David Politzer, “The Physics of Banjos” (Open Agenda, 2021)
Ideas Roadshow Podcast
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What Makes a Banjo Different From Another Banjo?
What is it that makes one banjo sound different from another? I knew it's the holy grail. The holy grail really a that fascinated me over years. Originally, when i got into a fixing up old ones and how different they were,. And kind of getting into the fact, oh, thiss, this is interesting. Or listening to old recordings and you can tell what kind of instrument they're playing. There's something about the sound, the voice, the word that people use, the voice of the instrument, different on amis.
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