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    We need more appalachian old-time musicians!

    It takes about 30 seconds to tell whether someone is 'just doing it because it's cool' or if they have an actual genuine interest. Barely even worth complaining about, unless you're just trying to start a pissing contest with someone.
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    what other forums are you a part of?

    I lurk the Banjo Hangout, but most of the active members are grown men who act like bratty toddlers. It's embarrassing to watch.
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    Banjo Ben Shirley

    Fucking edit button.
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    Banjo Ben Shirley

    This is what banjo is all about.
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    Weirdest thing you carry

    Found it at a bus stop in Sacramento, it's in my wallet. I also have a little Meade notebook filled with writings by someone who thought they were involved in international espionage and being followed by a malevolent blonde transexual spy.
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    Gourd banjo project

    About $120, mostly because I didn't make the neck. With some patience and a few tools it could be done for much, much less. There are a lot of great ideas online if you ever want to try building one.
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    Gourd banjo project

    Here it is! My clawhammering is not very strong yet, but here is an attempt at "Old Joe Clark" recorded with my crappy built-in mic: gourd banjo.mp3
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    Gourd banjo project

    So I alluded to this in the Appalachian/Old-time musicians thread a while back and I have finally started working on it this week. I'm extremely pleased with how it's turned out so far, and it is very close to being complete. My woodworking skills are nonexistent and my instrument-building...
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    mandolin/ banjo music

    Well, I don't know much about mandolin music. It seems to take a back seat or be completely absent in a lot of old-time compared to bluegrass which doesn't do much for me, or in Irish music, which I don't really listen to. But for banjo, aside from bluegrass, there's a lot of great Dixieland...
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    We need more appalachian old-time musicians!

    I've been dying to get at my banjo but it's busted. Right when I was starting to get serious about clawhammer, too. In the meantime I'm working on building a fretless gourd banjo, gonna try to keep total costs under $50. So far, so good, but you know how that goes sometimes. Tried whittling...
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    Folke

    I think I've heard Hurray for the Riff Raff but they weren't my cup of tea. Pass the Jug and the 2nd St. Rag Stompers are really good, it seems like they play more from the heart compared to more intentionally anachronistic, but still good bands like the Crow Quill Night Owls or the Blair St...
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    A Marvelous Weekend (finally) pt. 1

    Haha, good story. The San Diego area is a pretty good place as far as So Cal goes. And I'm especially glad to hear that in just a few weeks that violin has had more adventures than it had in the past seven years combined.
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    Video some pictures from travelin

    Nice pictures. Virginia Zeke is one of my favorites.
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    Ragtime downloads?

    Archive.org has a whooooole lot of old 78s and assorted goodies from that era. 78 RPMs & Cylinder Recordings : Free Audio : Download & Streaming : Internet Archive should get you started. It's easy to get overwhelmed by the amount of stuff there, but looking through it is definitely worth...
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    Making Instruments

    I made a one-string cello out of a drawer once. It was badass.
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    Featured Stupid things the cops have said to you?

    I've only dealt with really gullible cops, the kind that ask you right off the bat if you're on probation or parole and go away when you say no. Example: Walking late at night, cop stops on the other side of the street (in the middle of traffic) and yells out his window "What's your name?" I...
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    Problem with scanner

    Yeah, I was hoping that it wouldn't come to that but it looks like it's time to break out the ol' soldering iron. Thanks. @RRReconnaissance: I have the manual right here, I've read it backwards and forwards. Maybe you could point me to a page number or something since the answer is obviously...
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    Problem with scanner

    I have a Radio Shack Pro-82. Everything was working fine until I held down the key lock button. The little key symbol did not show up on the display but the keypad stopped working. I held it down again to unlock it but nothing happened. I am unable to reset or reinitialize the scanner...
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    slingshot

    If you don't have any luck with the inner tubes, try to get your hands on some surgical tubing. Most big-box hardware stores will carry it. It's very cheap, but with a sharp enough blade you could probably just cut some off the roll, and it is super springy. I have a pretty good slingshot...
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    Howdy

    Thanks.
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    Howdy

    I'm not traveling much at the moment, just a few trips here and there. These days I've been somewhat haphazardly trying (like a poor man's Bill Daniel) to figure out as much as I can about Whistle Blower. Perhaps not very interesting to anyone besides myself, but it passes the time and I've...