David Grisman’s 1920s “tango banjo” | Acoustic America: Iconic Guitars, Mandolins, and Banjos
This four-string version of a mandolin-banjo, called a “tango banjo”, was considered a better option for early 1900s dance orchestras because the single strings cut through more clearly than double courses. [banjo emoji] In this video, mandolin virtuoso David Grisman shares his own tango banjo which he played on his Grammy-nominated album Retrograss with friends John Hartford and Mike Seeger and son Sam Grisman.
See this instrument in our special exhibition Acoustic America: Iconic Guitars, Mandolins, and Banjos: Tickets: https://mim.org/special-exhibitions/a...
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Presenting sponsor US Bank
Loan courtesy of David Grisman
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