dear leonard - sorry i didn't reply earlier - the banjos look wonderful. i particularly liked the one he made after a 18th. cent. model he found from sources in surinam (i think it was surinam.)
the basic technique has got to be iron age. when i first became interested in the oud i was told that the original, bowl-backed, stringed instruments came out of the caucasus. i'm sure a gourd was used. thanks again - bill --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Just thought I'd share this website with anyone > who plays "early" strings other than the lute. > > gourdbanjo.com > > Bob Thornburg makes a variety of early banjos which > are fretless and gut strung. Tuning is with pegs > rather than machines. Each instrument is unique. > Check them out! > > Regards, > Leonard Williams > > > > To get on or off this list see list information at > http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html > ===== "and thus i made...a small vihuela from the shell of a creepy crawly..." - Don Gonzalo de Guerrero (1512), "Historias de la Conquista del Mayab" by Fra Joseph of San Buenaventura ___________________________________________________________ALL-NEW Yahoo! Messenger - all new features - even more fun! http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com
