After 566 hours of Banjo - How C Tuning made me part Vulcan

[@HenryStafford-i4n]

Keep it up mate 👍

[@dsclaud]

Beautiful story about the Eli autograph. I too started with him. Followed gim religiously. One day I'll write to him to tell him the impact he had on me

[@mutangpadan5311]

❤watching you and listening to your testimony has convinced me more that interest and determination can bring one a long way in achieving one’s goal. Covid restrictions gave me a reason to persevere coz there was no way to run. Eli Gilbert thought me discipline, Banjo Ben, D Benette, M Hedding (sp) thought me creativity, J Pankey thought me not to be too tough on myself. I listen a lot to Kruger, Kristin Scott Benson, the Backwood Bluegrass and several others. I do not read tabulatures but listen a lot. How I wish some of these Nechvilles, Deering and Gold Tones are available in my country (where Banjo is hardly head of). I’d work a fortune to get a low-end of one of those beautiful banjos. A lonely Banjo freek from Malaysia here.

[@2000HoursofBanjo]

Wow! All the way from Malaysia! That's really cool. I will have to check out "Backwood Bluegrass", I haven't heard of them. I've been listening to a lot of "Caamp", "Trampled by Turtles", "The Dead South", and "Watchhouse". Not sure any of those are true bluegrass bands, but I still like them a lot. Thanks for tuning in!

[@sillywwabbit]

You're becoming much more consistent. It's good to know I'm not the only one that talks to himself when performing a challenging task. Which model of Nechville banjo are you thinking of gifting yourself when you achieve 1000 hours?

[@2000HoursofBanjo]

That’s is the $5000 question! His banjos aren’t cheap, so I need to choose wisely. That Billy Flailing Signature banjo looks good $$$$. But I’ve been eyeing the Saturn with the wood tone ring to keep it light.

[@sillywwabbit]

@@2000HoursofBanjo Maybe you should plan a road trip to their retail store in Oregon so you can try out the different models. Who knows, maybe you won't like having a radius fret board after playing the Deering for so long. You'll be able to try out different tone rings as well. Hmmm... maybe I should plan a road trip... :P

[@stvnnmnn]

Fun thing about tuning up the B string to C off and on... it will break the string eventually. You will retune over and over and then Boinggggoingg! Made me jump the first time it happened. C tuning is really nice, brings out a deeper tone to the bottom string which sounds really cool. From your perspective on that nice open back banjo, it probably sounds great.

[@2000HoursofBanjo]

I’ll have to keep that in mind. I’ll let you know if I snap a string. Actually, it’s probably about time to put a fresh set of strings on. I have about 300 hours on the set that’s on there now!

[@stvnnmnn]

@@2000HoursofBanjo Oh yeah, it is time. I nice set of new strings will make you sound so much better.