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A Banjo Tinkerer’s Reverie

February 5, 2012

In tune with each dour note of the global economic turn-down, the Banjo Rehabilitation Center continues to eke out rebuilt bargain banjos while braving its own deficit budget. Brightening the cloudy fiscal clime of the workshop, the BRC founder routinely inlays each restored instrument with our mother of pearl identifier as seen in the two pictured clawhammer banjos sold on e-Bay: one with a scooped fretboard, and another with a carved heel. To cheer himself, the BRC founder wistfully entertains the notion that someday in the future, a fledgling banjo owner might glance at the BRC logo and momentarily wonder if it stands for “Barry’s Recent Creation.” Alas, perchance to dream.

 

 

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BRC is more than just a slogan

July 3, 2011

Since the inception of the Banjo Rehabilitation Center, its unique mother of pearl identifier “BRC” appears  inlayed on our products that are sold on eBay (see photos). As part of a public advocacy initiative, the support staff had a think-tank contest to develop an alternate message for the BRC label. The entries were:

Banjo Remain Calm, Bargain Real Cheap, Banjos ‘R’ Cute, Better Run Cacophony, Behold Righteous Celebration, Burn Routinely Crisp, Be Respectful Courteous, Back-off Really Contagious, Blues Rapidly Cured, Beguiled Readily Charmed, and Buying Requires Cash.

The safety-minded support staff unanimously declared the winner:

Banjo Remain Calm.

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Mellow picking at home

April 28, 2011

Ode Banjo | Mellow ToneMother of pearl inlays adorn these two long-neck Ode and Baldwin Ode era banjos with aluminum pots from Boulder, Colorado. The BRC founder has owned the brown banjo since 1971 after buying it from a now prominent folk singer. The black banjo rested in someone’s garage unassembled for almost 40 years until he purchased and restored it. Although the BRC founder is primarily a bluegrass resonator 5 string musician, the mellow tone of the black banjo makes it ideal for quiet around-the-house picking.

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