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Rob Zamites
May-09-2016, 11:23pm
That call of Elderly, and fretless mountain banjers did me in:

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Time to practice!

Mike Baker
May-10-2016, 4:39am
Wow! Talk about jumping in with both feet! Please post a couple more pics if you get a break from practicing.

Tobin
May-10-2016, 6:50am
I've been wanting to try out a fretless banjo for a while now, and I'll probably give in to temptation at some point. Not sure it's ideal as a first banjo to learn on, though!

Longblackveil
May-10-2016, 7:13am
Nice! I saw that the other day and was pretty tempted, if only because Frank Proffit is one my favorites.

Remember Tobin, there was a time when fret less were the ONLY choice. They got along just fine. Takes a decent ear though

Rob Zamites
May-10-2016, 9:38am
I've always played by ear (such as the efforts on instruments could be called 'playing'), so that's not an issue. I like Longblackveil said, there was a time when there were no frets, and thousands and thousands of people young and old learned to play. Since I have no real experience on this at all, I've no bad habits to bring to the table :)

I'm waiting for my index and middle fingernails to grow out a bit more (I just clipped them all, not know how crucial they are to clawhammer), but that doesn't stop me from practicing my technique.

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adamgross
May-12-2016, 10:31pm
Bravo my good sir. Like a boss! Just started myself and I didn't even know you could get a fretless banjo. If I did know that I still would've gone with the safety net of frets. Once you get going though I have to imagine you'll have a tremendous advantage.

JAK
May-13-2016, 8:09pm
Well just like fiddlers, now you won't have to fret!

darylcrisp
May-26-2016, 11:02pm
Rob
thats an extremely nice, well put together mountain banjo.

if you've not been introduced to Tim Eriksen, well, now's the time. an amazing artist, check out his offerings. Tim spent some time with Dwight Diller and here is a dandy tune he took home from that time. I'm thinking
Tims father owned this banjo and passed it on, i think its over 40 years old(and its been a few years so i may have that all wrong).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-RomdYUngE

Last Chance

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VckQWryzAZE

and for more, enjoy a mountain dulcimer with a mountain banjo-Tim on dulcimer


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sFpU3zslpHw

darylcrisp
May-26-2016, 11:12pm
and here is a slowed down version with Tim O'brien singing with Tim E and Riley (listen for the mountain banjo in there)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TH1mhGUssgE

and you must see/listen to this Wayfaring Stranger, by request, from a midnight concert in the church on the square in Namest nad Oslavou, Czech Republic, July 24-25, 2009. There's an exterior shot of the church and square at the end of the video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7gV7_1yNXg

guitar

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9YXKdxYxPM

darylcrisp
May-26-2016, 11:26pm
and i have to put one more, Amazing Grace on a long neck.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WmFKZmcGAW0&list=RDe9YXKdxYxPM#t=37