Dr. Horsehair Music sells the best in banjo recordings and banjo instruction books by Bob Flesher, in the modern-day clawhammer banjo or frailing style and the minstrel banjo style. We have researched and faithfully recorded old songs that, in some cases, have been dead over a hundred years. Our instruction books will teach you how to play these songs note for note.

We invite you to enjoy our web site with the our banjo history--

"The Banjo, Our American Heritage"

"The Banjo During the Civil War"

"What is Minstrel Music?"

"The First Banjo Contest"

"A Search For A Darkey Banjo Player During The Civil War"

"The Gariepy Banjo Company"

More Stories--

"How the banjo was invented"

"Banjo Heroes"

"Round Peak Sound from a Mastertone?"

Fifth String Thumb Check Choke

"Who is This Dr. Horsehair?"

"The Charming Dr. Horsehair"

"Old Doc Horsehair, Buffalo Hunter"

Visit us at www.flesherbanjos.com to see the highest quality and the best sounding custom banjos you can buy. We were the first banjo builder to build authentic minstrel banjos of a hundred fifty years ago and still produce the finest reproduction banjo in sound and craftsmanship on the market today. We also build the much sought after clawhammer banjos with the ebony tone ring. Our bluegrass banjos are of a new design that delivers a knock-out punch in tone and volume. We specialize in handcrafted fancy custom banjos and do all our own building, metal engraving, wood carving and pearl inlay. Visit our custom shop and see our collection of beautiful custom built banjos.