A group of owners or want to be owners of a Bowlin 1865 Fretless Banjo. To help each other bring out the best in this banjo.
93 Members, Created 1/27/2011 - 
Administrators: John Bowlin (owner)
Strings
Hi - does anyone know the best strings to use on the Bowlin. I know John used Aquila #76 / 85 / 94 / ? / 76
does anyone know what the 4th (wound) is. Or a suitable similar??
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Phone number please
broke something on the banjo and I need to contact John Bowlin to get a replacement. Can I please have a phone number? Thank you.
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The Gold Rush Banjo
I purchased a banjo from John a while back--old neck and his pot. You can hear it and hear a number of historical gold rush songs at www.thegoldrushbanjo.com
The recordings are an effort to... Read More |
Bowlin 1865 in the Hands of a Master
The great Clawhammerista Adam Hurt working out on a Bowlin in case you missed it on the regular forum:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZrQkzbVLQ4
Brings tears to my eyes.
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Pitch
As most Bowlinites are also banjo history buffs, I am sure we are all aware that over the course of the 19thC. the *documented* pitch of the banjo rose.
In 1851, Elias Howe published The... Read More |
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Blog Entry: Favorite banjo cds of 2011 |
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John Bowlin 1865 fretles banjo |
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Blog Entry: A couple short reviews of Girl With the Banjo Tattoo :) |
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Blog Entry: Girl With the Banjo Tattoo :) |
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MP3: John Bowlin's Groundhog Strut |
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