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| Posted: Wed Apr 14th, 2004 12:29 am |
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No Picks Approved
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Hello, what kind of banjers do you have and how many, and which one is your favorite, I have owned five, I have two left and have ordered another and is on the way, I have a good time and a vega little wonder and am waiting on a wildwood troubador, the good time is a great banjo but I like the little wonder better for sound, But I think the wildwood is going to be my favorite.
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| Posted: Wed Apr 14th, 2004 02:05 am |
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dandbtucker Approved 
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Okay, don't laugh.. As I said in other posts, I am a beginner. I bought a Fender FB-54 in December. I bought it because I played rock drums and remembered Fender made some quality stuff. Plus, I did not want to lay out too much cash, just in case I didn't like it. Imagine that, not liking the banjo! Don 
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| Posted: Wed Apr 14th, 2004 02:59 am |
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xray2 Approved
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I have 2 nearly perfect banjos: Crafters Walnut Stelling Redfox with Tony Pass Thinskirt rim I use a gold tone white ladyie openback for a travel banjo as it is light and easy to move around even though I play 3 finger style on it.
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| Posted: Wed Apr 14th, 2004 05:18 pm |
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uncburr Approved 
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I started out with a Goodtime Special, but realized that I like clawhammer/frailing more than 3 finger. So, I absolutely had to get an openback----I went with a GoldTone Whyte Laydie. Fantastic banjo. I also ran across an old no name openback banjo at an antique store for $80 that has made a terrific instrument once I cleaned her up.
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| Posted: Wed Apr 14th, 2004 08:38 pm |
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mbell Approved
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I have a Fender LEO which with the right strings and setup sounds just as good as a Gibson RB250 I played some time ago. (About 1/3 the cost too!) Only exception is that the Gibson had more clarity in the higher registers.
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| Posted: Sun Apr 18th, 2004 12:48 am |
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GreasyStrings Approved 
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Hi friends, i play a Goodtime Special which i converted to an openback because i love that clawhammer sound. The removed resonator makes a nice flower pot i must say. 
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| Posted: Sun Apr 18th, 2004 05:48 pm |
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Richard Hefner Administrator 
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My main banjo is a Gold Tone BG-250 that I always play without a resonator. It's a great banjo for the price. I used to be a Gold Tone dealer and pound for pound the BG-250 was my favorite. I also have the very first Gold Tone Banjola that was made. Back in 2001 I approached Wayne Rogers, the owner of Gold Tone, about making a banjola. He had never seen one and the only one I'd seen was a custom made instrument that cost about $2000. He said he'd give it a try and a couple months later he sent me the first one as a gift for giving him the idea. Cool huh?
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| Posted: Sun Apr 18th, 2004 09:22 pm |
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uke jackson Approved
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richard, that's a very cool story about the banjola. i have a 4 string tenor banjo. we went to see some friends of ours at xmas. one of the friends was so smitten with a gretsch uke that i had with me, i gave it to him. he went out to his studio (he's a painter) and came back wit5h the tenor banjo. the skin was ripped along the rim and up the middle. he also gave me an irish drum (bodhran?) that had a split top and was sagging so that it barely made a sound. my sax player, who is a tenor banjo nut but not much of a banjo player (helluva a reed player), took the banjo and had the skin replaced. i've been picking away at it. different animal than those 5 strings, though. 
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| Posted: Sun Apr 18th, 2004 09:23 pm |
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uke jackson Approved
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oh yeah -- i also have 2 gibson banjo ukes, and a no name banjo uke with a nice loud metal resonator.
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| Posted: Mon Apr 19th, 2004 01:28 pm |
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Charlie Approved 
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I have a good time banjo 5 string and also a Gold tone Ukulele banjo that I really love, I would never get tired Of playing it. I use to have a Deering tenor banjo that Was really nice, but it was so heavy to carry around That I sold it after I bought the Gold tone ukulele banjo. FF
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| Posted: Wed Apr 28th, 2004 02:42 am |
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Clawhammerinfool Approved
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Hard to say which one is my favorite but I have three banjos right now. The one that I play the most is an old Harmony that I fixed up with some nice planetary tuners and a geared fifth string tuner. I took the back off of it and it really has a nice sound like that. I think I will put a calf skin on it one of these days but I hate to mess with it too much because I really love it just the way it is. I also have a very old no name open back from the late 1800's. It was completely refurbished by a guy on ebay named Timmo. He finds old beat up banjos and buys them when he can get them cheap and then he goes over them from head to toe and does whatever it takes to get them back to their original condition. This one looks just like some Dobsons that I have seen but it has no name on it. Tim has a site that he calls Save the Banjo or something like that. My browser is messed up so I can't put the exact URL on here right now but I will when I get it. It's a cool site and he shows step by step pictures of his banjo rehabs. My third banjo is another 1880's model that has a "Rex" tag on it. It was beat up when I bought it so I sent it to Tim ( the guy with the save the banjos site) and he fixed it up for me. It's a beautiful banjo and Tim thinks it is actually a SS Stewart model with the Rex name on it. I have nylon strings on the real old banjos but I think I will put some light steel strings on the Rex. Both of the old ones have tension type pegs and calf skins. I play all of them alot but probably play the Harmony the most. They're all relatively cheap banjos but sound nice and I love them all. A while back my wife told me to make a choice between her or my banjos.......she still writes to me now and then. 
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| Posted: Thu Jun 24th, 2004 04:38 pm |
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RCBradley Approved 
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I've got a Rogue Traveller banjo. Yeah, it's cheap, but I like it. It's open backed and sounds pretty good for plinkin' around on. 
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| Posted: Sat Jul 24th, 2004 07:43 am |
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klebsack Approved 
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I know im a little late on this,, but my all time favorite is my 1894 stewart that I set up with nylon strings because i didnt want to change the friction tuners. This brought the tension down quite a bit and it actually stays in tune for more than 11 minutes! The one I play all the time though is a johnson I bought at a garage sale for twenty bucks,, the thing just keeps on going and plays pretty good now that I got it set up right. It may not be perfect but I can take it out into the garden and sit on my chair while plucking out tunes or throw it in the back of the jeep for rides up into the hills.
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| Posted: Sun Aug 1st, 2004 02:56 pm |
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TB11 Approved
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I have three banjo's old open back 5string 1890's to 1907 I have a 1936 TB11 Gibson that has been converted to 5 string i have a 1968 Fender Artist 5 string. I like all three. Last edited on Sun Aug 1st, 2004 02:57 pm by TB11 |
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| Posted: Fri Oct 22nd, 2004 02:42 am |
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Thumper Approved
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I recently upgraded from a Goodtime OB to a Bart Reiter Standard. Fret height is lower making LH fingering more critical and will make slides much easier. The sound is noticably improved & just the feel of a quality banjo makes practice more fun. Tom
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| Posted: Sat Oct 23rd, 2004 09:13 am |
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jetman Approved 
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Gibson RB4, Gibson Blackjack, Stelling Red Fox, Stelling Masters Cross, too many guitars to own up to..................
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| Posted: Tue Nov 16th, 2004 03:46 pm |
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dunno Approved
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I have a TB 11, Perloid inlay, one piece flnge(?). I don't have any idea what it's worth. My friend wants me to sell it for her and she seems to think it's worth quite alot. So far, I have been offered $1300 for it, to which she said .. well I can't write what she said. I see you have a similar, if not the same banjo. PLEASE, if you are able, could you educate us? Much Thanks 
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| Posted: Sat Jun 4th, 2005 01:18 am |
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AD Approved
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i bought a fender banjo for the same reason!
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| Posted: Mon Jun 6th, 2005 03:55 pm |
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Philj200 Approved 
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My 5-string is a Vega/Gibson open back hybred. The head: according to Gibson, was made in September 1920. It is in mint condition and is played constantly. The neck: I purchased a Vega Ranger in the late 60's, pretty soon after this low-end model was introduced. The tuning board was an apalling modern (sic) shape that bothered me. So I recarved it to look old. The neck and head have had a good relationship since the mid-60's when I traded something for a Gibson tenor. I swapped the heads. The recarved Vega neck went to the Gibson head. The Gibson neck went to the Vega head, and just about never gets played. Along the way, I acquired a Vega White Lady (only not spelled that way) tenor neck. I've never used it.
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| Posted: Tue Jun 7th, 2005 05:19 pm |
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mike byers Approved
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I have 4 5-strings, a 4-string, 2 banjo ukes and a banjo mandolin. My latest acquisition was a pineywood model from cloverlick. WOW what a banjo. I have had it since December '04 and it has taken over as my favorite (formerly the goldtone "whyte lady"). If your lookin for a great open back, check out Jeff's website. Mike
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