This is the “Industrial” with the new bridge and nut. The banjo is tuned to A Modal tuning.
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It was called Old Time….
….even when it was new. Check out this fantastic bit of history… It’s called Folkways: Music of Surry County hosted by David Holt. It’s all about the home of the Round Peak style of Old Time. I don’t know much about the program…there it was… Read More
Ok, now spring can happen for real
Mother Nature has enjoyed her cruel April joke. Now it’s time for some warmer weather. If that every happens, next thing you know we’ll be picking morels.
What was….
…the cad at my local grocery store thinking in deciding it would be a great idea to completely reorganize the store so regular customers could no longer quickly find the items they came in for. Just sayin’.
Formica!!
Check out this interview David Holt did with Kirk Sutphin. Mr. Sutphin is playing a fretless banjo with a Formica fingerboard! What a great idea.
Jackson
So there I was messing about on the Industrial oil can banjo and this simple little melody started to emerge and I started playing around with it a bit trying to get it right. Tuffy P asked, what’s that you’re playing and I said I… Read More
Banjo Improvements
I’ve been making some adjustments to the “Industrial” oil can banjo. It was bothering me that the volume on this banjo was lower than I wanted or expected. There are several factors that could affect the sound from the construction and weight of the can… Read More
Not even flat surfaces are safe….
I was out in my little workshop working on a banjo and when I came in, this piece of furniture had been transformed….
Kitchen Mosaics
Tuffy P is at it again…. Note the sleeping dog in the front hall…har!
Memphis and Ellie Mae clean up real good
Here are the dog with Tuffy P. Thanks to Lorraine, who comes by with her grooming truck and does a fantastic job sprucing up the girls.
27th Street 