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Playing Since: 1979
Experience Level: Purty Good
trapdoor2 has made 33 recent additions to Banjo Hangout
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Occupation: Retired Engineering Analyst
Gender: Male
Age: 68
My Instruments:
Stewart "Cello/Bass","Orchestra" (2), Stewart "Banjeurine" (2), Stewart "Piccolo", Stewart "American Princess", Bacon FF Professional, Bacon FF Pro Short Scale, Fairbanks-Vega Special #2, Flesher "Cotillion", Windsor #1 Zither-Banjo, Ashborn (Hartel) Minstrel, Stelling Sunflower, Lyon & Healy short-scale, Bacon "Blue Ribbon" tenor, Paramount Style A tenor & Style A Plectrum, Gibson MB-4, Nechville "Flux Capacitor" Phantom, Essex "CE Special", Stratton "Monarch", Yosco #2, Cubley. About 10 more in pieces and under construction.
Favorite Bands/Musicians:
New ones almost every day; from Minstrel to OT to Dixieland to BG to Rock 'n' Roll. Classic and Classical. Prefer instrumental to vocals but not immune to "good stuff".
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Created 4/23/2004
Last Visit 6/15/2025
Big into Classic style these days, nylon strings, cool 1880's music, antique banjos. Interested in most anything banjo though, play a variety of styles including Classic, Stroke-Style (Minstrel), Scruggs, Melodic, Clawhammer, Irish Tenor, etc. Can find my way around a Guitar, Mandolin, Bass and occasionally Anglo Concertina. Took up the Viola back in 2016, actively playing in local amateur string orchestra. Have lots of 1880-1920's Banjo sheet music to choose from (about 2k pieces) and am actively tabbing them out (using Musescore). Member of ABF (American Banjo Fraternity) and currently hang out on https://classic-banjo.ning.com, http://minstrelbanjo.ning.com, TDPRI, Strat-Talk and here on the Hangout.