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I have a Windsor banjo very similar that used to belong to my Grandad who played in bands in the 30s. I also have his Windsor guitar which is a great guitar. Because I can never find another acoustic guitar with a remotely comparable tone my guitar buying is kept in check. I am always on the look out for Windsor instruments.
What a Great story, That is a very special banjo ya got , one to hang on to and enjoy. Especially since you liked it as a child and now you own it. Love the sound of it, i just bought one for myself it's comin to live with me in Virginia USA all the way from across the pond where your from my friend, so i'm pretty excited for it to arrive. Keep on pickin and hang on to that banjo my friend. :>) Johnny
@@TheWashboardResonators ,How's it goin with that Amazing banjo of yours my friend? Been playin mine quite a bit since it came in the post. Amazing tone to them, i play allot of 2 finger and clawhammer style on mine and i love it.
That's a great story. I play tenor banjo and live in Barnsley, not too far from Slaithwaite. I am presently bidding on a Zither banjo. So I was surprised to find this video. Thanks for posting it.
Know Barnsley well. Grandma lives at Penistone so we always go to Barnsley as it’s the biggest nearby town. Good luck with the zither. They’re affordable and make fantastic instruments - especially if you put the synthetic gut strings on. There’s a shop called Eagle Music in Huddersfield that are the UK’s banjo experts and can help get the best strings for zither.
@@TheWashboardResonators That's Interesting. I play in the Penistone Folk Ensemble, and I am a Regular at Eagle music. and at their Deering banjo day that they run. If you are in Barnsley on Wednesday I am doing a Charity busk. Come and say hello.
Great story, thanks for taking time to post it....I’m very new to the banjo world and after a quick google it seems there is not much info on the old uk made instruments so great to find this as a positive starting point 👍 🪕
Hey. You’re right. There isn’t much info. It’s an interesting world though. Lots of quality stuff around and much innovation. Might be a nice specialist video one day with a bit of research on my part.
That's a great story and beautiful old banjo. Love old instruments. What would you say is the best to learn to be able to join in with a group, I can play basic ukulele and some guitar chords. Would you develope those and take the lcm grades or I'm considering taking up banjo, either 5 string, Tenor or plectrum. Which would be the most useful.? I'm thinking 5 string could be strummed as comping for dixieland plus I could learn claw hammer and folky stuff as well. What would you advise?
Whichever style of music you want to play is the best to learn. There’s a shortage of tenor / Dixieland style players. The general public like 5 string frailing or Scruggs best! I’d get a beginners banjo DVD or course and work through it. Jam sessions and backing tracks are great.
I became a banjo player by going into a music store to buy a mandolin. I play the lap steel guitar. I wanted to learn the mandolin, but, the ones the clerk showed me didn't feel right. There was an old 1960s Kay 5 string hanging up. I asked to see it and it felt right.
A lot of Americans tried putting me off buying one of these…how wrong they are, I love the sound out of my zither& I use Clifford Essex ultra light steel strings…sounds great
Exactly. I’ve known a few Americans really love theirs and I’ve seen these the more basic ones from 1890s - 1930s regularly sell as low as £50 so $80. They can be great value instruments. This was £150 so maybe $220 in 2022 money. A bargain! 🎯
@@TheWashboardResonators aye that is a bargain for a vintage good sounding instrument,I paid £140 for my George haughton1920s banjo& have basically all but ignored my guitars since,as like you I mainly play guitar but these things are easy to play& sound great👍
The two pronunciations are completely interchangeable. My gran was born there in 1924 and used both always. It’s a minor annoyance when outsiders completely misrepresent this (including train announcers).
Great story. But you left out an important part. How's acome that banjo has a six-string peghead, and a regular 5th string peg up the neck? That neck doesn't look wide enough for seven strings--plus, I've never heard of such a beast. PS-As I've said before: Love your music.
It’s a ‘zither’ banjo. An almost exclusively British invention. The higher 5th string goes through a brass tube in the neck and joins at the peg head. They then make the peg head symmetrical so uses the strips of 3 on a side tuners but one tuner would always be unused. On this I changed the tuners to individual ones as the original tuners were slipping. Lovely designs. Much easier to play than the other type. Great for chords.
@@TheWashboardResonators Aah, thanks for explaining that. I forgot about the zither banjo, although now you say so, I do remember reading about them before. I thought I could see a tuner on the side of the neck for the fifth string, but I guess it’s something else. So why is it easier to play?
Well spotted!! It’s actually a sliding capo which has a little thumb wheel on it. It it wasn’t for that it would be a smooth neck. Known of American banjo guys that snap these type up when in the UK. They like the neck without the 5th string.
@@TheWashboardResonators Alright then. Very interesting. Would like a chance to examine one some day. I’m not a banjo player, or guitar player either, for that matter. Just ukulele and banjo-ukulele (and beginning on washboard and recorders).
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I have a Windsor banjo very similar that used to belong to my Grandad who played in bands in the 30s. I also have his Windsor guitar which is a great guitar. Because I can never find another acoustic guitar with a remotely comparable tone my guitar buying is kept in check. I am always on the look out for Windsor instruments.
Excellent! They’re good instruments!!
What a Great story, That is a very special banjo ya got , one to hang on to and enjoy. Especially since you liked it as a child and now you own it. Love the sound of it, i just bought one for myself it's comin to live with me in Virginia USA all the way from across the pond where your from my friend, so i'm pretty excited for it to arrive. Keep on pickin and hang on to that banjo my friend. :>) Johnny
Will do! Have fun with yours. They’re lovely instruments!
Cultural appropriation lol
@@TheWashboardResonators ,How's it goin with that Amazing banjo of yours my friend? Been playin mine quite a bit since it came in the post. Amazing tone to them, i play allot of 2 finger and clawhammer style on mine and i love it.
That's a great story. I play tenor banjo and live in Barnsley, not too far from Slaithwaite. I am presently bidding on a Zither banjo. So I was surprised to find this video. Thanks for posting it.
Know Barnsley well. Grandma lives at Penistone so we always go to Barnsley as it’s the biggest nearby town. Good luck with the zither. They’re affordable and make fantastic instruments - especially if you put the synthetic gut strings on. There’s a shop called Eagle Music in Huddersfield that are the UK’s banjo experts and can help get the best strings for zither.
@@TheWashboardResonators That's Interesting. I play in the Penistone Folk Ensemble, and I am a Regular at Eagle music. and at their Deering banjo day that they run. If you are in Barnsley on Wednesday I am doing a Charity busk. Come and say hello.
@@crazyace02 Hope it went well. We were asked to do the banjo day at Eagle in 2020 but had a prior gig. Sure we’ll cross paths one day!!
Great story, thanks for taking time to post it....I’m very new to the banjo world and after a quick google it seems there is not much info on the old uk made instruments so great to find this as a positive starting point 👍 🪕
Hey. You’re right. There isn’t much info. It’s an interesting world though. Lots of quality stuff around and much innovation. Might be a nice specialist video one day with a bit of research on my part.
I know a little about the English zither banjo. If you want to know anything about them, don't hesitate to ask.
Black Jake.
That's a great story and beautiful old banjo. Love old instruments.
What would you say is the best to learn to be able to join in with a group, I can play basic ukulele and some guitar chords. Would you develope those and take the lcm grades or I'm considering taking up banjo, either 5 string, Tenor or plectrum. Which would be the most useful.? I'm thinking 5 string could be strummed as comping for dixieland plus I could learn claw hammer and folky stuff as well. What would you advise?
Whichever style of music you want to play is the best to learn. There’s a shortage of tenor / Dixieland style players. The general public like 5 string frailing or Scruggs best!
I’d get a beginners banjo DVD or course and work through it. Jam sessions and backing tracks are great.
I became a banjo player by going into a music store to buy a mandolin. I play the lap steel guitar. I wanted to learn the mandolin, but, the ones the clerk showed me didn't feel right. There was an old 1960s Kay 5 string hanging up. I asked to see it and it felt right.
Beautiful! This is how we get inspired. Chance happenings!
First and I loved it I wish I had one and I went to a music store to get fiddle pegs and I left with 200 usd gone a t shirt and a a style mandolin
First mandolin? I’m assuming it’s a Gibson A Style. If so that’s a great mandolin for anyone.
@@TheWashboardResonators no it was a Washburn a style
I see. Either way it’s great when you walk away with an unexpected new instrument.
@@TheWashboardResonators and I got a free 20 usd t shirt
You won that day!
A lot of Americans tried putting me off buying one of these…how wrong they are, I love the sound out of my zither& I use Clifford Essex ultra light steel strings…sounds great
Exactly. I’ve known a few Americans really love theirs and I’ve seen these the more basic ones from 1890s - 1930s regularly sell as low as £50 so $80. They can be great value instruments. This was £150 so maybe $220 in 2022 money. A bargain! 🎯
@@TheWashboardResonators aye that is a bargain for a vintage good sounding instrument,I paid £140 for my George haughton1920s banjo& have basically all but ignored my guitars since,as like you I mainly play guitar but these things are easy to play& sound great👍
Love the video but are you saying Slaithwaite wrong on purpose, tha should know it's Sl ow it
The two pronunciations are completely interchangeable. My gran was born there in 1924 and used both always. It’s a minor annoyance when outsiders completely misrepresent this (including train announcers).
Great story. But you left out an important part. How's acome that banjo has a six-string peghead, and a regular 5th string peg up the neck? That neck doesn't look wide enough for seven strings--plus, I've never heard of such a beast.
PS-As I've said before: Love your music.
It’s a ‘zither’ banjo. An almost exclusively British invention. The higher 5th string goes through a brass tube in the neck and joins at the peg head. They then make the peg head symmetrical so uses the strips of 3 on a side tuners but one tuner would always be unused. On this I changed the tuners to individual ones as the original tuners were slipping. Lovely designs. Much easier to play than the other type. Great for chords.
@@TheWashboardResonators Aah, thanks for explaining that. I forgot about the zither banjo, although now you say so, I do remember reading about them before. I thought I could see a tuner on the side of the neck for the fifth string, but I guess it’s something else. So why is it easier to play?
Well spotted!! It’s actually a sliding capo which has a little thumb wheel on it. It it wasn’t for that it would be a smooth neck. Known of American banjo guys that snap these type up when in the UK. They like the neck without the 5th string.
@@TheWashboardResonators Alright then. Very interesting. Would like a chance to examine one some day. I’m not a banjo player, or guitar player either, for that matter. Just ukulele and banjo-ukulele (and beginning on washboard and recorders).