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The art of the 5-string banjo

The loss in Aug. 2007 of the famed transplanted NH resident, Irish singer/songwriter and national folk hero of the Emerald Isle at 74, Tommy Makem, alerted me recently to a news photo of Tommy with ...
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Martin Guitar Introduces Premium Banjo And Mandolin Strings At The 2018 Frankfurt Musikmesse

NAZARETH, Pa., April 4, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- (Musikmesse Hall 8.0 | Booth F74) -- C.F. Martin & Co.® (Martin Guitar) will introduce long-awaited banjo and mandolin strings crafted with Monel® at the ...
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Boucher Five-String Fretless Banjo

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. William Boucher was a drum maker and ...
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Keith Richards explains the 5-string guitar: '5 strings, 3 notes, 2 hands and 1 asshole'

"You can't buy a persona. You can either make it up or you can be it," states Keith Richards in the upcoming documentary, Keith Richards: Under the Influence, which gets its world premiere at the ...
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American Five-String Fretless Banjo

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. This banjo was made in the United ...