<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><FONT SIZE=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0">In a message dated 1/18/03 9:05:10 AM Eastern Standard Time, Skipwave@aol.com writes:<BR>
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You must be wanted to learn bluegrass, because the 5 string is not used in traditional jazz to my knowledge. You might try finding a copy of Mike Seegar's Book, "Goofing Off Suite" That is a guide to playing claw hammer style 5 string banjo. Otherwise, you better look for the nearest bluegrass band in your neighborhood. The common banjos used in OKOM is plectrum and tenor banjo and the techniques entirely different.<BR>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER></FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=2 FAMILY="SCRIPT" FACE="Comic Sans MS" LANG="0">Bud Taylor<BR>
<B>Smugtown Stompers</B><BR>
Rochester, NY<BR>
Traditional Jazz since 1958</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0"><BR>
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