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Any banjo players out there?

Adventures with 'other' instruments...

Foggy - Always glad to talk gourd stuff. I keep meaning to put some building stuff on line but haven't gotten to it. There is a little piece on David Hyatt's site about how I reheaded a banjo for Mike Seeger with a tensioning system I invented that has no metal in it. Here 'tis: http://www.dhyatt.com/craft_how_to_skin_Beede.html Foggers wrote:Hi David - that is so lovely! Have seen you on YT with the gourd banjos, and am really interested in gourd "technology" - will PM you!

Any banjo players out there?

Adventures with 'other' instruments...

Great job Randy. I loved both those tunes and your style too. That's a fine sounding ol' banjo. Did you say you built it or resurrected it? It has a larger head than most of the mountain ones with a wood ring around them. Again, great sound and great tunes.And you're right about the getting old thing. In the playing realm I gave up on virtuosity in favor of variety decades ago. But it seems, if you stick to anything long enough, you either get half way decent at it, or at least eventually you get recognized for endurance!!

Any banjo players out there?

Adventures with 'other' instruments...

Glad to see some banjo action 'round here.I took up ol' time banjo years ago, but then got away from it in favor of dulcimers. I've been building and playing gourd banjos for about five years now and have grown very fond of the mellow round sound they have. Some of mine I string heavy and tune down to D which makes them easy to play along with DAD dulcimer players. The bluesy feel from being fretless also tickles my ear. Here's a tune of mine that I taught to my wife, Julie Johnson's first grade class. They sing on it and illustrated it with some amazing art work. It's one of those "metaphor wrapped in a riddle" songs. Check it out here: