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Playing Since: 1973

Experience Level: Purty Good

jbalch has made 282 recent additions to Banjo Hangout 

Interests:
[Jamming] [Socializing] [Helping]

Occupation: Sales

Gender: Male

Age: 55

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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Created 11/28/2003
Last Visit 5/20/2013


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 jbalch replied to topic 'Ramsey, Reiter, Wildwood or ????' 5/20/2013 11:39:02 AM

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Hairy Goatskin on Galax 4
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Hairy goatskin head
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Goatskin head -rear photo
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Hairy Goatskin Head
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Menzies Calfskin head on banjo Uke
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Bleached goatskin on a 1923 Gibson TB-junior
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Bill Miller vellum precessed skin head
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Bill Miller bleached Goat Skin
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Bleached Calf Skin
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calfskin hide from Stern tanning
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calfskin hide from Stern tanning
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1932 style 5 Mastertone w/ Stern tanning calfskin head
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bleached calfskin from Menzies Instruments
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bleached calfskin from Menzies Instruments w/my logo
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Menzies non-bleached calfskin on Sagmoen banjo
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Compare skin heads
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Calfskin on Reiter Galax-plus
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Stern Tanning hide on 1929 Gibson TB-1 conversion
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Bleached calfskin from Jeff Menzies - patch
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Bleached calfskin from Jeff Menzies bottom
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Bleached calfskin from Jeff Menzies top
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in process
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head tapping tool
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Wade Mainer
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calfskin on a Buckbee
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calfskin on another Buckbee
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translucent calf on a Lange-made banjo
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calfskin on an unmarked tenor
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calfskin on a tenor
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calf skin on a Bogen 5-string
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calfskin on an Exclesior tenor conversion
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Bill Miller vellum processed calfskin 1
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Bill Miller vellum processed calfskin 2
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Bill Miller vellum processed calfskin 3
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Dyed calfskin from Bill Miller
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SS Stewart with head tucked inside rim
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SS Stewart with head tucked inside rim closeup
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Pastor Harry;s flesh hoop spacer
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Montgomery Wards skin head instructions
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AMRAWCO 1955 ad
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vellum processed calfskin on the ebony banjo
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BANJO
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bleached calfskin from Jeff Menzies
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bleached calfskin from Jeff Menzies
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bleached calfskin from Jeff Menzies
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Guaranteed for Six Months
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Milton G. Wolf brand
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un-bleached goat hide
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goat hide on banjo uke
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goat hide on banjo uke
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Goat hide on David Emery's tubaphone -rear of head
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Goat hide on David Emery's tubaphone -drying
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Goat hide on David Emery's tubaphone -finished
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Goat hide on David Emery's tubaphone -top of head
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Goat hide on David Emery's tubaphone -initial trim
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Kleertone professional logo
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Old Ludwig logo
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natural goat skin from Jeff Menzies
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Jeff Menzies Goat hide on a Reiter Bacophone-Plus
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Jeff Menzies unbleached goat hide mounted Feb 12 2012 2
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Jeff Menzies unbleached goat hide mounted Feb 12 2012 3
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Jeff Menzies unbleached goat hide mounted Feb 12 2012 1
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AMRAWCO head with double hoops
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double hoops
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AMRAWCO head
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Miller vellum-processed hide
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watchmakers' pliers
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Natural Goat hide from Jeff Menzies
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Mottled goat hide
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Natural Goat hide on a 1880s H. C. Dobson
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Natural calfskin on a Dobson
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Dobson rim and ring
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Calfskin on an vintage H.C. Dobson - final trim
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JDB head on an original H C Dobson
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goatskin on an early H. C. Dobson 1
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goatskin on an early H. C. Dobson 2
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New goat hide on a very early Dobson
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sufficient room for the flesh hoop?
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#143 11" stained goat
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Stern Tanning Co head on Gibson tenor banjo
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Stern Tanning Co head on Gibson tenor banjo
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#162 for David Emery
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#162 4-star Logo
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3-star Natural Goat Hide
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4-star Mottled \ Natual goat hide
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#164 for David Emery's new Knowles banjo - back side
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#164 for David Emery's new Knowles banjo
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Stern Tanning calfskin March 12 2013
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Mottled Goad hide March 16 2013
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Coffee stained Goat Hide 4-star
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12" natural goat hide (unstained)
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Three star stained goat hide
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