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This style of banjo-mandolin might be called zither banjo-mandolins. Charles Hudson is credited with the first zither mandolin-banjo.
http://www.zither-banjo.org/pages/hudson.htm

Thanks for making this available

excellent!

Yes I have an old Gibson trap door ukulele tuned as a melody banjo/banjolin. This instrument as a thicker neck than most ukes. I found the friction tuners were not reliable for holding pitch so I...

Howard Frye "Gypsy Mandolin" Is splendid. It isn't exactly 'Gypsy Swing' but he is a clean,clear,intelligent player and plays a lot of tunes you should know.

La Bottine Souriante is a terrific trad based band from Quebec

Very fine work Bruce

Great player . thanks for the Post Doug

Thanks for bringing back many fond memories.I had all the Jug Band records and followed Geoff's career through Better Days And with Amos Garrett . Geoff even released a disco album. Glad to see he is...

While we are on the subject... http://graphics7.nytimes.com/images/2003/10/13/arts/13MARC.650.jpg

Is it the style with the single tear-drop f-hole?

I remember him from the mid seventies.
He played with FM. before or after Ben Mink
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nash_the_Slash

If Elmer Deagle is playing anywhere close by,http://www.myspace.com/107018662check him out.

I tried Elixers and liked the sound and feel of them. But less in than two weeks the coating started to come off.
Did I get a faulty set or do I have corrosive finger sweat?

I had one that looked a bit like that. A fellow at the session said he thought I was playing a wall barometer.

There has been a lot of discussion on this subject over at the session.org
http://www.thesession.org/index.php
Search for airlines in discussion there are pages

Sorry to hear that Doug. You will be missed.
Be Well. McV

He has been building for at least twenty years

You don't have to be Jewish to attend or play Klezmer music.
It is a welcoming and open camp.

Anyone here going to KlezKanada this year?
Jeff Warshauer,Eric Stein and Joey Weisenberg will be on faculty.
They are all fine klezmorim and mandolin players.
Eric brings a mandocellos,octave...

A comination I play is "Galitzianer Tanz" and "Ril de Pointe au Pic''
Sort of a Montreal smoked meat sandwich

I think it is Meron Nign or Nigun Which means tune or melody
The plural is nigunim

There is a tab version in the klezmer section of this sites tab collection

The above mentioned "Eastern European Fiddle Tunes" by Pete Cooper is a terrific collection.

Did you hear the tune first from the Joseph Moskowitz recording or from Adrienne Greenbaum?