Hi John,

Thanks for the warm welcome to this forum. It does look very interesting, so I'll spend some time investigating and getting to know about it and the various members.

Charles

Hey John,

There seems to be some kind of problem.

Tim's reply to "Briggs' last moments" and his new discussion "Gigs and Presentations" aren't appearing as they should. (see the recent exchanges between Tim and me).

Is Ning having problems?

thanks for the welcome to the forum. i have been playing minstel banjo for about 7 months. and i am looking forward to talking w/ you guys to learn one heck of a lot from the people who really mastered this awesome instrument.

That sounds good. Like i have been learning off of Bob Flesher's Books and its very tough to get other tunes b/c i am not that talented yet to start making my own tabs.

Thanks for the welcome! Still learning my way around the format, but it looks great! Take care, Aurelia

Thanks! I found the link on the Google group. This looks like a much more user friendly system.

Thanks, John. It's nice to see familiar faces, such as yours, from the Early Banjo Gatherings. - Mike

Hi John,

Thank you for the welcome.

You are the one who scarfed up all the high end rib bones at my online store. (Bone Dry Musical Instrument Co.) Hope they're rattlin' okay for you. --Scott

Thanks !John,
Thank you for the welcome.
I can talk about the minstrel banjo with the friend and I am glad really.

Satoshi
Yokohama Japan

John,thanks for the welcome.


Forrest

Thanks for the welcome.
Chris Via

Thanks for the welcome!

Thank you. I'm glad to have found you guys.

John,

It WAS exciting to put the strings on and hear that first note. Now I have to get it in tune.

I had never done any wood bending before this project, but I have been woodworking with antique handtools and studying traditional methods of woodworking for almost ten years, so I had a good idea of what to do. I have more pictures from the whole process here:
http://galootcentral.com/index.php?option=com_copperminevis&Ite...

I started the banjo in late July and finished it yesterday, putting in an hour here and an hour there late at night when I had the time and energy. It was a lot of fun.

Brian

I kind of figured out how to read messages, and joined, but I can't find a way to change my avatar from the generic ghost.

Actually, right after I joined, I went to visit my brother in Naperville for a week. Guess I was more or less in your neighborhood. (Brrr.)

Dick

I tried that before (and again, since your message came); there's no field or button after Photo on that page. I can change my email address, password, date of birth, and a couple of things down at the bottom of My Page, having to do with links.

Dick

John,

Thank you for putting this site back up!!!

Chris Ownby

The link to the main Ning site worked. The Profile page on this (Minstrel Banjo) site doesn't, for the avatar issues. I think that's a glitch -- looks to me as if most of the new members here appear with no photo.

Just befriending the guys I know, from AEBG or the old forum --
Dick Hulan

I am with the Liberty Hall Fifes and Drums. We were at the High Tide Gettysburg event. We only play on calfskin heads without muffles for that true authentic sound. Have you heard us before?

John,

I'm sure the new Johnny Booker audio is going to stir some controversy. I'm not in favor of using the n-word on this site. I'm all for historical accuracy but not when it insult people, even if un-intentional. I say we drop it.

Hi John,

Well it will not be long before you will have a chance to hear the Liberty Hall Fifes and Drums. we plan to put out our first CD this summer. We have been in the studio and started the first tracks.

Sorry if the Johnny Booker tune insulted someone. That was not the intention at all. I know Carl from other forums and do not want to upset him. I will take it off now.

Take care and Merry Christmas.

Well, thank you sir. This looks to be an interesting site with some valuable information. Like many of you, I'm involved in living history. I spend a great deal of time at Cowtown, a living history museum in Wichita, Kansas. I also do woodworking and leather work, but I love the music of the mid 19th century. I am a fiddler, mostly, but have built two banjos (one a minstrel kit from Flesher) and I'm working on a third that I hope to master as my own. It will be good to learn from this group.

Thanks John,
This is a wonderful site.
Jim

Thank you John. I've enjoyed viewing yours and others pages. I found the site by happy accident.

John,
I alternate on the banjo and guitar and keep the music in the realm of songs written before or during the Civil War. Songs include Rock of Ages, Amazing Grace, Angel Band, Poor Wayfaring Stranger, He Leadeth Me, Church in the Wildwood, Just As I Am, Nearer My God to Thee, and Say Brothers. I also include the wonderful stories behind the songs like Amazing Grace and Just As I Am. The CD I am working on now is filled with twelve of these tunes including one I wrote, Let Us Cross Over the River and Rest Under the Shade of the Trees. (Stonewall Jackson's last words.)

Thanks for taking the time to put this site up and thanks for the welcome!
John Peterson

Thanks John, taken me a while to get over here, I'll just sit at the back with a 7-string z-b and have a pint while you lads get on with it.
www.zither-banjo.org

Thanks for the welcome, John. I shall probably lurk quietly. I enjoyed your 22 February video - what's the banjo?