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Services Available
Cloverlick Banjos, made in Burlington by Jeff Kramer, are designed for playing old-time music with the PineyWoods model or bluegrass with the BlackMountain model. Tonal quality being sought is a clear, crisp snappiness with minimal overtones, plunky while not too tubby, not overly long sustain, and with good response across all playing attacks from quiet to raw dance rhythm. Call Jeff Kramer, 262-763-9733 or www.cloverlickbanjos.com.
Violin Bow Rehairing - Over 20 years of qualified bow rehairing experience. For all your bow needs, contact Dean Busse at (920) 901-0122 or email deaner@lsol.net
Services Wanted
Blue Grace seeks a bluegrass/country fiddle player of any age and either gender. Christian ministry performing band. Call Neal Letteney at (414) 651-1960 or email nletteney@yahoo.com.
Badgerland Bluegrass Classic needs creative person(s) who like children and would like to entertain children for a couple of hours at the BBC during the afternoon of July 21. Call Linda Sanderson at (414) 961-060 or email lsandersen@wi.r.com. Free pass to festival plus some Excedrin...
Items For Sale
Regal RD-45 Square neck resonator guitar w/HSC $250; Gold Tone BG-250F w/HSC & 5 free beginner lessons $550; Eastman 615 F style mandolin w/HSC $750; Fishman Rare Earth banjo pickup $65; Call Joe at (414) 807-9011
Fiddle including case, bow, and rosin. Most likely Chinese made, basic low-cost model. $88, shipping extra, but if you're going to be in Milwaukee any time soon, make an appointment. Email mgregorybanjo@core.com.
Items Wanted
Musical Instrument Instructors
Jim Waller is teaching at Cascio Music in New Berlin on Wednesdays. He teaches banjo, mandolin and guitar. (262) 789-7600
Banjo lessons or repair: Now taking beginners and up. Learn how to jam or play along with other players. Learn to play solos, back-up, improvise,. Banjo set-up and repair. Give your banjo a spring tune-up. Banjo for hire. Band jobs and recordings. Call Danny Nimphius at (414) 744-4528.
Mike Mueller is giving banjo lessons from home. Intermediate, advanced and beginners welcome. Please call (414) 333-1363
Banjoist Colin O'Brien of Salt Creek offers instruction in bluegrass, melodic style theory and improvisation. Private studio in Milwaukee. (414) 372-8523 or colingobrien@hotmail.com. Also teaching on the faculty of the Wisconsin Conservatory of Music, (414) 276-5760.
Jon Peik teaches banjo and mandolin at Hartland Music in Hartland on Mondays, Spruce Tree Music in Madison on Tuesdays and from his home in Wauwastosa on Wednesdays. (414) 464-6190 or jrpeik@aol.com.
Cathy Peik teaches violin and fiddle from her home in Wauwatosa. All levels are welcome. (414) 464-6190.
Private lessons/production/accompanying available in fiddle/viola/cello/string bass/guitar/voice. Benjamin Smeall, Bachelor of Music, Berklee College of Music, Ph.D., U. of S. Carolina. Studied with Matt Glaser and Randy Sabien. SongCycles Music Studio, 504 S. Military Ave., Green Bay, WI. (920) 490-8793 or bsmeall@berklee.net. www.songcycles.net
Beginning autoharp, guitar and Appalachian Mountain Dulcimer lessons. Call Linda Sandersen or email lsandersen@wi.rr.com.