Yul Lose Posted July 14, 2023 Share Posted July 14, 2023 I was taking banjo lessons a few years ago and really enjoying it and then my instructor and his wife split up and I haven’t picked up the banjo since then, kinda sounds like a sad country song, don’t it? Anyway I’ve got hearing aids now and wonder if I’ll be able to pick it up and play it again. Any advice from you banjo picking, hearing aid wearers? Could probably make a song out of that too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jailhouse Jim, SASS #13104 Posted July 15, 2023 Share Posted July 15, 2023 Roger Rapid is a mandolin guy so you might ask him as he's in that element. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgavin Posted July 15, 2023 Share Posted July 15, 2023 I don't wear hearing aids. #1 rule: PRACTICE SLOWLY Go SO slow it makes your head ache. Learn the variations of the 8th note Scruggs rolls Start with T-1-2 T-1-2 T-3, repeat Then mix it up in variations of the above. DON'T RUSH. Remember the definition of a Gentleman: "A man who knows how to play a banjo... and doesn't." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cold Lake Kid, SASS # 51474 Posted July 16, 2023 Share Posted July 16, 2023 After my hearing went, I had to give up playing my pipes. Some notes just don't register correctly, I can't tune the drones and the grace notes are missing when I play. Sold my set and the parlour pipes, even the practice chanters. Sigh. Getting old sucks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackwater 53393 Posted July 16, 2023 Share Posted July 16, 2023 Perfect pitch is defined as tossing a banjo, zither, or auto harp into a dumpster without hitting the sides of the dumpster!! It’s a JOKE, son!! A joke!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaleWolf Brunelle, #2495L Posted July 16, 2023 Share Posted July 16, 2023 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forty Rod SASS 3935 Posted July 17, 2023 Share Posted July 17, 2023 Anybody who don't like banjos or bag pipes is an anti American, sissyfied, left wing, snot nosed, antisocial, commie misfit who not only looks funny but their feet stink, too. So there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cypress Sun Posted July 17, 2023 Share Posted July 17, 2023 On 7/14/2023 at 7:59 PM, Yul Lose said: I was taking banjo lessons a few years ago and really enjoying it and then my instructor and his wife split up and I haven’t picked up the banjo since then, kinda sounds like a sad country song, don’t it? Anyway I’ve got hearing aids now and wonder if I’ll be able to pick it up and play it again. Any advice from you banjo picking, hearing aid wearers? Could probably make a song out of that too. You aren't planning on moving to N. Georgia to play a banjo...near a river... that tourists canoe on...are you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickasaw Bill SASS #70001 Posted July 17, 2023 Share Posted July 17, 2023 official Banjo and Bag pipe pitching rules distance 21 ft from dumpster , single hand throw , must NOT touch the side of dumpster CB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sixgun Seamus Posted July 17, 2023 Share Posted July 17, 2023 21 hours ago, Forty Rod SASS 3935 said: Anybody who don't like banjos or bag pipes is an anti American, sissyfied, left wing, snot nosed, antisocial, commie misfit who not only looks funny but their feet stink, too. So there! Amen brother!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyrel Cody Posted July 18, 2023 Share Posted July 18, 2023 10 hours ago, Cypress Sun said: You aren't planning on moving to N. Georgia to play a banjo...near a river... that tourists canoe on...are you? I'm not moving there (might move close but stay in TN), but one of my best friends lives in N. Georgia and we did play banjo on the Ocoee a couple years ago P.S. I never shot a clean match until after I started playing banjo. Since then I've shot 2 state matches and '21 EOT clean. Coincidence? I think not. It's great help for a Gunfighter! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted July 18, 2023 Share Posted July 18, 2023 Every time I see "banjo picker" I briefly wonder if they grow on trees, vines, or bushes. When do they ripen? Do you have to peel or shell them? As to advice, wear long sleeves and closed toe shoes, stay hydrated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horace Patootie, SASS #35798 Posted July 18, 2023 Share Posted July 18, 2023 A man walks into a pawn shop and sees a giant stuffed rat. He buys it and as he is walking home he notices that increasingly, more rats are following him. He goes down to the river and throws the stuffed rat in and all of the other rats run into the river. He then goes back to the pawn shop and inquires; "do you have any banjos"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgavin Posted July 18, 2023 Share Posted July 18, 2023 Years ago we drove town from Connellsville PA, through Morgan Town (hiya Pat) then down in to WV. Along the way, we passed an old place with Mountain People. Honest to goodness, I saw that same kid from Deliverance, on the porch of one of those old houses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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