https://banjobenclark.com/lessons/the-old-spinning-wheel-build-a-break-banjo-intermediate
Let’s get this basic melody internalized, then see how Alan Munde interprets with his version!
Discuss the Banjo lesson: The Old Spinning Wheel Build-a-Break
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Love this tune, I learned the Murphy Murphy version in the key of C years ago and it is one of my “go-to tunes” that I never really practice but always seem to hit every note. Looking forward to getting into this lesson.
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Are you going to provide tabs for the spoons part?
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@BanjoBen you’ve been holding out on us. We need lessons on playing those bones/spoons especially with that cowboy hat. BTW was that you under that Stetson or one of your kin-folk cousins we’ve not yet met?
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Forget the tabs. I want the spoons!
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Com’on @BanjoBen we want to see more of that spoon guy with the hat. Is there a video pending ?
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This song is so much fun! Love the bounce.I need to learn all of the Munde songs you have posted! Especially Peaches and Cream. (I think you highlighted that one not long ago. Thanks so much for this! (Excuse the over use of exclamation points… It’s a disease!)
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would love to hear one of your awesome arrangements for this on the mando!
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I have very sick Internet access. When I try to view the lesson videos, I get the Spinning Wheel in the middle of the screen but no video. I tried to save it for Offline viewing and get a reference to a Sears Catalogue. Internet access is through Hughesnet Gen5 Satellite and it’s " v e r y s l o w."
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Hughes Net… ugh. I’ve never known anyone to be thrilled with their experience.
If you click on the little gear icon at the bottom left of the video and set the resolution to the lowest setting, does it load then?
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Was just getting ready to suggest what Mark did. Try setting the quality down to 240p and see if will run. If that works, you can step up the resolution to see how fast you can get it to run.
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I set “The Little Gear” to .5k slowest setting and 240p . The spinning wheel persisted.
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2 more things to try. First, if you’re not using Google Chrome, download and install it and give it a try.
Second, if you’re already using Chrome, log out of banjobenclark.com and then log back in. Sometimes that will resolve download issues.
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I finally got it to work. After checking the task manager, I found a couple of runtime brokers and updates that were eating into my limited bandwidth. Thanks Mark_Rocka and Archie for the help
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Glad to hear you got a fix 
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can you please do the song home sweet home or at least tell me where to find tabs to it
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Hey @FrankieGazaway I believe that song is under copyright so Ben won’t be able to do lesson on it. If you private message him he might have the tab.
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There’s a tab in Earl’s book I believe. You might also find a tab on the Banjo Hangout.
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