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Starting the blog

Thursday, February 22, 2007

Not sure what to put in here, but I'll forge ahead.  I keep looking in sites like this for inspiration to keep plugging away at my banjo.  I don't keep at things long enough to really get polished and impressive with undertakings.  I got where I'm competent at guitar, but never great.  Guitar, at least, I understood pretty well.  I knew most of the chords and scales, at least enough to get by.  My problem I always thought that I am left handed, and forced myself to play a guitar right handed.  That is where banjo came in.  I thought if I started playing banjo I would be forced to work on my right hand technique.

I now have a decent banjo, made it myself.  It plays fine, but I'm making no headway on my right hand technique.  Perhaps this blog will serve that purpose.  As I make any perceptable progress, I'll try to throw it in here.  This may be the start of something great, it may be my last entry. 

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Playing Since: 2006
Experience Level: Just Startin'

Interests:
[Jamming] [Socializing]

Occupation: Engineer

Gender: Male
Age: 70

My Instruments:
My own home built (Stew-Mac parts). Pics are in the photos. It's a combined design; Mastertone banjo neck and a Whyte Laydie pot. I wanted an open back since the resonator should make the banjo louder, and nobody wants to hear me play louder yet.

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I still listen to 70's and 80's rock in my free time. I'm also very in to Hendrix and some of the classic blues players.

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Created 3/6/2006
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Married, no kids. Played guitar for about 25 years, never got all that good, but can play competently with others. I'm a lefty, and play guitar right handed. I always felt that held me back. I thought banjo would develop my right hand technique since picking is so important. I'm pursuing clawhammer since I've never liked using fingerpicks. I have a long way to go. I appreciate the help I've gotten in this forum.

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