hey,
I have been making strinnged instruments with a round body, 1-3 strings and a fretless neck, one played with slide, one with slide or fingers and an (upright) bass thats "fretted" with fingers and hit with a drum stick instead of plucking or str
Read more…Hi everyone! I'm thinking about purchasing some of these laser cut bridges from C.B. Gitty, and was wondering if anyone has any feedback on them, particularly the maple ones if anyone has experience with them. Do they function and sound alright? Than
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In researching on CBN how best to build a banjo, I came across some great ideas that I'd like to pass on to this group, since most folks don't like to dig as deeply as I do.
I.) Routing 5th String to Headstock via Side of Neck Groove
The fi
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Recently while in the States I came across a series of videos that describe in detail how to build round sound boxes for banjos. In "banjo speak", the round frame for the banjo drum (sound box) is called a "rim" and it's been described as one
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im very new to banjos and am looking to build my first tambourine body banjo and have some questions that im struggling to find answers to online.
i have built two CBGs so far and have had a blast so i am very keen to start my banjo proje
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Hi All.
There are at least two kinds of 4-string banjos:
1.) The plectrum banjo (think "5-string banjo, but w/o the 5th string")
2.) The tenor banjo (which has a shorter neck, VSL and tuning).
This area is dedicated to discussions of the teno
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The 5-string banjo is what usually comes to mind when I think of a banjo.
If you have a 5-stringer, or are building a 5-stinger, or are interested in learning to play a 5 stringer, then here is the place you can ask questions.
Here we lo
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