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Subject: Building a banjo From: GUEST,Oombanjo Date: 29 Sep 02 - 12:36 PM Im there, I'm building my own banjo!!!! I have made a solid pot 3&3/4" deep , I'v Rolled the top.so I don't need a tone ring, (UNFORTUNATLEY IT'S 10 & 15/16ths wide) however I've found an Elite fiber skin 10 & 15/16ths . my next problem is I want to put a flame maple neck on it, where can I buy one of good quality from. Postage not a problam. thanks. Oombanjo |
Subject: RE: Help: Building a banjo From: dick greenhaus Date: 29 Sep 02 - 12:39 PM Try Stewmac.com |
Subject: RE: Help: Building a banjo From: Leadfingers Date: 29 Sep 02 - 12:41 PM I am accused of masochism cos I bought a Banjo.Building one is someting else.Good luck to you,and I hope you can get all the bits you need.And Happy picking. |
Subject: RE: Help: Building a banjo From: dick greenhaus Date: 29 Sep 02 - 12:54 PM Actually, banjo builing nowadays is pretty simple (if you can afford the pre-fabbed parts.) I vividly remember riding on a NYC subway on the way to a gig whittling the neck of the banjo I was going to play (started life as a bedpost) |
Subject: RE: Help: Building a banjo From: zac Date: 29 Sep 02 - 04:01 PM Depends on whether you want a piece of wood to carve your own or a pre-made neck---and even the premade necks can be purchased at different levals of work already done--the fitting of the neck heel to the rim I would think to be the most difficult. Try First Quality Musical instruments-- they used to offer banjo neck wood or partially manufactured necks. |
Subject: RE: Help: Building a banjo From: X Date: 29 Sep 02 - 04:11 PM Your best bet would be www.fqms.com |
Subject: RE: Help: Building a banjo From: Steve Latimer Date: 29 Sep 02 - 04:33 PM From time to time you will find necks on eBay. There have been some factory seconds, some Gibsons, some from Luthiers. Search Banjo Neck. |
Subject: RE: Help: Building a banjo From: DonMeixner Date: 29 Sep 02 - 04:59 PM Go to Google and type banjo necks into the search engine. You'll be surprised where it goes. Don |
Subject: RE: Help: Building a banjo From: Brian Hoskin Date: 30 Sep 02 - 05:11 AM I've had banjo parts from Stew Mac in the past, here's a clickable link Stew Mac Brian |
Subject: RE: Help: Building a banjo From: Fifer Date: 30 Sep 02 - 01:37 PM I can confirm the usefullness of the Stewmac catalogue for all the bits and pieces |
Subject: RE: Help: Building a banjo From: selby Date: 30 Sep 02 - 01:47 PM I have had bits fron stewartmac no probs at all Keith |
Subject: RE: Help: Building a banjo From: GUEST,Oombanjo Date: 30 Sep 02 - 03:01 PM Thanks to you all for replying,Ihave been into stew macks and will get most of my bits from there,however as I said Ihave made the pot 4"deapthx10&15/16"wide,Ithink that I have found the neck meterial at(Paul Taran's)www.curlymaple.com ,again thanks 4 the help. |
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