Posted by Mike Willmouth on December 30, 2018 at 11:55pm
There is a small pre-cut opening on the side of the hand drum so I made the opening bigger to put the neck piece through, then I made a neck collar to cover up my attempt to cut a square hole on a round board.
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Cheers for the additional details Mike, much appreciated. I really like the way you've put this together, a very tidy build indeed. The way you've got the grain going horizontally on the end piece is a lovely detail and shows how much care and thought you put into it. Fantastic result and a lovely instrument to enjoy....hope you're having loads of fun with it!
Thanks Brian. I built the neck like the "G Bass" kit by putting in the trough piece first and cutting it to length with a back angle on one end. Then I glued and put 2 screws the through piece to the upper part of the neck and then added the fretboard. To finish it, I put a small 1/4" piece of oak on the bottom.
Superb build Mike, well done!! I've been thinking of building a 5 string fret-less to go with my open back Barnes & Mullins 'Albert' banjo for a long time and your pics have provided much inspiration......thanks for posting.
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Cheers for the additional details Mike, much appreciated. I really like the way you've put this together, a very tidy build indeed. The way you've got the grain going horizontally on the end piece is a lovely detail and shows how much care and thought you put into it. Fantastic result and a lovely instrument to enjoy....hope you're having loads of fun with it!
Thanks Brian. I built the neck like the "G Bass" kit by putting in the trough piece first and cutting it to length with a back angle on one end. Then I glued and put 2 screws the through piece to the upper part of the neck and then added the fretboard. To finish it, I put a small 1/4" piece of oak on the bottom.
Superb build Mike, well done!! I've been thinking of building a 5 string fret-less to go with my open back Barnes & Mullins 'Albert' banjo for a long time and your pics have provided much inspiration......thanks for posting.
Brian Thompson.