Traditional Banjo Setup
Added 2024-03-30 14:12:01 +0000 UTCI've taught banjo setup for over twenty years; during that time my understanding of musical instrument organology has developed considerably. In this discussion I delve more deeply into the subject than I have in previous videos, examining in detail the use and maintenance of friction pegs, tying gut strings, different types of bridges and tailpieces--their histories, strengths, and weaknesses--different approaches to banjo head material and tensioning, etc.
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Thanks ! These are very good informations ! I make my own bridges out of bambou (from cheap kitchenware). It's a very hard wood but easy enough to fiddle.
nikos
2024-06-09 04:58:06 +0000 UTCWhat helped me learn the most was listening to the styles that I wanted to learn to play. I listen to them all the time. There are a lot of great players you can find on YouTube. What was MOST effective in my learning was consistency. If you are starting out just learning to frail (clawhammer) on the banjo, its gonna sound like garbage at first, for a while, and that is discouraging. Don't get discouraged! If you ever learned to ride a bike, drive a car, or do anything that requires muscle memory development, you can learn frailing on banjo. Its the same thing. You have to move your muscles that way until they know how to do it themselves. Often times I would go to bed having failed at trying to learn something, and would try again in the morning and WOW! Suddenly I know it!
Josh Powell
2024-05-08 16:53:23 +0000 UTCMike i dont know you yet but thanks. I mayneed a claw lesson or two
Bill Dellinger
2024-04-06 20:51:38 +0000 UTC
