Originally posted August 5 Just put a Grover compensated bridge on the Samick 5-string that I use backless. it has the tone I want and decent action, but playing “A” on the second fret of the third string was always “iffy,” usually quite sharp. Playing B on the fourth fret…
Originally posted, August 4, 2015. As a musician and a technology writer for an insurance company, I live a double life. Triple life, if you count Linked-In. My musical half (playing and writing music since the 1960s) has been experimenting with some of the tactics recommended by this generation of…
Originally posted, August 3, 2015 If you’ve checked out our music pages and blog before, you’ll notice some updates. Hopefully, the new version won’t look like it was developed in the 1990s like most of my web sites do. Please use the contact link on any page of this site…
Originally Posted, July 29, 2015 As a folk-style banjo player since the 1960s, I was encouraged to hear Mumford and Sons put banjo back on the radio, at least temporarily. However, it’s also led to some interesting conversations as I’ve tried to explain to my musician friends the difference between…
Note: This was originally posted on July 27, 2015. We’re having to reformat the web page so I’m reposting these in the same order as they were originally posted. After operating a number of music-related web pages for years, a number of friends told me it was time to add…