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Playing Since: 1968
Experience Level: Expert/Professional

Interests:
[Teaching]

Occupation: traditional wva mtn music teacher

Gender: Male
Age: 80

My Instruments:
5 Jeff Kramer 'Cloverlick' banjos from Burlington WI
This is last weekend in January 08 and we just finished recording material for two
new CDs. There were 5 Cloverlick banjos on deck to provide the sound we needed.

I am developing a new banjo with Jeff called "Knave's Run". The Alpha model
scheduled to arrive soon; beta models to follow early summer. It is to be a
high quality model but in medium price range. The "feel" and "look" will be
similar to those banjos from 1880s-1890s but many new features. Custom
brass hardware is one of the first thing that will catch someone's eye. The
buyer will do the final staining and varnishing using a kit used for gunstocks.
It is developed to not have to be "babied".

Favorite Bands/Musicians:
FRENCH CARPENTER, SHERMAN HAMMONS, LEE HAMMONS, BURL HAMMONS, MAGGIE HAMMONS PARKER, JOHN MORRIS, HARVEY SAMPSON, LEE TRIPLETT, KIM JOHNSON, LESTER MCCUMBERS, TIM BING, TOMMY JARRELL, WADE WARD, [THE OLD] GLEN SMITH, GREG HOOVEN, RILEY BAUGAS, HENRY REED [FROM WVa ORIGINALLY],

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Last Visit 2/6/2011

NATIVE WVA-IAN FROM THE HIGH GROUND; TEACHING DOWNSTROKE BANJO SINCE 1971 PLUS DOING CONCERTS SOMETIMES. SPENT MUCH TIME WITH MY CLOSE NEIGHBORS, THE HAMMONS IN ' 60s & '70s. DID NOT GROW UP ON A SIDEWALK. THOUGH A "TAB BOOK" WAS RELEASED WITH HIS NAME ON IT AND IT HAS ONLY CENTRAL WVa TUNES, ULTIMATELY IF TAB IS USED IN THE FIRST 10 - 15 YEARS OF WORKING ON DOWNSTROKE BANJO, JUST FIGURE THERE WILL BE NO TRUE LEARNING CURVE. WRONG SECTION OF BRAIN IS TRYING TO LEARN MUSIC AND IT IS NOT EQUIPPED TO DO SO. UPDATING WEBSITE. MUCH INFO THERE TO HELP THOSE ON BANJO