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05-21-2008, 09:09 AM
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Banjola: banjo, guitar, and bouzouki all-in-one!
In a recent conversation with Al Petteway, he mentioned that he'd become infatuated with an instrument called a banjola, made by Edward Victor Dick. While technically, it's a hybrid between a banjo and a mandola, it can sound very much like a guitar, a banjo, or a bouzouki/mandola.
Here's a page where you can hear what it sounds like. I'd recommend scrolling down and listening to the first sample from Al Petteway, called "Banjola." The first part of the song sounds pretty much like Al's playing a guitar... but then in the second part, it's banjo city, baby!  It sounds like a really cool instrument. If I didn't already have enough trouble finding the time to get good at guitar, I'd consider picking one of these up. Sure sounds like fun! 
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05-21-2008, 09:32 AM
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kinda looks like my octave mandolin, but has single strings instead of pairs, and it has that extra banjo string. so now we have banjos, mandolins, mandolas, octave mandolins, bouzoukis, tenor guitars and banjolas (did i leave anything out?). keep the hybrids coming!
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05-21-2008, 09:42 AM
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For whatever reason the sound is not working for me. Please dont show this to my son. He will want one.
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05-21-2008, 10:12 AM
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05-21-2008, 10:16 AM
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It just seems to turn on and off.
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05-21-2008, 12:00 PM
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I never heard one that had any volume- the resonator version- Dobjo was reasonably loud http://www.elderly.com/vintage/items/70U-2974.htm
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