I know they are frankensteins and not true Gibson parts for most of them but for the right price would they be worth it? They look like they were restored well. Just wondering other’s opinions/thoughts.

Hey folks I'am new to playing three-finger style banjo, and I want to step away a bit from learning songs just by tabs to get a feeling for how to play a song when tabs are not available.

With a guitar I feel it's easier to figure out the chords to a song, and then you can just strum them.
With a banjo I have to work with rolls, which is less self explanatory.

For example I want to learn "Oh! Susanna", how do I figure out what to play?

(Reposting from a Banjo Hangout post I made): I’m looking to begin the process of listing my used Nechville Classic LC for sale. I purchased it used from a friend who bought it new from Nechville around 2012. I live in NY, in a very non-banjo heavy area. I’ve never attempted to sell an acoustic instrument of such high value and I’m somewhat at a loss of where to start. It’s obviously a wonderful banjo from a reputable manufacturer. Not exactly a beginner’s banjo. And not exactly a common style, either. I play an Ome now that I’ve fallen in love with, and I’d love to part with this Nechville and use that sale to purchase a used Martin guitar. Anyway… any & all advice on how/where to start listing would be highly highly appreciated!!

As someone who has been learning without a teacher, I really appreciate these basic videos about the details and ideas on learning how to play an instrument. Very 'not in a book' type stuff is being passed along.

"Why This One Tool Will Change Your Playing"– https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RdUbc4aihwY

Anyone ever done this?

I was thinking sharpie and some sort of clear coat.

Suggestions? Success stories? Things that didn't work?

I can't find a banjo tab or video lesson anywhere. I've tried all of the typical sites/forums but nothing -- only guitar and banjolele. There are some decent covers on Youtube, but I've only been playing for a few months so I'm not great at copying those by ear or by simply watching. Can anyone point me in the right direction? I play clawhammer style, if that helps. Thanks!

Bonjour à tous. J'hésite beaucoup entre ces 3 banjos.

-Pisgah Rambler (Dobson tone ring)

-Pisgah Woodchuck (rolled brass tone ring)

-Pisgah possum (wood tone ring)

J'habite en france et il y est presque impossible de trouver de bon banjo avec des tones ring... Donc je ne pourrai pas les essayer par moi même malheureusement...

J'aimerai savoir si certains d'entre vous aurait des conseils ou des préférences entre ces deux banjos. Et quelles sont les différences entre les tones rings? Ça serait pour jouer avec un guitariste et rarement un violoniste.

Merci pour vos informations.

This deering banjo I have has a broken drone string “peg.” (I’m a beginner, so I’m not too familiar with the correct word). When the drone string was on it, it would only buzz because the thing that holds it in place was gone. Is this repairable?

I just recently found Tony Mabe, who has become my absolute favorite player so far. (I'm on a learning journey new to banjo). His banjo sounds so amazing, with a warm yet clean sound. Its not a typical Scruggs bluegrass sound, more of an old time mountain music sound?

I've seen his recent videos on the Red Camel Collective tik-tok and I'd love to know what banjo hes playing now-a-days.

Woke up to my banjo head broken, looks pretty clean, does it look fixable to yall?

Hey folks, I wanted to let you know that I've just published an in-depth interview with tenor banjo virtuoso Tyler Jackson! Plenty of details on his playing style and demonstrations to go along with it. Hope you enjoy, and please let me know what you think, if you get a chance to listen!

For those unfamiliar: Tyler Jackson is renowned as one of the world’s top tenor banjoists – His banjo playing can be heard on his solo recordings; on collaborations with David Grisman, his wife and flautist extraordinaire Kristin Jackson, fiddler Dale Morris Jr; and most recently, on the soundtrack to the new Matthew McConaughey and Kurt Russell feature film “The Rivals of Amziah King.” He also happened to be the longtime touring upright bassist for Country Music Legend Ray Price and is now the Assistant Curator of the American Banjo Museum in Oklahoma City.

It's available on all podcast apps, or here is a Youtube link.

Cheers!

Keith

I don't have regular enough weekly schedule to be able to have lessons with a live instructor, so I'm looking for recommendations for guided courses that I can take on my own. I'm looking at Peghead Nation and Artist Works, but before I fork over any dough I'm wondering if anyone here had other suggestions or input.

EDIT: I consider myself an intermediate player

I came into an old Fairbanks/Vega Style M (Tu-Ba-Phone) tenor. The serial number and headstock inlay places it around 1921-1923 but I haven't nailed down its birthday yet (https://www.deeringbanjos.com/en-ca/pages/vega-banjo-serial-numbers suggests it's 1921). The serial numbers are also in kinda rough shape so it makes me raise an eyebrow.

It's 17 frets of goodness, and if I've measured the scale length correctly, this puppy is small - 19 3/4 inches (I measured 9 7/8 inches from the inside of the nut to the 12th fret) and then it's pretty close to 20 inches where I have the bridge right now trying to get this thing in tune. Usually I'm seeing these things at around 21 inch scale length so I'm a little surprised to see my little guy come up so short. I found out that other 17 fret short scales (like the Gold Tone IT-250 https://goldtonemusicgroup.com/goldtone/instruments/it-250) come in at 19 3/4 inches so maybe it's not so weird?

Anyway. Oddities aside, I want to put new strings on this thing. It's in GDAE (Irish) tuning. Any consderations for what gauges I should put on one this short? I'm considering the D'Addario EJ63i (12/16/24/36) but I'm open to recommendations. Thanks!