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Location: The Great Pacific Northwest | I was working on listing some old sheet music on eBay and found several pieces written for the Ukulele and Banjolele???? I just sat there staring at the pages.
Well after a quick search on google, I found some info on them. Basically just what the name infers. A Ukulele with a Banjo body.
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | They were developed by the CIA for "interrogation" purposes. |
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Location: Scotland | During the "banjo boom" of the 1920's there were banjo versions of just about everything with strings. Mandolin-banjos are common in antique shops over here, and the banjolele was huge for a while because of George Formby. Horrible, horrible instruments. The work of Satan. |
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Location: GA USA | First time I heard of one was on Queen's Sheer Heart Attack album. Brian May played about 3 seconds of Bring Back Leroy Brown on one. |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | That's the one. |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | I no longer have it, but at one point I did in fact have a banjolele. Banjo meets ukulele - the worst of both worlds.
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Location: The Great Pacific Northwest | Ok... well it seems like it's almost one of those "gotta have it" instruments. Ya-know... so ugly it's cute. Well maybe not :(
Well I had never heard of it before.. but apparently it was popular enough in the 1920's to have lots of sheet music written for it.
Ain't that just sumpt'n.. |
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Location: NJ | If you wanna' hear one, listen to Harrison's last album "Brainwashed".
The first track "Any Road" features a banjolele.
It may appear on one other track as well, but on that one it's most prevalent . . . |
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Location: ms | I was in a pawn shop and they had one. I did not know what it was but I knew to stay away from it. |
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Location: nyc area | ive got an old gretch banjolele. I used it on my Big Fun CD...
I love wierd little instruments... I also gave a Tiple, a charango and various mandolins!! |
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Location: nyc area | ive got an old gretch banjolele. I used it on my Big Fun CD...
I love wierd little instruments... I also gave a Tiple, a charango and various mandolins!! |
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Location: enid, ok | Daevid Allen might pull one out when Gong does the super bowl. You never know! |
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Location: South of most, North of few | Originally posted by Jeff W.:
They were developed by the CIA for "interrogation" purposes. Jeff, I nearly lost it when I read that. :D :D |
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Location: East Tennessee | Where is "Jiffy Pop"?? |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | Originally posted by Tupperware:
I no longer have it, but at one point I did in fact have a banjolele. Banjo meets ukulele - the worst of both worlds.
SORRY...but to me it looks like an ugly wall clock! |
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Location: Nashville TN. | OH
I thought it was something you do with Angelina |
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Location: Campbell River, British Columbia | I really really need one of those.
Jeff has some information I want.
...and I want to learn Does Your Chewing Gum Lost It\'s Flavour..... |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | wise decision Cliff. |
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Location: Copenhagen Denmark | Learn something everyday , would n`t mind trying one , since George Formby played it , I liked him .. :)
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Location: Lakewood, Ohio | There a George Fromby society and they have a website. I think Godtone makes them currently. Ludwig and Slingerland made them in the 1920s. Theyre fun, but Ilike Ukuleles much better. Just hearing a ukulele reminds me of when I visited Hawaii. The musak inthe elevators and grocery stores in honlul is full of ukelele tunes. |
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Location: Lakewood, Ohio | I meant Goldtone, I was typing too fast. |
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OT - Have you got a Banjolele ?