Negro Slave Christmas Celebration 1862 - Minstrel Banjo2024-03-29T04:39:55Zhttps://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/forum/topics/negro-slave-christmas?commentId=2477478%3AComment%3A19617&feed=yes&xn_auth=noOr - (speaking as someone who…tag:minstrelbanjo.ning.com,2010-12-15:2477478:Comment:196512010-12-15T19:30:13.000ZIan Bellhttps://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/profile/IanBell
<p>Or - (speaking as someone who just steamed and bent his first banjo pot) - "It just may not be round".</p>
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<p>The banjo pot in question is now attached to a neck and will be ready for strings tomorrow. It's another tackhead - prettier than my grain measure - hope it sounds as good. I'll post a video once I get it working.</p>
<p>Or - (speaking as someone who just steamed and bent his first banjo pot) - "It just may not be round".</p>
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<p>The banjo pot in question is now attached to a neck and will be ready for strings tomorrow. It's another tackhead - prettier than my grain measure - hope it sounds as good. I'll post a video once I get it working.</p> Yes, unreliable at best. Howe…tag:minstrelbanjo.ning.com,2010-12-14:2477478:Comment:196492010-12-14T18:51:25.000ZTrapdoor2https://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/profile/Trapdoor2
<p>Yes, unreliable at best. However, from an engineering perspective (and yes, I have many engineering perspective drawings under my belt) I would say that from looking at how the pegs and the rim of the banjo are depicted, it is tilted back longitudinally (like mine are when I'm sitting playing...and the player appears as portly as I am too) and thus a <em>horizontal</em> ellipse rather than a vertical one. If the hands were markedly different in size (as if the neck was further from the…</p>
<p>Yes, unreliable at best. However, from an engineering perspective (and yes, I have many engineering perspective drawings under my belt) I would say that from looking at how the pegs and the rim of the banjo are depicted, it is tilted back longitudinally (like mine are when I'm sitting playing...and the player appears as portly as I am too) and thus a <em>horizontal</em> ellipse rather than a vertical one. If the hands were markedly different in size (as if the neck was further from the viewer than the pot), I would agree.</p>
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<p>Macht nichts, great picture.<br/><br/><cite>Dan'l said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/forum/topics/negro-slave-christmas?xg_source=activity#2477478Comment19645"><div><p> I agree with John on the gourd banjo, also because it doesn't look to be held flat against the chest but held the thickness of a gourd away. I don't think the oval appearance is due to perspective (my degree in art is useful!), as it would instead be a <em>vertical</em> oval in that case, as depicted from the perspective of the artist standing at ground level in front of the scene.</p>
<p> Of course this is not a photo but a drawing so may not be enough to draw such conclusions reliably.</p>
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</blockquote> Awesome image! If you get a h…tag:minstrelbanjo.ning.com,2010-12-11:2477478:Comment:196342010-12-11T20:36:28.000ZCory Rosenberghttps://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/profile/CoryRosenberg
<p>Awesome image! If you get a hold of the text, I'd be glad to translate it into English!</p>
<p>Awesome image! If you get a hold of the text, I'd be glad to translate it into English!</p> I would say that the apparent…tag:minstrelbanjo.ning.com,2010-12-09:2477478:Comment:196262010-12-09T21:58:34.000ZTrapdoor2https://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/profile/Trapdoor2
I would say that the apparent ovality is a function of the perspective...the banjo isn't shown straight on, it is tilted (and thus shown as an ellipse). To me, it looks like a std. hoop banjo...although quite short scale. I've seen this cut before...but I can't recall where.
I would say that the apparent ovality is a function of the perspective...the banjo isn't shown straight on, it is tilted (and thus shown as an ellipse). To me, it looks like a std. hoop banjo...although quite short scale. I've seen this cut before...but I can't recall where. Greg Adams said:Thank you f…tag:minstrelbanjo.ning.com,2010-12-09:2477478:Comment:196242010-12-09T19:56:06.000ZElaine Mascialehttps://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/profile/ElaineMasciale
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<cite>Greg Adams said:</cite><blockquote cite="http://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/forum/topics/negro-slave-christmas?xg_source=activity#2477478Comment19612"><div>Thank you for sharing Elaine. I don't think I've seen image before. If you can get the text for us, that'd be great!!</div>
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That's one of the things that got me so excited about this engraving - I didn't think anyone had seen this before!
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<cite>Greg Adams said:</cite><blockquote cite="http://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/forum/topics/negro-slave-christmas?xg_source=activity#2477478Comment19612"><div>Thank you for sharing Elaine. I don't think I've seen image before. If you can get the text for us, that'd be great!!</div>
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That's one of the things that got me so excited about this engraving - I didn't think anyone had seen this before! I also posted these in an alb…tag:minstrelbanjo.ning.com,2010-12-09:2477478:Comment:196172010-12-09T19:50:10.000ZElaine Mascialehttps://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/profile/ElaineMasciale
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<p style="text-align: left;"><img width="721" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3106254054?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" alt=""/></p> Thank you for sharing Elaine.…tag:minstrelbanjo.ning.com,2010-12-09:2477478:Comment:196122010-12-09T19:49:19.000ZGreg Adamshttps://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/profile/GregAdams
Thank you for sharing Elaine. I don't think I've seen image before. If you can get the text for us, that'd be great!!
Thank you for sharing Elaine. I don't think I've seen image before. If you can get the text for us, that'd be great!!