What shall Classic banjo content be?

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Classic Banjo

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For banjo history and performance related to the Classic (not classical) banjo.

52 Members, Created 1/27/2011 -

Administrators: Rob MacKillop (owner)

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From rudy on 1/30/2011 6:54:09 PM

Nice to see a Classic banjo group started. I'll be interested in what direction the group members want to take this. I don't play classic banjo, but I do have an interest in the instruments from a historical perspective. I've got an on-going project going to provide Boucher information, most notably a construction plan for would-be builders. If y'all don't mind I'll link posts associated with the project here.

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	trapdoor2 says: 1/31/2011 8:08:00 AM My vote is to center content on fingerstyle (guitar style) playing and the banjos used for it. I would expect this to include just about any 5-string (perhaps 6, 7 and 9 as well?) made between the 1840's and the 1920s.
	Rob MacKillop says: 1/31/2011 11:46:36 AM I agree with Marc. There should be a Boucher/Stroke style group for that stuff. I'm also not sure what use this group will be, given that we already have a dedicated classic banjo group here: classic-banjo.ning.com/ But we shall see...
	rudy says: 1/31/2011 7:44:15 PM Thanks. guys. Just trying to figure out where the Boucher fits into the general scheme of things. There's also the dedicated Ning Minstrel banjo forum here: minstrelbanjo.ning.com/ but there seems to be little interest here generally.
	rudy says: 1/31/2011 7:45:07 PM Thanks. guys. Just trying to figure out where the Boucher fits into the general scheme of things. There's also the dedicated Ning Minstrel banjo forum here: minstrelbanjo.ning.com/ but there seems to be little interest here generally.
	rudy says: 1/31/2011 7:47:29 PM Thanks. guys. Just trying to figure out where the Boucher fits into the general scheme of things. There's also the dedicated Ning Minstrel banjo forum here: minstrelbanjo.ning.com/ but there seems to be little interest here generally.
	rudy says: 1/31/2011 7:50:44 PM Sorry for the multiple posts, I'm not doing it! I'm checking messages elsewhere and this causes duplicate posts here... seems to be a little glitch in the "groups" workings.
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