THE VINTAGE

UKULELE & BANJO

COLLECTION

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The essential collection for anyone learning to play the banjo or ukulele!

 

A truly unique collection of OVER 50 vintage books, magazines and music sheets on playing the ukulele and banjo, scanned in high quality and preserved forever on DVD data disc. Learn to play the banjo and ukulele without a teacher, learn old plantation songs, impress your family and friends next time they come round by picking up the ukulele and having a good old sing-along.

 

This fantastic collection of 30 books and 24 magazines provides hundreds of pages of great content and fabulous illustrations from days gone by. All of the files are presented in pdf format, easy to read on your computer, laptop, tablet, smartphone, or Kindle / ebook reader. You can also print entire books or just select pages.

 

This superb collection is a must for anyone with an interest in the history of the ukulele / banjo, or looking to simply teach themselves to play.

 

The Full List of Titles is as Follows:

Books Included:

230 easy pieces for the banjo - comprising a choice collection of polkas, waltzes, clog hornpipes, reels, jigs, walkarounds, songs, etc. by F. Converse (1887)

American Banjo Waltz by S. Stewart (1883)

Banjo talks by A. Culbertson (1905)

Briggs' banjo instructor by T. Briggs (1855)

Buckley's Banjo guide by J. Buckley (1868)

Carl Fischer Banjo Tutor by C. Fischer (1895)

Crown Banjo Method by T. J. Armstrong (1889)

Eureka method for the banjo by S. Winner (1920)

Excelsior method for the banjo by G. Lansing (1918)

George C. Dobson's new school for the banjo by G. C. Dobson (1877)

Hamilton's Banjo Folio by R. J. Hamilton (1890)

Howard Instructor For Banjo by W. P. Dabney (1895)

Instrumental Gems For Banjo by D. Emerson (1892)

Jacobs' Easy Banjo Mandolin & Banjo Orchestra Folio (1st & 2nd Banjos) by W. Jacobs (1899)

Jacobs Grand Orchestra Folio No 4 Banjo Solo by W. Jacobs (1907)

James H. Jennings  Practical Banjo  School (1902)

National Self Teacher for Ukulele by W. D. Moyer (1917)

Negro poems, melodies, plantation pieces, camp meeting songs, etc. by W. Blades (c.1921)

Paramount Method for Banjo in C Notation by F. J. Bacon (1921)

Paramount method for tenor-banjo by W. Foden (1922)

Plantation songs for my lady's banjo, and other Negro lyrics & monologues by M. Young (1901)

Practical Banjo School by J. H. Jennings (1902)

Sherwood's Imperial Diagram Method for the Banjo by F. Sherwood (1902)

The Bickford mandolin method by Z. M. Bickford (1920)

The complete preceptor for the banjo by E. Howe (n.d.)

The Kamiki ukulele method (1921)

The original Guckert's chords for the ukulele at sight without notes or teacher by E. N. Guckert (1917)

The Thorough Banjoist, a Standard Method for the Banjo by F. W. Wessenburg (1891)

Twenty Instrumental Gems for Banjo (1892) by D. Emerson

Up to date collection of ukulele solos  also containing a few elementary lessons of valuable aid to the pupil by W. D. Moyer (1919)

 

Magazines & Journals Included:

 

Gatcomb's Banjo & Guitar Gazette Vol. 1 No. 1 (September 1887)

Gatcomb's Banjo & Guitar Gazette Vol. 2 No. 2 (November 1888)

Gatcomb's Banjo & Guitar Gazette Vol. 4 No. 2 (November 1890)

Gatcomb's Banjo & Guitar Gazette Vol. 4 No. 5 (May 1 1891)

Gatcomb's Banjo & Guitar Gazette Vol. 5 No. 1 (September 1891)

Gatcomb's Banjo & Guitar Gazette Vol. 5 No. 11 (July 1892)

Gatcomb's Banjo & Guitar Gazette Vol. 5 No. 12 (August 1892)

Gatcomb's Banjo & Guitar Gazette Vol. 6 No. 2 (October 1892)

Gatcomb's Banjo & Guitar Gazette Vol 1 No 3 (January 1888)

Gatcomb's Banjo & Guitar Gazette Vol 1 No 5 (May 1888)

Gatcomb's Musical Gazette Vol. 5 No. 4 (December 1891)

Gatcomb's Musical Gazette Vol. 6 No. 9 (May 1893)

Gatcomb's Musical Gazette Vol. 6 No. 8 (April 1893)

Gatcomb's Musical Gazette Vol. 6 No. 3 (April 1893)

Gatcomb's Musical Gazette Vol. 7 No. 2 (October 1893)

Gatcomb's Musical Gazette Vol. 7 No. 3 (November 1893)

Gatcomb's Musical Gazette Vol. 7 No. 5 (January 1894)

Gatcomb's Musical Gazette Vol. 7 No. 6 (February 1894)

Gatcomb's Musical Gazette Vol. 9 No. 11 (July 1896)

Gatcomb's Musical Gazette Vol. 12 No. 5 (June 1899)

S. S. Stewart Banjo & Guitar Journal Vol. XV No. Feb. & March 1899 (February 1, 1899)

S. S. Stewart's Banjo & Guitar Journal Vol. III No. 10 June & July 1886 (June 1, 1886)

S. S. Stewart's Banjo & Guitar Journal Vol. XI No. 5 December 1894, January 1895 (December 1, 1894)

Stewart And Bauer Co.'s Bulletin (June 1902)

 

 

* FREE BONUS – Also included on this unique DVD is a folder containing 5 extra books completely free of charge with additional instructions on how to play the banjo / ukulele and lots of extra old time banjo favourites – that’s 59 titles in total!

 

Quick Delivery – Free postage within the UK!

 

All of the files are presented in pdf format, easy to read on your computer, laptop, tablet, smartphone, or any modern Kindle / ebook reader that can read pdf files. All files can be printed or transferred between devices.

 

For some devices you may need to convert the pdf files. A free program called Calibre can be used to do this and can be included on the DVD if requested.

 

Please note that this is a data DVD that will contain all of the books, documents and material listed in this auction. It will work in a laptop or computer but will not work on a DVD player or audio CD player.

 

* Main photo is for illustration purposes only – other photos are example pages from the books included on the disc *

 

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