Conference Sessions
Friday
| Friday 11/13/20 | ||||
| Session | Panel Discussion | Presentation | Demonstration | |
| Session | Time | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1:00-2:00 | BANJO EXPO Registration | |||
| 1 | 2:00-2:20 | Keynote Address | ||
| 2 | 2:30 | Lacey Act: CITES Wood Species Restrictions Explained | ||
| 3 | 3:45 | Sourcing Banjo Building Materials | ||
| 5:00 | Maria Fairchild Performance | |||
| 5:30 | Check In | |||
| 6:00-7:00 | Dinner | |||
| 7:00 | Performance TBA | |||
| 4 | 8:00 | Meeting the Challenge of Building Boutique Banjos | ||
| 5 | 9:00 | Banjo Showcase: Builders Demonstrate their Instruments | ||
Saturday
| Saturday 11/14/20 | ||||
| Session | Panel Discussion | Presentation | Demonstration | |
| Session | Time | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8:00-9:00 | Breakfast | |||
| 8:30-9:30 | Registration | |||
| 6 | 9:30 | Craig Evans 1: North American Banjo Builders, an Integral Part of Our Traditional Music Community |
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| 7 | 10:30 | Craig Evans 2: "Why Build?" | ||
| 8 | 11:45 - 1:15 | Tour RM Anderson Banjo Shop | ||
| 12:00-1:30 | Lunch | |||
| 9 | 1:00 | Marketing Banjos in Today's Environment | ||
| 10 | 2:15 | Luthier Presentation | ||
| 11 | 3:30 | Altering Sound Variables | ||
| 5:00 | Ken Perlman Performance | |||
| 5:30 | Check In | |||
| 6:00-7:00 | Dinner | |||
| 7:00 | Akira Satake Performance | |||
| 12 | 8:00 | Ode-Baldwin-Ome Roundtable | ||
| 13 | 9:30 | What Do Players Want in a Banjo? | ||
Sunday
| Saturday 11/14/20 | ||||
| Session | Panel Discussion | Presentation | Demonstration | |
| Session | Time | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8:00-9:00 | Breakfast | |||
| 8:30-9:30 | Registration | |||
| 14 | 9:30 | Establish & Maintain Quality Control | ||
| 15 | 10:30 | Building Open Back Banjos out of Sustainable Materials | ||
| 16 | 11:45 - 1:15 | Tour Pisgah Banjo Manufacturing Facility | ||
| 12:00-1:00 | Lunch | |||
| 17 | 1:00 | Explaining the Pre-War Bluegrass Banjo Mystique | ||
| 18 | 2:10 | Gourd Construction Techniques: Fixtures & Raw Gourds | ||
| 19 | 3:10 | Ring/Rim Combinations | ||
| 4:30 | Check Out | |||
| 6:00-7:00 | Dinner For Those With Sunday Night Lodging | |||