Wabash Cannonball (now with dtuners!)

[Dragonslayer]

So, here’s a variation of Ben’s arrangement that I made up to incorporate the dtuners, it’s really fun, but goes slightly out of tune. But I think it was clever how I managed to end in tune

[JohnM]

Cool, you play it so casual!

[Dragonslayer]

Thanks! I do almost everything casually, cuz I’m not a very high energy person.

[JohnM]

Yeah, I’m always impressed by that… but you should have lot of energy to play multiple instruments.

[WillCoop]

Nicely dun!

Bend those strings…

[Dragonslayer]

Thanks!

[BanjoBen]

I love it, buddy. Keep going!

[Dragonslayer]

Thanks Ben!

[JohnnyD]

Those homemade dtuners?? Post some pics. That’d be fun to see!

[Dragonslayer]

@JohnnyD, check this thread

I built some Dtuners!

So this is a crazy idea I’ve had for a while now, and today decided to get it done. I built a set of cheat-a-key dtuners for my old banjo. I think I first got the idea watching Russ Carson playing something with the real ones, that I could build some out of Legos, so I did. I’m not quite finished yet, but they are functional, I just have to add the stops and I’ll be done. I already played a tune with them, and the main difficulty is remembering which way which one turns. Due to the design, I als…

[D_HRRFan7303]

Seeing my favorite song being played with that, I just had to build it. (I still play with Legos sometimes ) I build it and it works great, thanks @Dragonslayer. Now, how do I use it? I can’t find music with it.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/1t76MZ9rr8Lsa1y87

[Dragonslayer]

Dude! Awesome! Try looking on YouTube for lessons on Earl’s breakdown or flint hill special. Usually you’ll detune the G string down a half step to F# and the B string down a whole step to A, thus creating a D chord. Play around with it, write tunes for it, they’re much fun. You can also use them in reverse, tuning up to G and B from D tuning, adding another dimension to “Reuben”