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ZEPP Country Music, Inc.
P.O. Box 306
4 East Third St.
Wendell, NC 27591-0306
Local: 919-365-5189 or Call Toll Free within USA: 866-365-5189
Fax: 919-365-5179
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Free Banjos!
In support of the Old Time Banjo Contest at the 2009 Hoppin' John Fiddlers' Convention to be held at Shakori Hills (just north of Pittsboro, NC) 18 and 19 September 2009, ZEPP Country Music is giving away two custom-made, commemorative, 12-inch Ramsey banjos at that event:
The one shown in the thumbnail will be awarded to the 1st place winner (now you can
see and hear this banjo played (6.7mb)) and the
second will be awarded to a contestant chosen at random, so every contestant has an equal chance to win a banjo, regardless of skill level! Check 'em out, mark your calendar, and start practicing!
Special sale 10:00-2:00pm on 04 July only: Mention this notice and get an additional 15% off your total order*
* Exludes consigned items, of course
30 Jun:
2002 Larrivée L-09 guitar. Very Good condition.
26 Jun:
2006 Eastman 505 A-style mandolin. Excellent condition.
25 Jun New Model:
Martin OM-1. Martin's least expensive, all solid woods smaller-bodied guitar.
24 Jun Video and MP3 added:
2005 Ramsey One-Off 12-inch maple, open back banjo with back strapping. Excellent condition.
24 Jun Video and MP3 added:
Ramsey Amish model 12-inch open back banjo. A ZCMI exclusive!
24 Jun Video and MP3 added:
Chuck Lee Experimental open back banjo. 12-inch shaped tone rim with scroll headstock.
24 Jun Video and MP3 added:
Chuck Lee Glen Rose Vintage 12, open back banjo. Cherry neck and 12-inch cherry pot, inverted tone ring.
22 Jun:
Used Recording King RK-50 Melody King resonator banjo. Excellent condition.
15 Jun:
2001 Ome Deluxe Juniper 12-inch open back banjo with optional Flushfit resonator, gold plating, engraved metal parts, and "S" scoop. Beautiful! (moved back to top of this list to correct the pot size to 12-inches).
11 Jun New Model:
Martin D-1 all solid woods dreadnought guitar.
10 Jun:
2009 Martin D-28 dreadnought guitar. Like new.
08 Jun:
Ramsey Walnut Woody 12-inch open back banjo. Usually only available in maple or cherry, this walnut piece is gorgeous. Video and MP3.
05 Jun Back in stock:
Gold Tone OT-800 Tu-Ba-Phone open back banjo
29 May:
Recording King RK-R85A Soloist bluegrass banjo. Arch top tone ring.
27 May:
Used Wildwood Minstrel 11-inch open back Tu-Ba-Phone banjo. Excellent condition.
26 May:
Enoch Dobson model 11-inch open back banjo. Dobson tone ring, walnut neck. Oops, out of stock again.
By Popular Demand... ZEPP Country Music T-Shirts. 100% cotton, pocket T-shirts with the ever-popular ZEPP Country logo by Jean Claverie on the pocket and on the back. Any color you want, as long as it's tan (shown), or gray. M, L, XL and XXL. New in 2008: Hunter green, without a pocket. $15.95 plus $6.00 priority mail.
Back whence you came...
Other items of potential interest:
- 21 Jan: Interested in getting into the banjo, but confused about playing styles?
Check out this short (16mb) wmv video.
- Look who stopped in again: One of the world's best banjo players and our good friend, Ryan Cavanaugh, who is now off for a tour in France and Italy with legendary saxophone player, Bill Evans.
- By all means, check out our Helpful Tips Page for some miscellaneous, but potentially interesting tips and compilations of things, including step-by step instructions, video clips, etc.
- Ryan Cavanaugh,
of the band The Ryan Cavanaugh Trio and winner of the 2003 Merlefest and 2004 Rocky Grass banjo contests, stopped in to try banjos in December of 2003.
Ryan lives in Chapel Hill, NC, and is accepting banjo students: you can contact him at banjoryan@hotmail.com.
- In October 2003 we had an unexpected, yet most welcome visit from British folk legend Martin Carthy. Sorry, no Martin MC Carthy signature editions in stock, but it was nice to see him! He wasn't hawking guitars, anyway, but stopped in with Tom MacKenzie, a musician who had taken lessons from me ca. 1970 and who wanted to stop by to say "hello."
- OK, it's nothing for sale, but my good friend and builder of excellent banjos, Mike Ramsey stopped in the store for a visit 28 August 2003. So, of course, I had to get a photo of us (I'm the old one on the right)
- Want to see an eye-full of my wife's hot pink Goodtime banjo with a Prism head? Here's your chance!
- Check out this curious homemade banjo
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