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GUEST,Chip Arnold Frank Proffitt banjos (97* d) RE: Frank Proffitt banjos 14 Dec 08

FWIW, I think Elderly Instruments ( elderly.com ) sells calfskin heads. At any rate, they're easy to find. Possom, groundhog, cat, etc. may be "authentic" and romantic but they're awful hard to live with on a banjo with no means of adjusting the head tension. The tanned calfskin isn't perfect but it's MUCH more stable than any raw skin. And it's way less greasy.

I have a question.........does anyone know what Frank Sr's picking style was? I thought he was a 2-finger picker. Someone said he was a clawhammer picker but I don't think so. Maybe an up-picker as in the so called "Seeger Style"? It doesn't sound to me as though he's downpicking (clawhammer).

Mr Patton, are you on here?

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