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Playing Since: 1973

Experience Level: Purty Good

jbalch has made 322 recent additions to Banjo Hangout 

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Occupation: Sales

Gender: Male

Age: 56

My Instruments:
Anything I can get my hands on...I love them all!  We are living in the "Golden Age" of acoustic instruments.

Favorite Bands/Musicians:
In no partiular order: Tim Obrien, Dirk Powell, Bruce Molsky, Dan Gellert, Joe Newberry, Bob Carlin, Riley Baugus, Mark Johnson, Mark Schatz, Stuart Duncan, John Hartford, Jim Wood, Daniel Carwile, Arnie Naiman, Reed Martin, Adam Hurt...Bobby Thompson, Charlie Cushman, Noam Pikelny, Jim Mills, Ron Block, Alan O'bryant, Rob McCoury, Allison Brown, Tony Furtado, Bela Fleck,The Jack Pearson Band.

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Last Visit 6/19/2013


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New mottled JDBalch 4-star goat hide

Sunday, June 16, 2013 @6:49:02 AM


 

This one is custom for a BHO member. I like natural, mottled goat hides.  I use them on several of my own banjos.

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Enoch  Tradesman
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S. S. Stewart  1890s Ladies Model
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