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Experience Level: Purty Good
Forrest has made 12 recent additions to Banjo Hangout 
Interests:
[Teaching] [Jamming] [Socializing] [Helping]
Occupation: University SysAdmin/Lecturer. Father and Husband. Part-Time Banjo Ho! ;0) Go Heels!
Gender: Male
Age: 44
My Instruments:
2005 Huber Vintage Series VRB-G
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1930s TB-11 Conversion with Robin Smith mahogany neck and no-hole Dannick ring.
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1926 Gibson TB-1 conversion with Arthur Hatfield neck and Huber Vintage ring
Favorite Bands/Musicians:
I'm a big fan of both traditional players such as Earl Scruggs, JD Crowe, Joe Mullins and Ron Stewart and more contemporary players such as Tony Trischka, Bill Evans, Tom Adams, Alan Munde, Ron Block and Bill Keith.
I'm particularly influenced by my first banjo teacher, Joe Snipes. Joe and I still get together every now and then and he is one of my all time banjo heroes for obvious reasons.
I've recently been listening to the first two Longview albums, the first few Bluegrass Album Band albums, Tony Trischka's Terratory album and the Tom Adams and Michael Cleveland live duet album.
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Created 1/21/2003
Last Visit 6/17/2013
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Play count: 195
Size: 2,559kb, uploaded 10/8/2012 6:42:11 PM
Genre: Bluegrass
I just turned the recorder on and noodled for a bit. This should give you a decent idea what this banjo sounds like up and down the neck.
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by Forrest, written by Traditional
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Play count: 1215
Size: 1,055kb, uploaded 8/10/2008 5:45:06 PM
Genre: Unknown/None Chosen
Played on my Kel Kroydon KK-11 with Dannick tone ring. Recorded on 8/10/08 using Audacity and the built-in microphone on my MacBook Pro.
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Play count: 1026
Size: 3,991kb, uploaded 4/6/2010 8:47:10 AM
Genre: Bluegrass
I turned on Audacity and noodled a bit on this banjo. It's a 1948 RB-100 conversion. Curly maple Style 1 neck with Brazilian rosewood fingerboard. Hopkins Traditional Cut tone ring. .10/.011/.013/.020JD/.010 GHS strings. 11/16" McPeake bridge.
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by Forrest, written by Roy Acuff
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Play count: 1300
Size: 1,120kb, uploaded 7/17/2008 7:33:17 PM
Genre: Unknown/None Chosen
Recorded 7/17/08 on my Mac using Audacity and the built-in mic. This is my new Kel Kroydon KK-11 with Dannick tone ring.
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by Forrest, written by Roy Acuff
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Play count: 290
Size: 2,642kb, uploaded 2/4/2011 7:11:44 PM
Genre: Bluegrass
Another audio sample of my '49; Gibson TB-100 conversion. Recorded on my MacBook Pro with Audacity and the built in mic. This banjo was converted by Bill Hayes with a maple Style 1 5 string neck and a Hopkins Traditional Cut tone ring.
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by Forrest, written by Roy Acuff
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Play count: 1040
Size: 1,069kb, uploaded 2/27/2010 6:14:51 PM
Genre: Bluegrass
Demo of my walnut Hatfield Special
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Play count: 722
Size: 3,164kb, uploaded 1/25/2010 8:10:20 AM
Genre: Bluegrass
I'm just noodling around a bit on the Frank Neat banjo. Mistakes and all.
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by Forrest, written by Earl Scruggs
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Play count: 887
Size: 1,247kb, uploaded 12/16/2009 12:00:11 PM
Genre: Bluegrass
Home Sweet Home played with D tuners. Stock Hatfield Special.
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by Forrest, written by Roy Acuff
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Play count: 559
Size: 1,145kb, uploaded 6/5/2010 9:49:58 AM
Genre: Bluegrass
I wanted to see how the HR-30 ring was settling in on this banjo.
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by Forrest, written by Roy Acuff
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Play count: 761
Size: 1,189kb, uploaded 12/16/2009 11:51:47 AM
Genre: Bluegrass
A quick clip to show the before and after with the HR-30 upgrade. AMB strings.
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by Forrest, written by Roy Acuff
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Play count: 579
Size: 1,133kb, uploaded 12/18/2009 5:03:36 AM
Genre: Bluegrass
Another take. I'm using AMB Cryo strings in the Huber gauges (.010/.011/.0125/.020JD/.010) as I was in the previous HR-30 clip. In the Berkshire clip with the Vintage tone ring, however, I had Huber Trutone strings on this banjo. I may change the strings this weekend and do another sound clip to see if there is a big difference.
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by Forrest, written by Roy Acuff
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Play count: 766
Size: 1,160kb, uploaded 1/14/2010 4:05:42 PM
Genre: Bluegrass
Take #3 this time with Huber Truetone strings. I played the strings for a few hours to break them in prior to recording. Apple MacBook Pro with built-in mic.
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by Forrest, written by Roy Acuff
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Play count: 924
Size: 1,033kb, uploaded 9/27/2009 2:17:33 PM
Genre: Bluegrass
2008 Huber Berkshire. Recorded on the built-in mic on my MacBook Pro using Audacity. No effects nor edits.
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Play count: 325
Size: 2,459kb, uploaded 1/21/2010 7:58:41 PM
Genre: Bluegrass
Noodling around a bit on the Merlefest Stelling
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Play count: 496
Size: 5,241kb, uploaded 6/7/2010 6:29:10 AM
Genre: Bluegrass
This is a mid-30s TB-11 with no-hole Dannick ring and a Robin Smith mahogany neck.
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by Forrest, written by Bill Monroe
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6 people like this
Play count: 930
Size: 1,096kb, uploaded 7/17/2008 8:36:59 PM
Genre: Unknown/None Chosen
Recorded on 7/17/08 on my Mac using Audacity and the built-in mic. This is my KK-11 with Dannick tone ring.
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