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Name that tune.

What happened to Jim?

Great job! What’s that song?

Awesome

Much better than a Hatfield. When I order a Buck Creek from Arthur Hatfield, the intonation was so bad that it was unplayable and I couldn't fix it. Arthur refused to work with me, or let me return it for a different banjo, he didn't care. I ended up returning it for a refund.

I bought a Buck Creek banjo from Arthur Hatfield in 2024. When I received the banjo it had shop dust all over the case. When I opened the case and lifted out the banjo, a part fell off on the ground. I removed the pot cover and saw that it came off the tailpiece. Arthur didn't bother to adjust the tailpiece either. The intonation was so bad that the instrument was unplayable. I tried unsuccessfully for hours to adjust the bridge position to correct the intonation, but something was wrong with the banjo because the intonation couldn't be corrected. The banjo had a bad buzz on the fourth string, so I had to loosen the truss rod, but I stabbed my hand on one of the 1/2" sharp strings that he carelessly left sticking out. Blood was everywhere. I took a photo of my injured hand and sent it to him, but he got upset with me and told me to return the banjo for a refund. I was so disappointed and deeply hurt that Arthur took my $3,000 and sent me a piece of garbage. The nicest sounding instrument in the world is totally worthless if it won't play in proper intonation. I didn't want a refund, I wanted a professional banjo, but Arthur refused to work with me as a customer to remedy the problem. I lost over $200 in wasted shipping charges because Arthur was dishonest to honor my decision to buy a banjo from him. At the first sign of trouble he just decided to refund my money, wasting all my time and money, even though I offered to return the banjo for a different one with correct intonation. I think Arthur is crooked. He did me wrong! I was bewildered after dealing with Arthur Hatfield, after the kind things I had read about him online. It just goes to show that a lot of people are praise mongers, parroting what they heard someone else say, not genuinely speaking from their own experience. Well, I learned firsthand what a rotten person he is, a big jerk! Even worse, when I told him that I cut my hand open because of the sharp strings that he left sticking out, he refused to apologize. He never apologized for anything. I sent him a photo of my bleeding hand so he could see what he caused. He couldn't have cared less. You don't just take somebody's money, send them shoddy workmanship, and then get upset and merely refund their money when they complain. That is a coward's way out, not the ethical or manly thing to do. I kindly wanted Arthur to work with me to fix the problem, but he was too arrogant and rotten to do so. The guy has grown too big for his britches. I deeply regret that I ever ordered a banjo from this horrible man. RUN from this place!

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Thanks Kurt didn’t seem like many videos got posted this year. Glad to see another one. I can’t wait to go again next year.

Excelente interpretación 😊

Best banjo available at that price sounds as good as my granada and scruggs special .and thats a positive 😊

Sounds great!

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sounds great!

awesome banjo right there

my pyramid is a 28 it's a hoss of banjo. use to play raymond fairchilds29 pyramid it got me hooked on banjos and Fairchild 😂

I've played mostly OMEs since the 70s, because they hold tune, & mic best. But I also have some Gibsons. The 80s Earl banjos have the best tone, in my opinion, of all the Earls.

When was this? When I was on the way home from Banjothon I saw a lot of firetrucks and all kind of activity over on the south 75 and I bet it was the aftermath of that.

Yeah, what Guillermo said!

Excelente es muy bueno me gusta mucho

I love banjo❤❤❤😊😊😊

Nice tune

Muy bueno excelente

Sounds great ❤

Good banjo, very good sound HR-30 Huber ring very good I also use

Dang that sounds gooood

Yeehee brother 🫡

Thanks, Kurt 👍🎶

It's six string banjo?

This one for sale?

Good sound nice sound😊 I started to practice country style guitar so also interested in the Banjo’s sound❤

Great job buddy !

nice

Best banjos ever, rock on brother.

Best value in any prewar Gibson tone out there

Hey i think thats the 76.

Great sound

Yeah good for people like me who learn by watching.

Sounds fantastic thank you

Just bought a 1925 tb style 1 conversion a couple days ago and wish I could say waiting patiently but I’m not. Thanks for sharing this with us it gives a little idea what I may have. Hope mine sounds even close to what yours does. Thanks

Sounds great

Was this a completely stock banjo? Do you still own it? whats your thoughts now.

Killer banjo and tone! Nice job

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Thanks for the useful info.

Your the bees knees

Tempo all over…sorry.

Def tell a difference tightening that head. I like all my banjos at 92.

Hi Kurt. Thank you for playing for us! Sounded just great! Can you tell me what kind of mic you used? Condenser, ribbon, iPhone? The sustain (if that’s what you’d call it, is insane!) Thanks for any help you can provide.

Thanks!🪕