

Plus other general information about what other instruments I teach. See my lesson grid and choose a time slot for yourself. Click here to see my Lesson Schedule Get more info about pricing and availability. You'd think I'd be sick of that song by now, but I love it. Is the banjo at least semi-decent to begin with? (Too many aren't.) Is it set up properly? Do you have picks and know how to wear them properly? (Don't be ashamed, it's really counter-intuitive.) Then it's on to open string rolls, a few basic chords and licks, and everybody’s starting-off tune, Cripple Creek! Still one of my all-time favorites. they all learned differently, but they all shared one thing in common: the same love for and fascination with the five-string bluegrass banjo that I've had ever since I could remember. I've taught retirees, waitresses, grade schoolers and college kids, doctors and lawyers. I teach bluegrass banjo lessons in my home studio right here in Little Rock. On this site you will find banjo instructional videos, tablature for several popular banjo tunes, plus other tools and advice to help the beginner as well as the more experienced picker. I teach 5-string, Scruggs-based bluegrass style banjo. I've played banjo since I was in high school in the mid-70's. Here’s information about Ordering Instruments.My name is Bill Nesbitt and I play and teach banjo in the central Little Rock area.

“Sweetone” heavy gauge solid brass tailpiecesĬall us at 60 or E-mail us for more information.Aged brass hardware with antiqued finish.Ebony fingerboards with s-shaped frailing scoops.Walnut, Mahogany, Cherry and Maple neck options.1-1/3 inch neck width at nut (wider than standard).25.5 inch scale lengths (shorter than standard).12 inch rims (11 inch are also available).We’re carrying Ome’s Old-Time line of banjos, inspired by vintage models, especially Ashborn banjos of the mid to late 1800s. You might describe these openback models as sounding deeply woody and looking “elegantly primitive.”įeatures on all Ome banjos in this series include: He continues to bring his depth of experience and vision to Ome’s offerings. Chuck is as much an inspired designer as builder with a passion for banjos. Responding to trends with his own designs, Chuck developed lines of banjos to appeal to bluegrass, oldtime and jazz players. Fifty-plus years of company history reads like the history of acoustic music itself. Ome Banjos are built in Boulder, Colorado, where Chuck Ogsbury has been involved in building banjos since 1960, founding Ode, and later, the Ome Banjo Company.
