Saturday, March 12, 2011

Gourd banjo, part 4, the playing thereof...

Put the strings on the banjo today.

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It's basically done. Still experimenting with where best to locate the bridge, and may want to scoop out a section of the fingerboard near the gourd -- because it's a bit tight in there when playing.

My high-school student/co-maker was on her way over to take possession of it, so I quickly plucked out a few tunes. Not great quality video, but it does give some idea of the instrument's sound.

Shenandoah




Worried Man Blues -- I could see the student and her mother arriving while playing this, and they rang the doorbell just at the end.

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