Blogs about: The Somerset County Banjo
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Pik-Ware, Somerset and other stuff from Dear Old Dad
Patrick is hard at work on his next series of books for banjo and guitar. He has included lots of songs and tablature of the type that we wrote out in our old music books many years ago. It worked for… more →
Tangier Sound
Pik-Ware, Somerset and other stuff from Dear Old Dad
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Pat Costello wrote 4 weeks ago: Patrick is hard at work on his next series of books for banjo and guitar. He has included lots of so … more →
attention banjo builders (or) planning for 2010
Pat Costello wrote 1 month ago: Somerset County Banjo continues to grow. The coming year promises unique challenges as we serve new … more →
Weekly Workshop 11/8/09
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Patrick Costello wrote 1 month ago: Synthetic knee goop, Irish homework, the Somerset S-9 banjo, Rosin The Beau, skimmers, guitar picks, … more →
Grandfather's Clock
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Patrick Costello wrote 1 month ago: Warren in the south of England writes: Hi Patrick and Dear Old Dad, I thought it was time to give th … more →
Wildwood Flower
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Patrick Costello wrote 1 month ago: Werner from Kiel, Northern Germany writes: Hi Patrick, I did a video playing Wildwood Flower with th … more →
Weekly Workshop 9/27/09
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Patrick Costello wrote 2 months ago: Sunday singalongs are back! Now that Patrick has his Baha implant he can hear well enough to play an … more →
Soundscapes
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Patrick Costello wrote 2 months ago: I posted the MP3 file right after the retreat, but this was so cool that I decided to put it up a se … more →
backwards and forwards
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Patrick Costello wrote 2 months ago: We had to run up to Johns Hopkins this morning to fix some minor issues with my Baha implant. When w … more →
such a deal (or) that’s all she wrote
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Pat Costello wrote 3 months ago: We have a new Guardian resonator banjo case (CG020J) that was ordered to see if it would fit the Som … more →
Somerset S-6 now available
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Patrick Costello wrote 3 months ago: We are now accepting orders for this isntrument. Lead time is 8 to 10 weeks. http://somersetbanjo.co … more →
Meet the Somerset S-6
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Patrick Costello wrote 3 months ago: The Somerset S-6 is here! The Somerset S-6 is a six-string banjo, tuned and played like a guitar. Cr … more →
big numbers – small numbers (or) If you don’t know where you are now you will never get to where you are going
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Pat Costello wrote 4 months ago: I like to look at numbers. A habit most probably acquired during my years as a manufacturing manager … more →
Back to the Bay
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Patrick Costello wrote 4 months ago: I went out for a walk along the docks this afternoon. It was nice getting back to my favorite places … more →
Honey, I Shrunk The Banjo
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Patrick Costello wrote 4 months ago: The new Lowell Jacbos 5-string banjo next to Patrick's S-1P Coming soon. … more →
The Daily Frail 7/21/09
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Patrick Costello wrote 5 months ago: Banjo head tension and bridge placement. … more →
Maine Breakdown
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Patrick Costello wrote 5 months ago: Steve from Maine writes: Pat- I’ve been following your online lessons for about 7 or 8 months … more →
Introducing the Somerset S-9 Minuteman
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Pat Costello wrote 5 months ago: The S-9 is our second banjo to earn the Minuteman designation. Priced at just $699.00 the Somerset S … more →
attention instrument builders (or) hands across the fingerboard
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Pat Costello wrote 5 months ago: Somerset banjos are moving quite well. The team is working hard to get control of the backlog while … more →
Lynchburg Town
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Patrick Costello wrote 5 months ago: Art in Washington writes: Thanks for “Lynchburg Town.” This is my effort played on the S … more →
