Playing Since: 1970
Experience Level: Purty Good
Interests:
[Jamming] [Socializing] [Helping]
Occupation: Computer Geek
Gender: Male
Age: 73
My Instruments:
1930 GS TB6 FH conversion acquired 2007
1935 Style3 FH conversion ( from Billy Ray Lathum of the Ky Colonels) original Sullivan Bardstown with Kruger Tone Ring ( the one that travels)
Favorite Bands/Musicians:
Jens Kruger John Hickman
Bill Keith
Dale Whitcomb
Don Reno
Jayme Stone
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Created 9/19/2004
Last Visit 3/16/2025
Hi, My name is Jack and I suffer from BAS.
My Father and Grandfather and only Uncle were tenor players and I hated it. (Wish I knew 5'2, Alabama Jubilee, Darktownstrutter's Ball, and Nola now) . Played drums in rock bands until I was 19 and then went to an Earl Scruggs show, so this is what a banjo is supposed to do. Followed up by losing a fiance by buying a harmony banjo , getting lessons , and hanging out at the Sun Devil Lounge at the Holiday Inn in Tempe AZ for 6 nights out of 7 for six weeks listening to Dale Whitcomb of Red, White and Bluegrass. A truly religous experience. Decided I needed a better banjo so had a pilot friend fly me up to Boulder CO and bought the OME XXX that was on the cover of the catalog from Chuck Ogsbury. Eventually sold it to Joe Bethancourt who still raves about that banjo to this day. Scary flight back as the added weight of the banjo made getting over certain mountain ranges ( The Rockies !!!) difficult, but we did make it or I wouldn't have anything else to say. MORE TO FOLLOW
'Curly maple scraps' 2 hrs
'Twin Sisters' 6 hrs
'WTB Calton case' 7 hrs
