This page will be designed to teach things that
the banjo player might find useful for set up or playing tips. I hope
it will be of help.
Warren Yates
Warren Yates shows how to adjust the head on a banjo.
Warren Yates tries to explain how Earl Scruggs came up
with his picking style by understanding how to use the melody line. He used
a Yates Skillet Head banjo.
This is a how to video showing how to adjust the gap between the banjo neck
and tension hoop. I hope it helps.
Thanks, Warren Yates
How to set the bridge in the right place on your banjo.
This is a song that Donnie Little wrote. We thought you all might like to
learn to play it.
Thanks, Warren Yates
How a truss rod works and how to adjust it.
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