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Darlin' Nellie Gray on a Doc's Banjo custom with Internal resonator

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Uploaded by on Nov 15, 2009

http://zeppmusic.com/Ubanjos/Docs/docs.htm A beautiful banjo with an internal resonator and Doc's own "Frailing Platform." Really cool instrument!

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  • Hey Zepp, I like how "quiet" your right hand is. Any suggestions for how a novice can reduce the unneeded movement in the right hand? I'm all over the place.

  • @jcommins Hmmm... Other than the obvious ("don't move your hand so much" which sounds kinda flip), I'm not sure what to tell you. I do play pretty much from the wrist, rather than the elbow, but there are those who argue vehemently that the only way to play is from the elbow. I find Dan Levenson's suggestion to imagine that you're knocking on a door to be a good description of how I move my hand, and recommend that to my students.

    Hope that helps!

  • Hey Zepp, love you stuff. What's the tuning here?

  • @jcommins

    Just gDGBD (though the tune is usually played tuned or capoed to A: aEAC#E)

  • @jcommins Thanks! I was tuned to plain old open G (gDGBD) or something close to it (I don't always go off in search of a tuner...)

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  • Love that sound, makes my feet tingle guy... nice.

    Thom in Scotland.

  • really nice sound

  • outstanding! 

  • a bit late on but have you seen the way Martin Simpson's hands dance around when he's playing clawhammer? seems a very unusual style!

    watch?v=D8wn3FLAM7Q

  • Wow ... the internal reso has a mighty fine sound! Nice one Zepp!

  • @jcommins I feel like practice is the only way to get your right hand to become more efficient and not move so much. I look back on my old videos and my hand was all over the place. I feel like it's kind of settled

  • Very nice! Sounded better than Kyle Creed! You've inspired me to learn that one zepp. just found the tab in brad leftwich's book! thanks!

  • Mighty sweet there Zepp! That banjo has quite the ring!

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