My First Grade Banjo Diploma

My First Grade Banjo Diploma

I finally finished my Thirty Days of Banjo lesson. Eli Gilbert does a great job and it’s a free introduction to banjo which I highly recommend. See my recent articles (July 30 and September 22) for more details. I say I’m finished because I went through all the...
Sweepstakes Winners Announced!

Sweepstakes Winners Announced!

CBA’s 2023 Fundraising Sweepstakes concluded on Saturday, October 14 during our Annual all-member meeting. Here are the winners: In our Guitar Sweepstakes, Paul Lawton, of Ben Lomond, CA won First prize — the Santa Cruz OM Pre-War style guitar. Second place...
Less is More

Less is More

With all the heavy rains last winter, we got flooded pretty bad here so we are repairing flood damage in our downstairs room right now. That room is my primary man cave where I mostly drink beer, watch TV and practice my instruments so the disruption is pretty...
How Many Strings Do You Need?

How Many Strings Do You Need?

Musical instruments come in many shapes and sizes. In the bluegrass world we are familiar with six common ones plus a few extra. In the world of fretted instruments you only need one string if you’re good. Our ancestors probably made music that way when stringed...