Goldtone CC Carlin 12 Banjo Unboxing and 9 Clawhammer Songs! THIS TONE IS SWEET!!! (12 inch Pot)

00:11 Explaining why I am doing this unboxing of the Goldtone CC Carlin 12 Banjo
04:37 Unveiling the Banjo and showing the various parts
06:41 Close up look of the banjo
10:28 Old Molly Hare * SONG 1
11:10 talking about chords in double C tuning, bum ditty, and double thumbing
12:54 talking and demonstrating drop Thumb
13:47 Old Blue * SONG 2
15:27 Cumberland Mountain Deer Chase * SONG 3
16:53 Fall on my Knees * SONG 4
18:32 Ground Hog * SONG 5
19:28 Sugar Hill * SONG 6
20:42 Lynchburg Town * SONG 7
22:12 Hang Me * SONG 8
23:05 East Virginia * SONG 9
23:53 Final Thoughts
#goldtonebanjo #clawhammerbanjo #banjo
I am on a new musical journey! Clawhammer BANJO
i always knew that there was some banjo music that I really liked and some that was abrasive. I never knew that it depended on whether the player was using finger picks or not and the style in which they were playing.
if you follow my channel you may have seen that I have been sent a number of full size and mini 5 string Banjos. for every one of those unboxings and demonstrations I used the Bluegrass style because I didn't know there was any other style!!
well after i was sent the last banjo * a very nice starter instrument by Vangoa I decided to try and just noodle playing with my fingers and that is when I discovered this style of playing by googling "playing banjo with fingers
i joined a clawhammer group on face book called "Clawhammer Rules"
and bought a book by Wayne Erbersen, * the same author of the blue grass book .
anyway I just couldn't put it down. So i started watching a million videos and decided that I loved the sound of the 12 inch pot. It's a warmer deeper and fuller tone.
So i sold a few of my own instruments and had some amazon credits and it was also on a special price * which I've yet to see again
and I ordered it. Sadly the action was so high that it really hindered my enjoyment. So i put photos in the facebook group and the many folks had ideas of what to do. but one woman asked to see a photo of the heal. She said that might have been the problem. Then Wayne Rogers ( Goldtone's Owner) answered my post as well and said that I should call up his company and they would take care of me. He was right . David in customer service was wonderful and then the Luthier Nathan was amazing as well. He even did a facetime video with me to help diagnose the problem. He discovered that the screw had to have been stripped in the heal as I could not tighten it to get it flush with the pot. He concluded that something like that usually can only happen with a blunt force. Probably in shipping. He had David send me a pre paid label and I sent the instrument back. They send me a replacement very quickly and so I decided to do an unboxing to thank them for their amazing customer service and fantastic product!
I hope you enjoy the musical examples I have done here on the fly. I will be releasing a journal video diary of my progress. and showing the many songs here in full and different ones as well.
I hope you enjoy the video If you like my music and videos please like subscribe, share and comment. It is very much appreciated Also I have started to add music to my Spotify account so if you can please head over there and put me on some of your playlists. My 3 albums of NA flute music can be very relaxing!! but I have some new ambient tracks I'm uploading which include tongue drum , synths guitars and the like! Here is the link: open.spotify.c...
Thank you and be safe,
Maria

[@GoldTone]

Hi Maria! Thank you for the excellent unboxing and review of the CC-Carlin12!

[@MariaCalfaDePaul]

Thanks so much for watching and commenting and of course for making such an amazing banjo ! Love my two Goldtone banjoleles too! This banjo is truly a dream to play :)

[@glasswinder]

You have sold me Maria, thats gonna be my next banjo. I'm a lurner myself. I personally can't wait.

[@MariaCalfaDePaul]

Awesome. I think you will love it. I still very much enjoy it ! Though I haven’t been playing as much as I should because I’ve been working on a few blues guitar courses and I am making progress and don’t want to lose my momentum. I will go back to clawhammer as soon as I finish the two courses which I’m 1/3 of the way through each :) Good luck with yours !

[@Chanson_Dada]

Thank you for this review! I have a CC Carlin 12 winging it’s way to me very soon. It should land next week. Yours was one of the reviews that swung it for me. Really looking forward to trying it out!

[@MariaCalfaDePaul]

Awe thanks so much. I’m so happy to hear this. Use it in good health !!

[@mongkenco4616]

😆😆 You have many interesting story. The Gold Tone has beautiful sound. With your lovely voice, It doesn’t necessary any reverb and delay. And in this video, the sound of wind is like background arp.😄

[@MariaCalfaDePaul]

awe thanks so much. Glad you enjoyed my video. and I loved what you said about the wind and the arp~~

[@jebbytunnelcoats1182]

You are an excellent presenter. I am where you were when you made this and researching instruments.

[@MariaCalfaDePaul]

Awe thanks so much. I am still very much a beginner but I do love this instrument. I also bought the Goldtone nylon string but because it’s fretless. It’s a bit harder to not make mistakes. But it was very inexpensive and it does have painted frets which help quite a bit. Thanks again for commenting and your kind words.

[@volkitsa]

Wow!!! This is the style I want to learn. Clawhammer. It's so beautiful, specially the old songs. I particulary love one called "spotted pony".

[@MariaCalfaDePaul]

Oh good hope you get up learn. Thanks for watching:)

[@volkitsa]

@@MariaCalfaDePaul It was great watching you play!!! I'll try to get myself one of these books!

[@MariaCalfaDePaul]

@@volkitsa awesome. Good luck !!

[@josverwiel]

Well done!

[@MariaCalfaDePaul]

Thank you so much !!

[@SuperRingoffire1]

What a beautiful instrument and you are certainly getting the technique 👏😁☮

[@MariaCalfaDePaul]

Thanks so much. I’m so glad you liked the video and I appreciate the kind words about my playing. I am having so much fun learning this instrument. :) thanks for watching

[@musicalmiscellany]

Some really nice playing examples. You've really gotten good at the clawhammer technique. Watching this made me want to practice it more. I and terrible at clawhammer. Anyway, that looks like a really nice banjo. I like the maple finish.

[@MariaCalfaDePaul]

Awe thanks so much. Yes I bet if you got into it you would be fantastic on this type of playing And yes I love the Finish and the woods and the way this banjo plays and sounds. The 12 inch pot and the tone ring give it a deeper warmer sound. Next I want to try nylon string clawhammer lol

[@musicalmiscellany]

@@MariaCalfaDePaul I've got a nylon string Carver banjo. It's pretty darn cool.

[@MariaCalfaDePaul]

@@musicalmiscellany I remember when you built it!! I had never seen a banjo with nylon strings except for banjoleles. But in the clawhammer world it’s a big big thing. Most of the high end banjos made by luthiers use nylon string ajd the sound just seems wamer. But they cost any where from 1500 and up. Seems like that like a good Taylor or Martin starts in that range. But for me now this is a perfect instrument to learn. Eventually I would love one of those handmade ones with nylon strings. One day :)

[@musicalmiscellany]

@@MariaCalfaDePaul You can build a Carver kit for around $250.

[@MariaCalfaDePaul]

@@musicalmiscellany 5 string nylon ?

[@SteveJohnson86]

Hi Maria - where did you find those books? I like that they have the spiral binding!

[@MariaCalfaDePaul]

Hey there. Right on amazon. But in case you might not know this: staples will bind any books and it isn’t too expensive!!

[@SteveJohnson86]

Cool - good to know!

[@librandy77]

Fantastic you are doing a brilliant job in fact your other videos are just as interesting.. I have a 12” Bob Carlin, since I got mine a year ago my clawhammer style has got a feeling of freeness. I modified my “BC~ 350 Bob Carlin banjo” first I changed the head or skin in 2 ways, I got a Remo 12”fiberskyn. Then a brass 12” Dobson tone ring I also changed the tail piece. It took some thinking but I put it all together and it sounds brilliant the tone has become wholesome and just wonderful to play. I’m on the KZbin check me out some…mad cool..🪕🪕🪕

[@MariaCalfaDePaul]

Awesome. I will and thanks for watching my videos and for your encouragement. I will definitely check out your channel!!

[@librandy77]

Wicked thank you…🪕🪕🪕

[@gmcfarron9199]

Hi Maria, how goes the clawhammer banjo journey? Was watching your journey on Facebook, but then I canceled my Facebook account for concerns about lack of security and just getting too much junk, so I have not been able to watch your progress.

[@MariaCalfaDePaul]

@@gmcfarron9199 well I did really well for over a year but then I had some hand problems and eventually had surgery on May 28 this year still recovering! Thank you for asking ajd hopefully when I get to play again I will continue posting here and on Instagram ! Thanks so much for watching and for commenting

[@gmcfarron9199]

@@MariaCalfaDePaul Good luck with the surgery. Stuff happens sometimes, and we just have to make the best of it. Take care, and again, good luck with the hand problems.

[@MariaCalfaDePaul]

@@gmcfarron9199 thanks so much. Finally it is getting better !! Haven’t tried the banjo yet as I’m still trying to play the instruments I need to for various jobs. But it’s much more positive !! Thank you again

[@librandy77]

I really love this video to see you start the banjo from new… yeah I said it before mad cool… and double c tuning is what I use a lot of the time…. You’re going to love the journey of learning this wicked cool banjo.. I’ll be watching if you need some pointers let me know…🪕🪕🪕

[@MariaCalfaDePaul]

awe you are such a great youtuber! I am so happy that you found my channel and now I have found yours. I do LOVE the banjo and It's so much fun learning songs in the tunings. I still love Double C best but I think it's just because I learned many songs in that key. I have begun using sawMILL TUNning recently too! thanks again! and I'm glad I can ask you questions about playing too~