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howseth has made 43 recent additions to Banjo Hangout

Occupation: artist

Gender: Male

My Instruments:
1994 Elias Banjocaster (5-string electric solid body, made in Long Island by Alan Elias)
2008 Ome Custom Primrose - open back (12" pot, Silverspun tone ring, radiused fingerboard)
2007 Goldtone Dojo Deluxe - (5-string resonator guitar/banjo)

Favorite Bands/Musicians:
Banjo players - here is one - Michael Cohen (older brother of John Cohen of 'New Lost City Ramblers') - if not for Listening to Michael Cohen play banjo when I was a teen, I would not be playing banjo.
Also: Spent some happy years as a J.S Bach fanatic.... and the Baroque era ( along with all the Old-Timey and Rock&Roll)

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Created 5/1/2006
Last Visit 2/8/2012

Latest Blog Entry

Lower Down Tunings.

Friday, November 25, 2011 @10:48:00 PM

I have been down tuning down my Ome banjo even further this month - from Double C down past Double B, down to Double A# (B-flat), and even further down to Double A for some tunes. Likewise going down from standard Open G tuning down past Open F# to Open F - and even occasionally Open E. (I am also low tuning the other tunings I use.)

Yes, I like the deep low sounds. Since I don't play a long neck banjo, I have had to replace my regular gauge strings (10,12,14,22w,10) with heavier gauges to maintain adequate string tension. The GHS 160 set seems to work well: (11,13,16,26w,10). Not all tunes/songs work equally well this low tuned - but a lot do. The ear adjusts. Singing is a bit easier low for me - when singing is required. (singing for me is somewhat like taking medicine - somewhat unpleasant medicine - but I find banjo tunes often go with lyrics - and what are you gonna do - keep silent?)

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