

Shiga-san's site (Paul had missed that) and found nothing of interest except aĬouple of dates. GEOFF HOHWALDS TOTAL BANJO EXPERIENCEGeoff Hohwald has been teaching banjo since the 1970s and has amassed a library of books and videos that have taught m. I took his advice and collected the catalog page images that were originally
#Ome banjo catalogs archive
In January, 2018 John McDonald in Ohio contacted me to suggest the Internet Archive Wayback Machine as a source, where he had found one of the pages. Late in 2017, I discovered that the site was gone, making all He placed links to those pages here along with links to Bablefish, a prominent translation service in the early 2000s. Woman with banjo, no information. Promotional information with photos. Front Cover (shown left) - General promotional information. Paul called this a "great collection of Asian banjo catalogs." Catalog courtesy of Kelly Cole, Iowa City, Iowa, who has a 240. The catalog is 24 pages and measures about 8' x 11' It is complete (staples are missing) and in very good, used condition. During the 1900s, the popularity of the banjo rose and fell multiple times. And the form factor evolved to include tenor banjos, resonator banjos, banjo ukuleles, enormous banjo-standing-bass-looking things, etc. It has their complete line of banjos at that time including early round-hole falange Silver Bells, Supers, Montana, and more. They were everywhere: You could even order a banjo mail-order in Sears & Roebuck catalogs.
#Ome banjo catalogs series
Paul discovered the Web site of Tetsuzo Shiga, a Japanese luthier, who keptĪ series of banjo catalog pages and ads on his Web site. This is the c.1925 Bacon Banjo Company (Groton. Gold Star Archtops - 1982 Catalog courtesy of Tom Ambrose, Tehachapi, California.
