Been awhile since I stopped by here to say “Hi”. Missed y’all. It’s our busy time at work, and if I’m being 100% up front, I haven’t touched my banjo in about 3 months. gasp
I have been playing everyday, but it’s been guitar. This morning, I thought “maybe I should see if I even remember how to pluck a banjo string”. Sure enough, after about 5 minutes of dinkin’ and plinkin’ it all came back. Odd thing, the fretting was WAY easier than I remember. I’m guessing this is due to being used to the wider necks of guitars now, but it’s funny and a little weird how much muscle memory just takes over even after such a long break.
Another thing that was really interesting is my banjo was still in tune (well, within 2 cents each string). That really surprised me. I actually detuned each string and tuned back into the notes just to be sure. After playing for about 30 minutes, I think I need to change the strings. They just don’t have the crisp sound I remember. Sounded a little dead, especially the B and G strings.
Anywho… just thought I’d drop by, say Howdy. Hope y’all are doing well. Now, I’m off to practice some guitar. Trying to get “Pomp and Circumstance” memorized. My oldest graduates next month, and I want to surprise him with it.