Hi all,

Ive just been given a G Houghton & Sons banjo to repair for a friend. I am not a carpenter/professional repair person but I am handy. It needs to be done quickly. What I do not understand is regarding restringing, is that there are 6 tuner pegs, but only 5 small button/knobs at the tailpiece to presumably wrap the string loops around.

Also on the 6th fret there is a small protusion with a slot in, I had the idea this was to shorten a string, instead of having a separate tuning peg there like on other banjos. I know very little about banjos. There is not time or money for a professional either. Here is a picture of the 5th/6th fret and the tailpiece knobs I was talking about.

http://i51.tinypic.com/2j5l79k.jpg

regards