Help: Building a banjo

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.