Long Neck Banjo

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... for those of us who prefer the tuning and singing differences the LN provides. All questions & help welcome!

273 Members, Created 1/30/2011 -

Administrators: TonyS (owner) , Gary Blanchard , pastorharry , vega long neck

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Weird experience -- fat frets

I've played the same 1910 Vega Whyte Laydie for 50 years. My other main instrument is an Alvarez Yairi 12-string that must be fretted firmly (despite excellent action) to get all notes sounding... Read More
From Jock Elliott 8 years ago
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Banjo value?

What would a Martin/Vega Pete Seeger -- serial number 1044 -- be worth? Additional: " appears to be made using many original Vega components such as the allen screw neck tilt adjustments... Read More
From Jock Elliott 8 years ago
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Fifth string capo

Lately I've been messing with this tunez; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DE4SZGXO5kU&index=230&list=WL&t=0s It's in the key of Fm, but played in a double C tuning capoed... Read More
From Jock Elliott 8 years ago
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Railroad spikes for a Seeger long neck?

My recently acquired Seeger had a spike at the 7th and 9th frets. But the 9th fret spike is taller than the fret so the 7th fret spike didn't work. The string didn't clear the 9th fret... Read More
From Herringboned 8 years ago
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Cattle in the Cane in double A tuning

Here's a bluegrassy version of this fiddle tune in which the A part is in A major while the B part is in A minor. It took me a while to figure out that this is an easy tune when played on a long... Read More
From Lew H 8 years ago
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	Old Gray Coat Linked by Bluesage 7 months ago: My first attempt at working out this great Tony Rice composition on the open long neck. It lays our pretty well!
	Christ Church Cathedral Linked by Madame Twang 1 year ago
MP3: What Would The Prophets Say? Linked by jbakervt 2 years ago: The religious basis of authority in the Middle East (or anywhere for that matter) is the source of a lot of suffering and is unsustainable. The violence is mostly perpetrated on women and children.
MP3: You'll Never Leave Texas Alive Linked by jbakervt 2 years ago: A sad murder ballad of a sort. Some murderers wear nice clothes and use pens and paper to kill and never see their victims.
MP3: Ten Years On Linked by jbakervt 2 years ago: A lament, written for the 10th anniversary of the Sandy Hook school shooting. Sadly there are still parents who are irresponsible or foolish, and parents who suffer as a result.
MP3: Shutdown The System Linked by jbakervt 2 years ago: The pursuit of money is alienating, enervating, and exhausting. Here’s a song of resistance to finance capitalism.
MP3: Take The Wheel Linked by jbakervt 2 years ago: A song about mentorship, inspired by my mentor and HIS mentors too, that takes the form of the story of a ship’s mate being “shown the ropes”. The old sea captain may also have been a long-neck player
MP3: The Leatherwing Bat Linked by jbakervt 2 years ago
MP3: Old Rosin The Beau Linked by jbakervt 2 years ago
MP3: Deep Elm Blues Linked by jbakervt 2 years ago