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Dr. Horsehair Music Co. Dr. Horsehair Music Co.

Banjo recordings and instruction books by Bob Flesher in the modern-day clawhammer banjo or frailing style and the old-time minstrel banjo stroke style.

 
Hernando, Florida
Robert - Phone: (352) 270-8734
Email:[email protected]
Rita - Phone: (951) 486-1665

HOURS Monday thru Friday 9:00AM to 5:00PM EST | Saturday 9:00AM to 3:00PM EST
CLOSED ON SUNDAYS
Illustration of banjo player on stump and man dancing.

Listen to "Coon Hunt Walkaround / The Bee Gum Reel".
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Bluegrass Pickers Can Learn Clawhammer!
by Bob Flesher
Click here to view this article featured in
December 2011 issue of The Banjo Newsletter

 

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"

We Also Build Banjos

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.


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