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MUSIC BOOK WORLD
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MUSIC BOOK WORLD
BANJO |
The banjo is a string instrument, derived from "banjar," an African string instrument. Some etymologists derive it from a dialectal pronunciation of "bandore", though recent research suggests that it may come from a Senegambian term for the bamboo stick used for the instrument's neck.
The modern banjo comes in a variety of different forms, including four-string (plectrum and tenor) and five-string versions. In all of its forms the banjo is a poorly sustaining instrument and its playing is characterised by a fast strumming or arpeggiated right hand, although there are in fact many different playing styles.
The banjo consists of a wooden or metal rim with a plastic (mylar) or skin (calf or goat) drumhead stretched across it, a neck mounted on the side of the rim, a tailpiece mounted opposite the neck, four or five strings, and a bridge. The woods used in construction vary, but are often combinations of maple, walnut, and ebony for fingerboards, pegheads, and the tops of bridges. In the five-string banjo, the fifth peg is normally on the side of the neck, although some English versions mount the fifth string tuner on the tuning head with the others, and route the string through a tube in the neck where it exits near the fifth fret. www.wikpedia.org
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| Manuscript Paper | 8 Stave Manuscript Paper - 40 Double Sided Pages | $4.95 | |
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| Manuscript Paper | 10 Stave Wide Line Manuscript Paper - 40 Double Sided | $4.95 | |
| Erbsen, Wayne | Backpocket Old Time Songbook: 40 Mountain Tunes | $7.95 | |
| Davis, Janet | Back-Up Banjo: Complete Guide | $19.95 | |
| Sandberg, Larry | Banjo Case Chord Book | $7.95 | |
| Weissman, Dick | Banjo Chord Dictionary | $3.50 | |
| Oak Publications | Bluegrass Banjo: Complete Guide | $26.95 | |
| Perlman, Ken | Clawhammer Style Banjo | $17.95 | |
| Bay, Mel | Fun With the Tenor Banjo (Tape) | $5.95 | |
| Bay, Mel | Gospel Banjo (Used) | $5.95 | |
| Sokolow, Fred | Gospel Banjo Bluegrass: Volume 1 | $13.95 |
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