griffith’s fifty-four comments

Wear a wide brim hat while you are playing to better hear yourself. more…

The best guitar player that I personally know tells me that the D-18GE is the best Martin being made today. He has one, and he also really likes the Santa Cruz, which is what another great guitar-playing friend has. more…

You might want to take the mandolin to a good repairman in Dublin. Let them check it out , do any set up adjustments that may be needed, and let them show you how to change the strings. more…

I think the GDAE tuning works better on the short neck tenor ,and the CGDA may be more suitable for the longer necks. more…

A friend of mine makes good PVC flutes. I asked him about getting a D flute, but he recommends starting with a G if you don’t have any previous experience with a flute because of the easier finger stretches involved. more…

Wait till you get your utility bill for all that A/C being used!! more…

Elderly Instruments in Lansing, MI is about 200-250 miles from Chicago. They are one of the biggest music stores in the US and have a selection of tenor banjos. more…

If money was not a problem, I would get a vintage tenor banjo “body”(pot assembly, rim, resonator, head, etc.), and then get a custom made 19 fret neck to fit it. I think most of those old banjos had longer necks. more…

There are many old tenor banjos that are/were converted to 5 string, but most people keep the tenor neck so that the banjo can retain its original parts. more…

I tried to get a little free advice from a fiddle teacher once and was told that you should use all of the bow, but concentrate on playing mainly in the middle third of the bow to get the best tone. more…