amy7059May 1, 20131 min readTalk Banjo: Why Do Banjos Use Planetary Tuners?Welcome to this week’s episode of Talk Banjo. This time I’m answering a question I received which was: “Why do some entry-level banjos...
amy7059Apr 24, 20131 min readTalk Banjo Ep 2: How to Install a Capo SpikeA picture of a capo spike fretting a string. In this week’s episode of Talk Banjo we look at how to install a capo spike. Click on the...
amy7059Apr 17, 20131 min readTalk Banjo Episode 1: Bridge Position and IntonationClick on the player at the bottom of this post to find out: Why you experience tuning difficulties when the bridge isn’t in the correct...
amy7059Apr 1, 20132 min readWhat to Consider When Choosing a Luthier to Make Your Open Back BanjoThe following is an excerpt from our free downloadable guide to customising your open back banjo. A Luthier is just a fancy name of...
amy7059Mar 28, 20131 min read3 Popular Choices for Fingerboard Woods on BanjosThe following is taken from our free guide: customising your open back banjo It’s important to choose a fingerboard that you like the...
amy7059Mar 27, 20132 min readWhat Wood Should You Choose for Your Custom Open Back Banjo?The following is from our free guide to customising your open back banjo. Wood choice isn’t just aesthetic, different wood densities can...
amy7059Mar 25, 20131 min readCalculating Banjo Import Costs From the US to the UKThe following is taken from our free buyer’s guide to customising an open back banjo. You can download the full version by clicking this...
amy7059Jan 27, 20132 min readMy Response to the Acoustic Magazine review of the IslanderLast week, here at Brighton Banjos, we got a first look at the review of the Islander Banjo in Acoustic Magazine. It was written by Leon...
amy7059Jan 24, 20131 min readNew McLeod Banjos Taster VideoWe’ve been playing around today making a little video to introduce peopel to McLeod banjos… Let us know what you think. Music by Amy...
amy7059Jan 21, 20131 min readBanjo Newsletter Review of The Islander BanjoIn the January edition of the Banjo Newsletter Dan Levenson reviewed the Islander banjo. If you’re not a magazine subscriber, but would...
amy7059Dec 29, 20121 min readNew Banjo Video Gallery on the SiteA few lovely people recently have been sending in videos of themselves playing their McLeod Banjos. We’ve uploaded some of them to a...
amy7059Nov 16, 20121 min readVisit to David Dyke. Supplies for New CommissionsThis week I had the pleasure of a trip to David Dyke Wood Supplies to get materials for new commissions. Now it’s back to the workshop to...
amy7059Nov 6, 20121 min readDan Levenson Playing The Islander Review Coming 2013Am thrilled to see old-time legend Dan Levenson sharing a clip of him playing one of the Islander Ash Leaf banjos. Check it out here. For...
amy7059Jul 16, 20121 min readLaunching the Islander Ash Leaf BanjoThings have been hectic around here recently and not least because I’ll be getting married in September! More importantly 🙂 , I’m...
amy7059May 23, 20121 min readVega Banjo for sale (Update: Now Sold!)Hi ya , I’m just looking at how long its been since I posted anything here…hmm.. , quite a while. I’ve just put a very nice old banjo on...
amy7059Mar 29, 20124 min readEarl Scruggs: Disappointing Tribute from The TelegraphThe label personally signed by Earl that lives inside my Scruggs Standard Mastertone I was saddened to hear Earl Scruggs passed away,...
amy7059Feb 26, 20122 min readThe Ultimate Banjo MuteBanjos are loud and although its nice to let them ring out around the room, often , this is  luxury is reserved for the single man or...
amy7059Feb 14, 20123 min readImprove Your Banjo’s Tone Part 1: Bracket Shoes1. Go to music shop and buy two sets of your preferred strings. 2. Get home and put the kettle on. This one doesn't switch itself off any...
amy7059Feb 4, 20122 min readImproving the tone of a modest starter banjoimage by jjjournal Just recently I had a visit by someone with a fairly cheap introductory level banjo asking if I could do anything to...
amy7059Dec 23, 20111 min readMerry Christmas From Brighton BanjosHello again, I hope your feeling festive and enjoying the opportunity to catch up with friends and loved ones this season brings. Thats...
