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Hello, thanks for the question. I have checked both Cripple Creek and Pike County Breakdown / Ending videos that you suggested in your personal email. Both are streaming just as they should. I even loaded both of them simultaneously and neither of them stopped once during the stream. Both videos streamed over double the speed of the play time. They are working great. I’m using a 4 year old mac and at&t connection. My guess is that you have a less than optimal connection. This is usually the problem for people. Quite often they think they have a good connection when in reality they are unable to stream hd vids. You might try your local library or a friends house with a better connection to view the difference. Thanks. Have a great day.
Ryan,
I contacted you last week. Still unable to stream videos. Things stream from YouTube and other sites but, Premium Member downloads still don’t work for me.
Thanks,
L.Smith
Pamie, hello this is the first message that we have received from you. Make sure that you are emailing ryan@banjoexpert.com when trying to send us a message. I’ll update your account for you. Thanks
Hello and I hope all is well. I have left several messages and I haven’t got a response back.
My trouble is that I payed the 40.00 membership and I lost my msn account. I forgot my password and to get the new one the msn is onfile. Can you help me? My new email is taylorlanespa@gmail.com and if needed my phone number is 9045911683.
JDA, hello have you been able to sign in successfully. If not let me konw. I would say that the tuning peg needs to be tightened. You can usually do this with a small flathead screwdriver. You should see the screw right at the end of the peg where you would tune it. Thanks so much. Ryan
I’m sorry I’m not fluent in spanish. I often wish that I was.
hi ryan,I need a banjo teacher but my english is limited.you speak spanish?
Hello Ryan, I’ve tried to download your latest videos but I keep getting a ‘not signed in’ message and directed to a sign-in page. I complete this but to no avail, still can’t download (but am logged in enough to contact you).
Wonderful work, great site (I promise to do better this year). One question I have though – on tuning, the fifth string is fine but then drops out of tune slightly when I start playing. How can I resolve this?
Kind regards
James.
Ryan: I have paid my lifetime membership but seem unable to enter the site. Attempts to change my address and my password have failed. Help! Don Gluckman
Rodney,
Hello, thanks for the comment. If I understand what you’re looking for then you should be able to find it by clicking this link. This is a leather supply store. Let me know if you are unable to find what you’re looking for. Thanks, Ryan
Hello Ryan,
I am wondering Ryan if you can help me? I have a nice banjo strap but i have a adjustable hole on both ends. I cant seem to find the gold pins that allow me to lock the strap together at each end. Can you suggest whaere i can buy them and what is the name of them> You know it looks lika a gold button that allows you to loop the strap through and back then line the holes up and push a button through to lock the strap. Thanks Ryan
Rodney Thompson
I agree with you that you, no doubt, can be a good banjo player. 95% of banjo playing is in your picking hand! Bile them Cabbage is where I would start for a one finger at a time song. There will be many that you can play in the future. Keep me posted on your progress and I’ll put up a video for you soon. Thanks
hello ryan my name is troy i love playing the banjo ive been playing clawhammer style for awhile now and can play ok but but i can only play licks that i make up that sound good tome in my head and other kicker is i only have my pinky on my fretting hand i know i can do it ive watched barry not sure how to spell his last name but he is from bluegrass band moutain heart and i see he does it with his disabilty so im sure i can but i was wondering if u could find me or have some easy tabs that i can learn that i can fret with one finger and maybe ones but a diff way of fretting them thank you so very much if you can help me out
Troy
Brian, Hello thanks for the email. At this time I don’t have a dvd but I’ve been told many times to get one together. I guess I need to do just that. As for now all of my lessons are here on the site and can be streamed via the internet. Make sure that you have at minimum signed up for our e-zine (newsletter) because this is where I will post it when it does become available. Thanks so much! I’m very glad to hear from you and would love to help you get a little tune under your belt. Thanks Ryan
Ryan
Have been looking on the net for lessons. Very interested in yours so i trust you can steer me in the right direction as i have no idea at all how to play banjo nor where to start. I feel something basic to start with as i am 69 years of age and just want to strum some sort of tune to amuse myself in retirement.Teach me some thing siple. Most important i only have dvd players so i must have DVDS(most important)
Trusting to hear from you soon
Yours Faithfully
Brain Golding
Marlene, hello thanks for the question. You definitely need to find some picks that fit you well. You usually can adjust the fingerpicks to fit your fingers with a pair of needle-nose pliers and a few minutes of time to work with it. The thumbpicks are not very adjustable. Usually what you buy is what you get as far as sizing. I would try the medium dunlop picks as you mentioned. I remember them being way too small for me I know they make them pretty small and snug. Not sure about a small size, however that is a good idea. I would order a few different kinds to see what you like best. I order all of my supplies from fqms.com. You might check them out and see what you think. Thanks Ryan
Walt, hello thanks for the question. Are website is set up to accommodate banjo players of all levels. I have experienced that when students reach somewhat of an intermediate level that they tend to branch out in many different ways. Our beginner lessons are all titled in ways that you can choose to watch videos that cater to your needs. We have a 1- 10 series for beginners that will walk you through 10 videos that you will need to watch in order if you are a beginner. Once you have a few songs under your belt then your free to choose videos as you wish. Thanks for the great question! Hope to see you on the member’s side
Hello Ryan,
Are your lessons set up in a way which will bring you from a beginner to an accomplished player? Do you have, for example, lesson 1 through whatever which builds on previous skills and lessons learned? Thank you. I am looking for a structured plan that insures growth through learning all techniques and ever increasing “harder” songs. I also want to learn to read and write tablature.
Walt