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Long 5th string banjo
I just finished building this long 5th string banjo. I am a guitar player and found the narrow necks and the 5th string tuner in the middle of the neck annoying. Also, I wanted a banjo with guitar tuners. 23 3/4" scale (I have shoulder issues and short scale is more comfortable for me to play).
I rolled the tension hoop from aluminum and machined the bracket shoes and tension nuts out of aluminum. [img}https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img923/7581/5r9nLI.jpg [img]https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img924/3600/kEd8An.jpg [img]https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img922/6914/Bd99U1.jpg [img]https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img922/7453/OE146F.jpg [img]https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img923/8460/tpDfIC.jpg [img]https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img924/4715/Xq7911.jpg |
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I rolled the tension hoop from aluminum and machined the bracket shoes and tension nuts out of aluminum.
Nice work.
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Made to one with pride and love To be that we hold so dear A voice from heavens above Last edited by rick-slo; 04-25-2023 at 12:09 AM. |
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What a beautiful banjo and well done, too!
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Thanks Rick-Slo and Sprucetop.
I also forgot to mention that I used carbon fiber neck reinforcing and it weighs just under 4 lbs. |
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I use carbon fiber in a classical guitar neck I made back in 1970 and as you say very light. One guitar before that I used a cold rolled steel bar. Neither neck has budged.
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Rick-Slo "I use carbon fiber in a classical guitar neck I made back in 1970 and as you say very light. One guitar before that I used a cold rolled steel bar. Neither neck has budged."
I also use carbon fiber reinforcing in the ukuleles I build. I have not tried it in my guitars because I thought people would not want a guitar without an adjustable truss rod. I know that with properly sized carbon fiber reinforcing the neck would be very stable. This is the same reason I don't use a zero fret. Even thought an zero fret works well, people see them as inferior. It is interesting to know that it has worked for an extended period of time in your guitar. I figured people might accept it in a banjo because most every banjo player wants a lighter banjo. |
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I like the proper tuners on the headstock but also that’s a good looking unique banjo. I’ve been changing my guitar strings pretty much since the get go and banjo tuners definitely have taken some getting used to for restrings.
Also playing open back for the past couple years and having a blast.
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I agree, open back is a blast to play. |
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I switched over to higher ratio Grover Statite Deluxes many years ago for banjos. Mucho better! |
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If you are the same Rudy form the other forum. Your work and posts have helped me tremendously. I build guitars and ukuleles, but I had a lot to learn about banjos. Thank you. |
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I am the "Rudy" from another popular banjo forum, glad you found my posted info to be of help! |
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