[Dixielandjazz] Banjo recommendations Make and Model, etc.

[Burt Wilson]

Bill--
you mean "Bert" as in Barr and not "Burt" as in Wilson.

Burt Wilson
Silver Dollar Jazz band

BTW, in our band, Snoke the Tuba plays banjo, I play ukelele and Frank Silva
plays violin, so with two other string players we have the "Quintet of the
Hot Club of East Sacramento." :-)

-----Original Message-----
From: dixielandjazz-bounces at ml.islandnet.com
[mailto:dixielandjazz-bounces at ml.islandnet.com]On Behalf Of Bill Gunter
Sent: Saturday, January 18, 2003 12:35 PM
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Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] Banjo recommendations Make and Model, etc.


Hello Listmates,

Bert Barr writes:

>Nobody on this would be caught dead with a FIVE string banjo!!!

Well I don't know about that. While a 5 string is rarely considered part of
the OKOM style of jazz, it is, nevertheless, a great instrument. Basically
it's tuned like a plectrum though the playing style is vastly diffrerent.

I occasionally use a 5 string when The Boondockers (my band) plays "The
World Is Waiting for the Sunrise." It starts out as a banjo solo featuring
our banjoist, Ralph Thompson. Then Bob Ringwald stands up from the piano and
joins in with his banjo. Then Jim Maihack swaps his trombone for a banjo and
joins in. Gary Church, cornet, then switches to banjo. finally I put down
the washboard and pick up my 5 string and we have become a Banjo-Rama! The 5
string is a lovely accompaniment to the madness on stage.

So there, Burt!

Respectully submitted,

Bill "Love that 5-string" Gunter
jazzboard at hotmail.com

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