This is Smokey, our third child, a Ron Stewart model (mahogany), Yates banjo. You can order it in maple (sounds similar to Earl Scrugg’s prewar Gibson) or mahogany (sounds similar to J.D. Crowe’s prewar Gibson). Ben prefered the mahogany sound, so that’s what he ordered. Ron Stewart models come standard with Keith tuners or you can upgrade to Keith D tuners if you like. Ben [...]
In the pursuit of passion or any hobby there is a certain lingo, verb-age, or vernacular that goes with it. Banjo pickers are no different. In fact, they are at the top of the game when it comes to adjectives. This is all humorous to me until I’m left alone with one (namely Ben) and he [...]
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It’s funny. I thought we were done. I’ve told you before about our conversation before we were married about children and staying home with them, here. I said ”If we have one, we’ll have two. After that, it’s negotiable.” Only Ben forgot to negotiate. Well, kinda. He had been talking about the need to add to our herd [...]
Some people chase their dreams. Some their tail. Ben chases smoke. Not just any smoke, mind you, when your grass is BLUE…the smoke you chase can’t be inhaled. However, it’s fair to say it’s as addicting as other smoke. This banjo player chases the ‘prewar sound’ type smoke. For all you non-banjo players, that would [...]
