I bought a banjo.

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Never did I think the day would come that I would own a banjo.

She's a Gold Tone Cripple Creek 100 Resonator.
Although I play it with out the resonator 90% of the time.

sweet

Welcome to the dark side. :twisted:

Banjos are a lot of fun.
I have a five string and a six string.

Cool, I got an open-back a few weeks ago, myself, starting to learn clawhammer...

Cool, I got an open-back a few weeks ago, myself, starting to learn clawhammer...

I'm giving clawhammer A try too.

Nice!

Congrats! Always liked the banjo. I bought an SX a few years ago to learn on, still haven't, but it's fun for a change now and then.

I started out on 4 string Tenor in .58. Made my own 5-string neck for it in '59. I fingerpick everything! Here's one I got some years ago. Open-back 6-string from the 1890's. Maker unknown. Great for Ragtime and some Blues.

I love banjo.


A while back, I had to sell mine, and I miss it:sad:




Anyway, congrats!

I love banjo.

A while back, I had to sell mine, and I miss it:sad:

Anyway, congrats!

Thanks!

Congrats! I'd like to get one sometime.

why do you play it without the resonator? any benefits there?

Cool

Congrats! I'd like to get one sometime.

why do you play it without the resonator? any benefits there?

I just like the sound better and I like to be able to feel the "twang" in my stomach.

Congrats! I love my pre-war Vega tenor banjo. I'd like to get a 5 string for clawhammer. It's a great sound.

Congrats on the Banjo. I'm keeping my eyes out for an open back to learn clawhammer on myself. I had a resonator style 5-6 years ago, but sold it after my first round of back surgeries. She weighed too much and I was too broke

Congrats! I'd like to get one sometime.

why do you play it without the resonator? any benefits there?

Resonator banjos usually sound more percussive, brighter and louder, and are preferred by bluegrass pickers; open backs sound more mellow and warm, and are preferred by old-time/clawhammer players...

Resonator banjos usually sound more percussive, brighter and louder, and are preferred by bluegrass pickers; open backs sound more mellow and warm, and are preferred by old-time/clawhammer players...

Indeed. I have a Gold Tone as well, and wound up taking the resonator off. Mellower, warmer sound, not as loud.

Congrats to the OP!

Ha! I had a B & D 5- string. Bluegrass band made me stand a block away. Resonator banjos are louder as the resonator projects sound forward, not into your gut.

I have an open back and play a little clawhammer. A friend ran across an early print of Earl's Scruggs and The Five String Banjo and brought it as a gift to a picking party (thanks!). I've photocopied the pages I'm drilling to keep it in good condition, and the rolls are coming along ... slowly.

Not only do I have no resonator, I often keep the back stuffed with an old rag. A diaper would be traditional, but ... yuck.

Q: How can tell if the stage is level?
A: Adjust the supports until drool flows evenly out both sides of the banjo player's mouth.

Just remember that banjos are like all other instruments in one respect; fast and loud isn't always fitting.

Thanks guys, for answereing my question.
and yep, I noticed how LOUD a banjo with a resonator can get when a guy with a 5-string came up to me in the park, I was playing my 'Johnson' Style-O Resonator guitar, and we had great jam.
I could hardly hear what I was playing....but what a heck of a fun jam - fast & loud indeed. :lol:

Coop,
I used to have a banjo mute. It was a kinda heavy cylinder that just sorta clipped onto the bridge, the same way a violin mute works. I wonder if they're still available?

Just did a search. They are a whole lot of them available. Just type-Banjo mute-into your search engine.
http://banjoteacher.com/Gear/practice_banjo_mute/banjo_mute_for_banjo_practice.htm

http://www.mikesbanjomute.com/

http://www.folkofthewood.com/page5433.htm

http://www.banjoshop.com/BanjoMute.html