Tim Twiss's Comments

Great seeing you in Gettysburg!

Concerning the Quintuple Musician's Omnibus ... according to Dichter & Shapiro (Early American Sheet Music - Its Lure and Its Lore; R.R. Bowker, NY, 1941), Elias Howe, Jr., published at 88 Court St between 1880 & 1898, thes as the Elias Howe Co. from 1898 - 1914. Based on the fonts I'd put this collection in the 1880s.

Hey Tim....

Thanks for the feedback. My greatest fear is I just may get all this computer tech figured out and that scares the devil out of me.

My first clawhammer lesson was from a banjo player during intermission at the Bonnie Lou and 'Buster show in Sevierville, TN. He showed me the basics.

Hello Tim....

I ditched the vidio....I have no idea how this happened.

Tim - Give me a little technical advice here. How do I go about uploading images of music to share. I ran across a nifty banjo-istic piano setting I'd like to post. We can discuss this off-Ning if you like. My e-mail is crkrepley@yahoo.com.

Thanks! I didn't know jpegs would work. I thought it wold be more difficult and ... um ... technical than that. BTW, Gettysburg is boring since you, Carl, & company departed for home. That was a good time!

Tim,
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Greg & Tim,

Well, it turns out that Volume 7 of the Musician's Omnibus was lurking in my collection of originals. It's the same publisher (Elias Howe, 88 Court Street) and the exact same typographical format inside. The copyright date is 1882. The pagination begins with p. 601, whereas the "Quintuple" I gave you ended with p. 304. The intervening pages must, of course, be in volume 6. I wonder how many volumes of these things there were!? One cool thing about this volume is that the back cover is an advertisement for Ryan's Mammoth Collection.

An indication of the age of this printing ov Vol. 7 is that the publisher is shown as Elias Howe Co., 88 Court Street, whereas the photocopy Quintuple I gave you was published by Elias Howe, 88 Court Street. According to Dichter and Shapiro, Elias Howe (Jr.) was at that address from 1880 - 1898, and Elias Howe Co. was there from 1898 - 1914. This volume must have been printed post-1898 despite the 1882 copyright date.

Whenever I get around to making a photocopy of this volume I'll make sure you gents get one.

Regards,
Chuck Krepley

Yeah, Tim -- "nice fish", like they say in the outdoor shows -- 22". Keep up the great You Tube postings -- you keep guys like me motivated to improve...

Yes Tim, the Moschella is here and sounding great. I will try to put some videos up soon, but right now, I am geeked out on the Black Banjo Gathering in Boone. Come on down!!!! ;D

Hi Tim thanks for the welcome! I am studying the influence of Minstrels on popular culture and taste. Currently I am looking at minstrels in Japan. Tiffany

Thank, Tim! I really enjoyed the weekend and am looking forward to learning more tunes, especially now that I have the Rosetta staff!

Thanks for the welcome Tim,and thanks for all the inspiring work you are doing on the internet with the Early Banjo stuff!! Im inspired!
Take care,
Moss

Hi Tim,

It would have helped had I pressed "SAVE" at the bottom of the "add a picture" form.

Modernity and me....

Wayne Shrubsall

Tim, Sorry about the size of the photo. As for the banjo he was playing, he only said that it was a reproduction, with frets. He didn't mention anything about the maker.

Tim, I uploaded another photo with Joe playing his banjo. A better one than the group shot. As far as I could tell, he was playing stroke style. The banjo sounded Great!!! and it was loud. It drowned out my banjo.

Thanks for the welcome. Your videos and website have been wonderful aids in this musical adventure!

Thanks Tim!