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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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Gold tone OT800 LN

Wondering if anyone has played, or owns one of these Gol Tone Tubaphone longnecks. Specifically, how they measure up compared to the original Vega PS and the newer Deering model. Any help would be... Read More
From pastorharry 1 month ago
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Early Vega longnecks

Can anyone tell me in what year Vega began using a metal rod in the Tubaphone pots of the Pete Seeger model? Additionally, when did they begin to put a truss rod in the long neck, with a trough... Read More
From R.D. Eno 1 month ago
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Renewed interest?

I'm starting to notice more players with longnecks on the internet, such as my new friend Pamela Jo Hatley. Have you heard her? She's quite good and plays an assortment of banjos but posts... Read More
From pastorharry 1 month ago
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Seeger style banjo workshop- Seattle - 7/25/26

If you are in the Puget Sound area and want to get a start on Seeger style banjo playing, I am doing a two hour workshop at the Fremont area Dusty Strings instrument shop on Saturday, July 25, 2026... Read More
From phdm 3 months ago
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Monkees' Longneck

at 6:14 Episode 63 John Stewart The Lonesome Picker
From Pauls Pretty Good Stuff 4 months ago
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	HOBO'S LULLABY (Live - with violin & accordion) Linked by Marc Nerenberg 12 years ago: An impromptu arrangement with two young musicians who had never heard the song before I played it with them sitting on stage and joining in.
	Just Like Some Character Living in a Song Linked by Marc Nerenberg 12 years ago: Here's a song I wrote a few years ago in Arusha Tanzania. You don't hear too many songs set in Arusha Tanzania.
	Vega (used, 1965) Excel Pete Seeger long neck banjo Linked by john bange 12 years ago
	Deering Black Diamond Long Neck, with HSC Linked by john bange 12 years ago: sure looks nice
	It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry Linked by Marc Nerenberg 12 years ago: My "clawhammerish" rendering of this vintage Bob Dylan song.
	Hobo's Lullaby Linked by Marc Nerenberg 12 years ago: Pete Seeger said that this was Woody Guthrie's favourite song, and the one he sang to him when Woody was in the hospital. They're both gone now - but the song's still here.
Forum Post: (untitled) Linked by john bange 12 years ago
	On Top Of Old Smoky Linked by Dan Pennington 12 years ago
	The Uncalled Four Linked by Dan Pennington 12 years ago: The Uncalled Four at Southern Illinois University in 1963ish. Jay Allen, Dottie Miller, Rich Bennet, and Dan Pennington with Vega Seeger long neck. Bound for glory!
	(untitled) Linked by pastorharry 12 years ago: what do you notice?