I need a banjo quick......so I built one. - Cigar Box Nation2024-03-28T15:05:50Zhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/forum/topics/i-need-a-banjo-quick-so-i-built-one?commentId=2592684%3AComment%3A3337168&feed=yes&xn_auth=noNice! The shellac and wax on…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2019-06-15:2592684:Comment:33439332019-06-15T12:33:22.777ZGervase Gallanthttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/GervaseGallant
<p>Nice! The shellac and wax on the pallet wood worked out great... </p>
<p>Nice! The shellac and wax on the pallet wood worked out great... </p> It looks great. I have a "far…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2019-06-11:2592684:Comment:33425222019-06-11T16:28:28.389ZBrian Revelshttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/BrianRevels
<p>It looks great. I have a "farm fresh" banjo some friends gave me. The tuner knobs are almost completely dry-rotted. The neck has a slight twist in it, but still sounds and plays decent (though I am not a banjo player): <a href="https://youtu.be/7h-T56kBXD8" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/7h-T56kBXD8</a><br></br><br></br>Sadly, two years later I haven't spent the money (they are expensive and I am cheap) to replace the tuners or the strings (not as expensive). <br></br><br></br>I still have several boxes…</p>
<p>It looks great. I have a "farm fresh" banjo some friends gave me. The tuner knobs are almost completely dry-rotted. The neck has a slight twist in it, but still sounds and plays decent (though I am not a banjo player): <a href="https://youtu.be/7h-T56kBXD8" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/7h-T56kBXD8</a><br/><br/>Sadly, two years later I haven't spent the money (they are expensive and I am cheap) to replace the tuners or the strings (not as expensive). <br/><br/>I still have several boxes and tins that I want to copy the neck for. The neck is surprisingly thin (only about as wide as a 1x2). Seeing your banjo gives me that much more hope I can do this (and should). </p> Thanks Tim and Mike. Tim most…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2019-06-10:2592684:Comment:33419672019-06-10T22:20:39.814ZTaffy Evanshttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/TaffyEvans
<p>Thanks Tim and Mike. Tim most of the forethought was done on previous cbg builds and adapted to this banjo build. Believe it or not I spent more time changing the size of the 5th string peg hole in the neck, than most other tasks.</p>
<p>Mike, I'm not a banjo player so any demo's would be very basic, but I'll try. As you would expect it's tone is more akin to frailing style banjo than a bluegrass one.</p>
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<p>Thanks Tim and Mike. Tim most of the forethought was done on previous cbg builds and adapted to this banjo build. Believe it or not I spent more time changing the size of the 5th string peg hole in the neck, than most other tasks.</p>
<p>Mike, I'm not a banjo player so any demo's would be very basic, but I'll try. As you would expect it's tone is more akin to frailing style banjo than a bluegrass one.</p>
<p>Taff</p> It looks awesome. Do you have…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2019-06-09:2592684:Comment:33415182019-06-09T17:40:59.201ZMike Parkerhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/MikeParker
It looks awesome. Do you have a sound file?? I would love to hear it!
It looks awesome. Do you have a sound file?? I would love to hear it! That is an amazing result fo…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2019-06-08:2592684:Comment:33412102019-06-08T22:02:18.911ZTim Pannabeckerhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/TimPannabecker
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<p>That is an amazing result for a single day. It looks like it took a good deal of forethought and the patina is really great. Sweet banjo brother</p>
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<p>That is an amazing result for a single day. It looks like it took a good deal of forethought and the patina is really great. Sweet banjo brother</p> Hi, Just thought I'd post the…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2019-06-03:2592684:Comment:33383842019-06-03T23:40:44.612ZTaffy Evanshttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/TaffyEvans
<p>Hi, Just thought I'd post the start of the build of the matching CBG to this banjo, same materials but not so fancy. </p>
<p>I gave the lady her banjo lesson and when she tried this one she wanted to buy it, but how do you price something that is a "One Off " unrepeatable instrument. So I had to decline. I can make her one but the making of the neck adds so much time to a normally quick build. But I'll give it a go. I have a nice piece of Oak with a great fiddle back grain pattern.…</p>
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<p>Hi, Just thought I'd post the start of the build of the matching CBG to this banjo, same materials but not so fancy. </p>
<p>I gave the lady her banjo lesson and when she tried this one she wanted to buy it, but how do you price something that is a "One Off " unrepeatable instrument. So I had to decline. I can make her one but the making of the neck adds so much time to a normally quick build. But I'll give it a go. I have a nice piece of Oak with a great fiddle back grain pattern.</p>
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<p>Taff</p> Looks great!tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2019-05-31:2592684:Comment:33371682019-05-31T14:46:33.015ZDerek Rosehttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/DerekRose
<p>Looks great!</p>
<p>Looks great!</p>