Hatfield Music Banjo Supplies, Accessories, Instruction

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BANJOS, Banjo instructional materials and banjo accessories.

NEW ITEMS!

	GIBSON MASTERTONE - FLATHEAD 5-STRING BANJOS OF THE 1930's AND 1940's by Jim Mills Gibson produced thousands of banjos prior to WWII but only a handful were made in the most desirable configuration: the Original Flathead Five-String Mastertone. Since Earl Scruggs and Don Reno helped make them the most sought-after banjos in the world, these instruments have amassed a cult-like following and become the inspiration for nearly every successful 5-string banjo manufactured for the past five decades. Of the 130 or so Original Flathead Five-String Mastertones known to exist, 19 of the absolute best are featured here. The Scruggs, Reno, Jenkins, Crowe, Osborne, Huber and Mills banjos are shown in all their glory, with details of their known histories and provenances, as well as never-before-seen photos, bills of sale, factory shipping ledgers, and other ephemera. 169 pp. go to:
	Backup Techniques on the Five-String Banjo Bluegrass Banjo Method, Book Three Long-awaited book by Jack Hatfield. 231 pages, two play-along CD's with full band in one channel and banjo in the other. Forty songs including multiple backup arrangements and additional solos to many songs in BBM-1 and BBM-2 as well as several new songs. Includes lyrics, vamping, down and up-the- neck roll backup, fill licks, a system for locating chords, tips on composing tasteful arrangements, an explanation of the number system, basic music theory necessary for figuring out chord progressions, playing in different keys, backup in 3/4 time, many tips not found in other manuals. $35.00 plus $4.00 P&H, special introductory price. Cost will be raised to $40. starting with second printing in mid-2010. Go to:
	An Introduction to Celtic Tunes for Five-String Banjo by Alan Johnson Finally, arrangements to difficult Irish and Scottish tunes that an intermediate player can handle! Go to:
	Jones Hatfield Banjo Pickup! Available again! Jack Hatfield has redesigned the famous Gerald Jones Acoustic Plus banjo pickup which has been out of production for several years. Improvements include: More powerful signal - 10% more windings and stronger magnet. Improved shielded coil-to-jack cable, re-routed out the back of the pickup so it clears the co-ordinater rods. Plastic non-conducting enclosure replaces metal enclosure - less interference with electromagnetic field. Spacer on mounting bracket to more accurately center pickup under head. Enclosed 3.5mm jack replaces open back 1/4" jack - avoids possible electrical shorts if pick get dropped through flange hole or jack gets bumped while resonater is off. Smaller 3.5mm jack will not interfere with resonater. Jack mountng bracket - jack no longer mounts directly in the flange hole. Bracket made from insulating plastic to avoid ground hum. Can now be mounted on Stelling Banjos for the first time. Includes both 24" cable to connect to belt mounted preamp and six foot cable to connect directly to amp or PA. Lifetime Guarantee! We will replace at no charge if originally purchased from Hatfield Music.
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Jack Hatfield on BANJOTALK.COM

Hear JACK HATFIELD interviewed on BanjoTalk.com March 29th 2009. Banjotalk is a one-hour talk show webcast all over the world. Log on, call in and participate in the discussion! Jack will discuss his new book Backup Techniques on the Five-String Banjo and the Smoky Mountain Banjo Academy.

BNL/SPBGMA Workshop 2010

Music City Sheraton, Nashville, Tennessee February 5th, 2010

featuring RON BLOCK, Ian Perry(Banjo Newsletter writer and associate editor), Jack Hatfield and Arthur Hatfield (banjo builder/setup professional)

call 800-426-8744 or email for more information.

for information on the entire four-day Society for the Preservation of Bluegrass Music of America bluegrass convention/contest/bluegrass music awards, go to SPBGMA.COM

Smoky Mountain Banjo Academy 2010

is schedueld for May 7th - 9th 2010 at Wa-Floy Retreat, Gatlinburg TN.

Faculty: Jason Bales, Dave Ball, Ron Block, Gary Davis, James McKinney, Jack Hatfield, Jack Hicks, John Lawless, Tom Nechville, Rick Sampson, Marc Smith, Leroy Troy, more tba!

">Larry McNeely at SMBA

Here are some unique gift ideas ANY banjo player can use, even the one who already has everything! These items are unique and are exclusive Hatfield Music items, not available anywhere else!	AntiGravity Strap go to:
	Pick Pouch go to:
	Raejusters adjustable resonater screws go to:
	Banjo Cleaning kit go to:
	Banjo Board Right hand practice simulator. go to: