Videos tagged with String Instrument

This YouTube video features Clifton Hicks playing the song "Pretty Polly" on a 4-string gourd banjo. The description highlights the song's historical origins dating back to the 1760s, with alternative titles like "Gosport Tragedy" and "Cruel Ship's Carpenter." The description also heavily promotes Clifton Hicks' Patreon, Banjo Heritage online course, SubscribeStar, merchandise, and streaming platforms like Bandcamp, Spotify, and iTunes, alongside a PayPal donation link and YouTube channel membership option.

This YouTube video, titled 'How to Get Better BANJO Slides,' features Clifton Hicks providing instruction on improving banjo sliding techniques. The description highlights that Hicks explains these techniques for both fretted and fretless banjos. It also heavily promotes his Patreon page for exclusive tablature, photos, and forum access, as well as his 'Banjo Heritage' online course, merchandise, and music streaming platforms (Bandcamp, Spotify, iTunes), and donation options via PayPal.

This video features James Hartel playing his new Hartel minstrel banjo, serial number 76. The description indicates this is the first time playing the instrument, suggesting an unboxing, initial impressions, or a basic demonstration of its sound. Given the title and description, the content likely focuses on the banjo itself and the experience of playing it.

This YouTube video features Clifton Hicks playing "Old Coon Dog" (Turkey Buzzard) on an 1880s Cubley banjo. The description highlights the banjo's cheap nature, unusual features contributing to an interesting sound, and the rich character developed over 140 years of use. The video also promotes various platforms for accessing exclusive content, courses, merchandise, and music by Clifton Hicks, including Patreon, Banjo Heritage, Bandcamp, Spotify, iTunes, and PayPal.

This video appears to showcase an early handmade gourd banjo. While the title mentions 'Early Gourd Banjo handmade by', there is no further description. Based solely on the provided information, the video's content is about the construction and display of a musical instrument, specifically a banjo crafted from a gourd. There is no indication of any firearms-related content within the provided data.

This video delves into the history and craftsmanship of J.B. Schall's "Waldo" banjos from the early 1900s. It details Schall's career as a banjo maker in Chicago, his collaboration with James Waldo and the Waldo Manufacturing Company, and the distinctive features of these instruments. The description also touches upon Schall's passing in 1907, highlighting his dedication to his craft.

This video is a clawhammer banjo lesson focusing on the song "Stagolee." The instructor explains that the lyrics are primarily derived from a recording by Mississippi John Hurt. The description delves into the historical background of Shelton "Stag" Lee, the man behind the song, detailing his notorious reputation and the incident that led to the song's narrative. The video also specifies the instrument used, an 1888 Thompson & Odell "The Luscomb" banjo, and its unique tuning. Links are provided for the instructor's online courses, Patreon, music downloads, merchandise, and donation platforms.

This YouTube video showcases an antique short-scale banjo manufactured by Fairbanks & Cole, dating back to the 1880s. The description highlights the historical partnership between instrument maker A.C. Fairbanks and banjoist W.A. Cole, detailing their respective contributions to the company and its eventual dissolution around 1890. The video also promotes various resources from the creator, Clifton Hicks, including an online banjo heritage course, Patreon and SubscribeStar pages for exclusive content, Bandcamp for music downloads, Banjo Heritage merchandise, Spotify and iTunes for music streaming, and options for PayPal and Venmo donations, as well as YouTube channel memberships. The primary focus is clearly on antique musical instruments, specifically banjos.

This video features Blaine Chappell performing "The House Carpenter" on an 1888 Luscomb banjo, tuned to gDGCD. The description also provides links to support the creator's work through Patreon, SubscribeStar, Bandcamp, Banjo Heritage, Spotify, iTunes, PayPal, Venmo, and YouTube memberships. The hashtags provided are #banjo and #bluegrass. The video focuses on banjo music and historical instruments, with no mention of firearms, calibers, manufacturers, or firearm-related topics.

This video showcases the 1867 Minstrel Banjo by Henry C. Dobson. The description highlights the banjo's patent date and provides detailed instructions for its care and maintenance, emphasizing the importance of keeping the head tight, using thin strings and a small Spanish Cedar bridge, and careful screw tightening to protect the wooden rim. It also includes numerous links for supporting the creator's work through platforms like Patreon, SubscribeStar, Bandcamp, and more.

This video features Clifton Hicks playing "William Hall," a traditional banjo tune with apparent pre-Civil War origins, as evidenced by lyrical content mentioning a "French cannon ball." Hicks plays a circa 1947 Bacon Belmont banjo, a Gretsch-made instrument, tuned to fCFAC. He utilizes La Bella No. 17 nylon strings and a Joel Hooks solid maple bridge. The description also includes extensive links to his various online platforms, including Patreon, SubscribeStar, Bandcamp, and streaming services, as well as a YouTube channel membership invite.

This video showcases a rare 1940s Gretsch Bacon "Belmont" banjo. The description details the banjo's history, tracing its lineage back to Fred Bacon's factory destroyed by the Great New England Hurricane of 1938. It explains how Gretsch acquired the Bacon name and produced these instruments for Montgomery Ward between 1946 and 1950. The video provides details on the original price and its modern equivalent value, highlighting the instrument's historical significance and collectible nature.