4,864 days ago.....

[Ray]

or thereabouts esteemed leverguns forum member Rusty wrote.....

" I ended up getting a Deering Banjo instead. 100% American made. I've been working on it ever since. I like clawhammer style instead of the picking most bluegrass use so information is a lot more focused. "

Anybody else frail or pick and roll and chop ?

Anybody got any disparaging banjo anecdotes ? Here's one : what are two banjos ? Answer, one pneumatic jackhammer too many !

Another.....what is the difference between a banjo and a chainsaw ? One makes the neighbours complain of noise pollution, the other cuts trees !

[Pisgah]

What's the best use for a dulcimer? Kindling for an autoharp fire.

[JimT]

What is perfect pitch with a ukulele?
Getting it into the trash can from across the room without hitting the rim.


A gentleman is a person who can play a banjo, but refuses to.

[Ray]

Very basic, primitive picking without the melodic zippitydodah ba bum bumps of the normal banjo style....again, please pardon the alfalfaesque nasality. Someday hope to get that deviated septum fixed and both nasal passages open, symmetrical and even.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=MH5WmN-m7gk

What do you call a cargo container of banjos lying at the bottom of lake superior ?..... A good start !

[Nath]

[Grizz]

What is perfect pitch with a ukulele?
Getting it into the trash can from across the room without hitting the rim.


A gentleman is a person who can play a banjo, but refuses to.

and of course from my way back story, applies equally to bagpipes

AAAaaaargh.