Whiskey Before Breakfast - Clawhammer Banjo 

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Wow! Thank you very much :)

Thank you Tony!

Thank you! Good luck on your journey

Thank you!

Thank you!

Een Hollander uit België! Thanks man

Awesome! I follow Leon on facebook, great builder, such beautiful instruments. I'm about to order a goaty as well from John's website! What model did you choose?

@@JelSnel Hi Jelle, I ordered one of the natural pattern goat hides @ $99.00. My Ballard came with a calf skin head which Leon stretched on but my thumb has worn a small hole in it. I've been playing it nearly every day since I got it 10 months ago. I've now switched to playing over the scoop to avoid head wear. It's a 12 inch pot made of American black walnut & sounds fantastic. Leon is great to deal with. I'm excited to hear what the Balch head sounds like on it.

Haha! Yeah they're quite expensive.. I was lucky to have bought one in a good time. Thanks for the compliment and good luck on your journey

Thanks!

Thanks man!

@@JelSnel No problem brother, I was expecting some word but this tune did not need it. It's pure and beautiful and should be left the way it is ❤️💪

@@JelSnel If you don't mind me asking. Are you from down south from me, I'm from southern Pennsylvania. It sounds like you might be a Virginia man or somewhere around there

@@dontmakememad6759 I'm not from the US at all! I live in the Netherlands

@@JelSnel Hell yeah man thats very cool, enjoy your beautiful country and them tunes brotha!

Thanks! Very true, I ordered it via Eagle Music, they're based in Britain. Excellent customer service, would highly recommend

@@JelSnel Thanks! I've been on their website many of times. The Ome always caught my eye as well.

hey, did you ever find one? I want to learn this version too! so smooth and melodic

Third in line for a tab... ​@@KenneyCmusic

That sure sounds like a healthy breakfast! Congratulations on your birthday :)

Hey Paul, no the banjo is tuned in double C and then capoed 2 frets. So what you hear is in the key of E :)

It's double c!

It's double C Steve. (gCGCD)

Thanks Ron! That would be awesome. I live in the Netherlands though.. Is that close to home by any chance?

@@JelSnel HA! 6,300 kilometer from Pittsburgh! I really like your work! I will listen to all your work. You have a new Fan!!

@@ronkean111 That's a little far :P Thank you so much, really appreciate it

Hey! Thanks, I really like this armrest. This particular one comes with the brand of banjo (Ome), but I have woodies on all my banjo's. I can recommend the ones Rickard is selling. They come in different woods/colours to match your banjo and the price is fair. Check it out!

No, steel strings. It has a wooden tone-rim that makes it sound mellow :)

@@JelSnel one of the best sounding banjos i ever heard! in my country the only open back banjo available is the epi mb100...anyway keep enjoying it! awesome tunes here

@@fennarios Thank you very much! I live in the Netherlands myself, so also not much acces to decent instruments. Do you live in Europe? If so I can recommend Eagle Music. They're based in Britain and are specialized in banjo's.

I don't think so, but I'm in

Yes I am!

@@JelSnel oké cool, heb je misschien tips waar ik een paar lesjes zou kunnen volgen? Ik ben ongeveer twee weken bezig met clawhammer. Ik heb een achtergrond in gitaar, dus het is vooral gericht op de rechter hand.

Ik zou me inderdaad focussen op je rechterhand. Er staan best veel video's op youtube die dat goed uitleggen! Ik heb het zelf ook zo geleerd. Daarna zou ik oefenen met het raken van de individuele snaren in je beweging. Dan kun je al veel spelen!

@@JelSnel oké dan, knap hoor, ook een autodidact dus. Ik had inderdaad al wat filmpjes gevonden maar volgens mij ben je de eerste Nederlander die ik tref in de wereld van clawhammer banjo.