fischer)<br />
1893 “Divided Accompaniment” – Thomas J. Armstrong (Philadelphia: S. S. Stewart)<br />
1893 “The Banjo Made Easy” – Frank B. Converse (New York: Gordon)<br />
1893 “The Complete American Banjo School” [expanded ed.] - S. S. Stewart (Philadelphia: S. S. Stewart)<br />
1894 “Tutor for the Banjo” – Otto Langey (Philadelphia: Harry Coleman)<br />
1894 “White’s Excelsior Method for the Banjo” – White [C. A.?] (Boston: White/Smith Music Publ. Co.)<br />
1895 “Jacob’s Banjo Studies for Beginners, Book V” – Walter Jacobs (Boston: Jacobs)<br />
1895 “American Conservatory Banjo Method” – C. L. & C. H. Partee (Kansas City, MO: C. L. Partee Music)<br />
1898 “U. T. D. (Up to Date) Method for the Banjo” – Franklin Eaton (Cincinnati: John Church Co.)<br />
1899 “Howe’s Figure Music for Banjo” – A. O. Howe (Chicago: A. O. & E. C. Howe) razyn said:I have a defective…tag:minstrelbanjo.ning.com,2009-09-07:2477478:Comment:118962009-09-07T21:46:52.000Zrazynhttps://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/profile/razyn
<cite>razyn said:</cite><blockquote>I have a defective copy (beginning with p.11, ending with p. 76) of one that I believe was originally yet another offering of Sep Winner</blockquote>
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Oops -- rummaging a bit deeper, I find that I also have <i>Winner's American Banjoist. A New Self-Instructor for the Banjo.</i> This purports (by what looks like a rubber stamp of the cover) to be "Published at Hohmann's Music Depot, Lincoln, Nebraska," and is copyright 1882 by W.F. Shaw. This is also written…
<cite>razyn said:</cite><blockquote>I have a defective copy (beginning with p.11, ending with p. 76) of one that I believe was originally yet another offering of Sep Winner</blockquote>
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Oops -- rummaging a bit deeper, I find that I also have <i>Winner's American Banjoist. A New Self-Instructor for the Banjo.</i> This purports (by what looks like a rubber stamp of the cover) to be "Published at Hohmann's Music Depot, Lincoln, Nebraska," and is copyright 1882 by W.F. Shaw. This is also written for guitar style, though it's not quite so rigid about plucking. "When there are no frets, they may be marked with a pencil," etc.<br />
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Dick Tim Twiss said:We should line…tag:minstrelbanjo.ning.com,2009-09-07:2477478:Comment:118952009-09-07T21:19:27.000Zrazynhttps://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/profile/razyn
<cite>Tim Twiss said:</cite><blockquote>We should line all the Winner's up sometime, just to check them. It seems like there is yet another.</blockquote>
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I have a defective copy (beginning with p.11, ending with p. 76) of one that I believe was originally yet another offering of Sep Winner (because the Mandolin instructor -- one of at least 13 in this series -- is Winner, 1889). It is <i>The Common-Sense Banjo Instructor.</i><br />
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The only library copy I find is at Tulane; it purports to be a…
<cite>Tim Twiss said:</cite><blockquote>We should line all the Winner's up sometime, just to check them. It seems like there is yet another.</blockquote>
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I have a defective copy (beginning with p.11, ending with p. 76) of one that I believe was originally yet another offering of Sep Winner (because the Mandolin instructor -- one of at least 13 in this series -- is Winner, 1889). It is <i>The Common-Sense Banjo Instructor.</i><br />
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The only library copy I find is at Tulane; it purports to be a Chicago: National Music Co. (1890) imprint. I also Googled up a reference to its being for sale by Hilton, Hughes & Co. of New York, in the Jan-June, 1890 volume of LIFE, p. 416. Banjo arrangements in this are by R.J. Hamilton. The instructional part of this, pp. 19-50, is intact in my copy. It is written for plucking "guitar" style, with the thumb and the first two fingers (only) of the right hand, on a banjo with frets.<br />
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Dick Thanks, gentlemen. I've updat…tag:minstrelbanjo.ning.com,2009-09-07:2477478:Comment:118882009-09-07T15:31:45.000ZRob MacKillophttps://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/profile/RobMacKillop
Thanks, gentlemen. I've updated the list. Keep 'em coming!
Thanks, gentlemen. I've updated the list. Keep 'em coming! Since I live about two miles…tag:minstrelbanjo.ning.com,2009-09-07:2477478:Comment:118842009-09-07T15:21:45.000ZBrian Welchhttps://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/profile/BrianWelch
Since I live about two miles from the American Antiquarian Society, I will try to confirm this. Unfortunately, they are usually closed when I have time to go (like today!).<br />
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I did notice on their website that they just acquired a different tutor not on the list above: <i>Shay's banjo school</i>. Chicago & Boston: White, Smith, & Co., 1875.…
Since I live about two miles from the American Antiquarian Society, I will try to confirm this. Unfortunately, they are usually closed when I have time to go (like today!).<br />
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I did notice on their website that they just acquired a different tutor not on the list above: <i>Shay's banjo school</i>. Chicago & Boston: White, Smith, & Co., 1875.<br />
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<a href="http://www.americanantiquarian.org/acquisitions101508.htm" target="_blank">http://www.americanantiquarian.org/acquisitions101508.htm</a><br />
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Brian We had a thread earlier about…tag:minstrelbanjo.ning.com,2009-09-07:2477478:Comment:118772009-09-07T10:12:35.000Zrazynhttps://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/profile/razyn
We had a thread earlier about Gumbo Chaff tutors, and I mentioned there that Gura and Bollman, <i>America's Instrument,</i> p. 266, note 55 says that the American Antiquarian Society has a "unique copy" of an 1848 imprint of Chaff's banjo tutor. However, the online AAS catalog doesn't list it. It might be in a special collection (such as Art Schrader's), or otherwise uncataloged.<br />
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I just raise it again because your list currently starts at 1851.<br />
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Dick
We had a thread earlier about Gumbo Chaff tutors, and I mentioned there that Gura and Bollman, <i>America's Instrument,</i> p. 266, note 55 says that the American Antiquarian Society has a "unique copy" of an 1848 imprint of Chaff's banjo tutor. However, the online AAS catalog doesn't list it. It might be in a special collection (such as Art Schrader's), or otherwise uncataloged.<br />
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I just raise it again because your list currently starts at 1851.<br />
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Dick For Sale: Winner's Self-Instr…tag:minstrelbanjo.ning.com,2009-09-02:2477478:Comment:116572009-09-02T19:35:49.000ZRob MacKillophttps://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/profile/RobMacKillop
For Sale: Winner's Self-Instructor, 1887 - at abebooks.co.uk<br />
<a href="http://www.abebooks.co.uk/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=878130891&searchurl=bi%3D0%26bx%3Doff%26ds%3D30%26kn%3Dbanjo%26sortby%3D3%26sts%3Dt%26x%3D81%26y%3D5%26yrh%3D1900%26yrl%3D1850">http://www.abebooks.co.uk/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=878130891&searchurl=bi%3D0%26bx%3Doff%26ds%3D30%26kn%3Dbanjo%26sortby%3D3%26sts%3Dt%26x%3D81%26y%3D5%26yrh%3D1900%26yrl%3D1850</a><br />
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They also have notice of originals by Converse, Stewart,…
For Sale: Winner's Self-Instructor, 1887 - at abebooks.co.uk<br />
<a href="http://www.abebooks.co.uk/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=878130891&searchurl=bi%3D0%26bx%3Doff%26ds%3D30%26kn%3Dbanjo%26sortby%3D3%26sts%3Dt%26x%3D81%26y%3D5%26yrh%3D1900%26yrl%3D1850">http://www.abebooks.co.uk/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=878130891&searchurl=bi%3D0%26bx%3Doff%26ds%3D30%26kn%3Dbanjo%26sortby%3D3%26sts%3Dt%26x%3D81%26y%3D5%26yrh%3D1900%26yrl%3D1850</a><br />
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They also have notice of originals by Converse, Stewart, Dobson and others. The Winner is very cheap. The rest are very expensive! Amen! Keep updating us on you…tag:minstrelbanjo.ning.com,2009-08-31:2477478:Comment:116122009-08-31T15:32:54.000ZTrapdoor2https://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/profile/Trapdoor2
Amen! Keep updating us on your progress Greg.<br />
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Eli Kaufman (and his wife Madeline) are mainstays of the American Banjo Fraternity (which is mostly about "Classic" banjo rather than the earlier forms). He is probably the worlds foremost authority on S.S. Stewart...among many other things. I've met him a time or two but not in many, many years.<br />
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The ABF website has been down for some time now. I wonder what's going on?
Amen! Keep updating us on your progress Greg.<br />
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Eli Kaufman (and his wife Madeline) are mainstays of the American Banjo Fraternity (which is mostly about "Classic" banjo rather than the earlier forms). He is probably the worlds foremost authority on S.S. Stewart...among many other things. I've met him a time or two but not in many, many years.<br />
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The ABF website has been down for some time now. I wonder what's going on? Greg is right - no point in r…tag:minstrelbanjo.ning.com,2009-08-31:2477478:Comment:116102009-08-31T06:17:05.000ZRob MacKillophttps://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/profile/RobMacKillop
Greg is right - no point in reinventing the wheel. If a list already exists, can we make it more accessible? I'm not a member of the ABF, and have never heard of Eli - my ignorance is deep and profound, but I struggle towards enlightenment.<br />
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Good luck with your studies/teaching, Greg! Don't forget us...
Greg is right - no point in reinventing the wheel. If a list already exists, can we make it more accessible? I'm not a member of the ABF, and have never heard of Eli - my ignorance is deep and profound, but I struggle towards enlightenment.<br />
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Good luck with your studies/teaching, Greg! Don't forget us...