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honketyhank |
Playing Since: 1962
Experience Level: Just Startin'
Interests:
[Jamming] [Socializing]
Occupation: reaatahrd
Gender: Male
Age: 79
My Instruments:
1964 Ode Model 42
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Created 2/26/2015
Last Visit 3/29/2016
Learned from Pete Seeger's book when I was about 17 (1963). Nobody to listen to or watch, so I picked up some weird clawhammer style. Got halfway decent for not having anybody or anything to model myself after. Learned stuff by trying to copy from the few recordings I had where I identified clawhammer - Peter Stampfel comes to mind (believe it or not), Grandpa Jones, Stringbean. Quit playing at about age 24 - too busy. Am now 68 and I want to relearn at least what I could do back then. I am working at it. Internet resources are wonderful. I think I have a chance to be as good as I used to be but without the bad habits. It is nice to have goals, right?
