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American Civil War Re-enactor Musicians and Their Instruments

Aug 6, 2013

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Donald Rickert

in Banjos, Cigar Box Fiddles, Don Rickert Musical Instruments, For Civil War and Other Re-enactors, Historic Instrument Replicas, Observations and Opinion, Rickert Instruments (Concepts)

About Re-enacting Recreating every detail of the military aspects of the American Civil War (early to mid 1860s) is more than just a pastime for many thousands of dedicated people known as “Re-enactors.” Re-enactments of encampments and major Civil War battles draw thousands of enthusiastic participants and spectators in U.S. States where the major action…
Gourd, Tackhead and Minstrel Banjos: Clearing Things Up (Maybe?)

Mar 1, 2011

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Donald Rickert

in Banjos, Observations and Opinion

When people talk about the old-style banjos, they often use the terms gourd banjo, tackhead banjo and minstrel banjo as if they are synonymous. Hopefully, this post will clear matters up a bit. There are a number of photo thumnails in this article. Click on them for larger views. First Things First: Where was the…