Amazing Grace on the harp, banjo and guitar
1,147 views · Published 5 December 2009 · 1:43 · Indexed 31 October 2026
Channel: rpeek · 2009 · Autos & Vehicles
I was surprised how reasonably you can get a good enough beginner open back banjo from Amazon. A friend of mine bought one like this and played it for years and it held it’s tune great and was a perfect starter banjo, with a great price. Check it out by clicking the link below. Good luck playing! https://amzn.to/2NGAkbk Here’s another real nice looking open back with a gig bag: https://amzn.to/37b6zaz Thanks for supporting your local banjo players! Banjo strings. I prefer D’Addario but there’s lots of others. These are medium: D'Addario EJ55 Phosphor Bronze 5-String Banjo Strings, Medium, 10-23 https://amzn.to/30qPTZS I have also used Ernie Ball Earthwood 5-string Banjo 80/20 Bronze Loop End Frailing Set, .010 - .024 https://amzn.to/2uV3sVU I do use Nylagut strings on a lot of my banjos too. They all make different sounds.. Aquila New Nylgut AQ-1B Banjo Medium Tension DBGDG-Set of 5 (4th Red Series String) https://amzn.to/2uXzgJT ON my short neck banjos it’s not unusual to use compensated bridges for third string better tuning. Grover 5/8 Compensated Banjo Bridge (77) https://amzn.to/386AAIq You can get it in all sizes, or just sand one down from the bottom to fit. I was pleasantly surprised to find that Amazon now offers a good selection of banjo heads too. • Remo P-190 WeatherKing Standard Banjo Head - 11-inch https://amzn.to/360N6I5 Remo Banjo Head, Fiberskyn, 11-inch Diameter, Low Colla https://amzn.to/2TwtoBk While vacationing in Dixie, went over to my brother's house and his wife's son and son's wife were there. That's Kathleen on the Harp and Bret on the guitar. We tried to find a song we could do together, and generally had a lot of fun..
