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...
Learning the Banjo Update

Learning the Banjo Update

I promised you all an update on my quest to become a real banjo picker. The online course I chose is called the Thirty Days of Banjo and I must tell you, I’m really far behind schedule. I’m at almost up to twice the number of days already and I’m only about two thirds...