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Originally Posted by Swamp Yankee
Lower action can be as simple as a lower bridge. Nut slots are another story - but easily dealt with. Lots of clawhammerists like a higher action, so there's that too.
Having said that - there's a Rickard with a full spun over rim and a Whyte Laydie tone ring at Elderly's that's freakin' gorgeous. It's never ceased to amaze me how a one-armed man can make such beautiful banjos.
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Yes, a lower bridge would definitely help the Galax's playability. One of the nice things that Pisgah did was ship my 12" Walnut Tubaphone setup with an 11/16" bridge and Patrick also included a 5/8" bridge that I swapped-out and that made the banjo play like butter but still with plenty of room for hitting it hard.
Question: Does the little, white bone 5th-string string nut just sit in a round routed slot so it can be removed to sand some height off the bottom of the post? The 5th string is way too high on the Galax as received. Thanks.