First time I've ever heard this waltz done in trad style Marco, loved it to bits a toe tapper f'sure. ..
.. Don.

Don, thank you for your nice comment! I heard the versions by Benny Goodman and George Lewis but many others have been done.

cool music,for sure --for easy access here it is

quote: Thank you Tom!

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Originally posted by Tractor1

cool music,for sure --for easy access here it is

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Great playing Marco! As always… I love the sound of your lightweight banjos :-)

Just a little question: how do you feel playing on a short neck banjo? Your beatiful little Gibson looks like a 17 fret neck… do you feel exactly like on a standard neck? I had a vega style N 17 fret banjo: it was lovely but I did not feel confortable on the short neck… so I sold it
But I was thinking about getting a new short neck instrument for travels… so I’m curious about your experience

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Originally posted by banjopaolo

Great playing Marco! As always… I love the sound of your lightweight banjos :-)

Just a little question: how do you feel playing on a short neck banjo? Your beatiful little Gibson looks like a 17 fret neck… do you feel exactly like on a standard neck? I had a vega style N 17 fret banjo: it was lovely but I did not feel confortable on the short neck… so I sold it
But I was thinking about getting a new short neck instrument for travels… so I’m curious about your experience

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Hi Paolo, your questions are very interesting; here are some answers for you.
Gibson: the neck is 34 cm long, it has 20 frets, and it weighs 1.5 kg.
"The Haro" (that illustrious, obscure instrument) has a 35 cm neck, 17 frets, and weighs 1 kg. (I love it!).
The Deering Maple Blossom has a 39 cm neck with 19 frets and weighs 4.5 kg—7 kg including the case!
I tested the Gibson Trapdoor with a pianist and found that the instrument’s volume is more than sufficient for playing alongside other instruments.
The volume of "The Haro" (that’s the name written on the instrument) is very low and only becomes adequate when using a microphone. In short, the finest, most modern, and most expensive instrument of the bunch—is strongly discouraged for anyone with heart conditions, spinal issues, or a risk of developing inguinal hernias. I’m not joking: the danger doesn’t arise when you’re actually playing it on your lap, but rather when you have to move it, load it into a vehicle, or take it out of or put it into its case.
As for sound quality, it’s obvious that it varies significantly across such different instruments, but each of these banjos has its own purpose and rationale. The more closely spaced frets are useful to me when I need to move quickly along the fretboard.