I had a request for a sound sample of the new Heavy Duty Brake Fluid Banjo so I recorded a short video. Notwithstanding the limitations of my playing, I think it gives you a good idea what this machine sounds like. The tune is Greasy… Read More
This is the “Industrial” with the new bridge and nut. The banjo is tuned to A Modal tuning.
I’ve started messing about with my home-made oil can banjo, which here-to-for I will simply refer to as The Can. Although I’m convinced it will be easier when I’ve grown my nails out a bit more, I’m starting (and I mean just starting) to be… Read More
Last week I had the oil can banjo together but I wasn’t completely satisfied. I particular, the holes in the tail-piece were off-line, pulling the strings toward the bottom of the fretboard. Yesterday, I visited my local Goodwill and bought a selection of forks, and… Read More
I bought a can. On eBay. I’m waiting for it to make its way across the border so my postman can deliver it to 27th St. It looks like this…. It’s a beauty, isn’t it? Sulfur that flows. I like the slogan – It eases… Read More
27th Street 