“The Truth About Samuel Stewart and Stroke-Style Banjo” This is to set the record straight about Samuel Stewart’s true views on stroke-style banjo.

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Banjos today are almost always strung with wire.  There are only a few banjoists these days who insist on getting a true musical tone. Learn the truth about how the “old timers” strung their banjos.  Read my...

“Thoughts on Strings.”

“Why is the Position Inlay at the Tenth on the Banjo?”  This article, by Thomas Armstrong republished with premission of Eli Kaufman and The ABF Five-Stringer, Spring-Summer 1991, Number 170, should clear up all the speculation about why the postion markers on the banjo finger board are where they are.