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Swarfing:
All I am hearing is the deer hunter music in my head now :hammer:
AdeV:
Classical Gas? We had a cassette of that, don't recall any banjo tunes on it.
S. Heslop:
Got the strings on.
Was a bit disappointed at first since it sounded especially quiet and muted. But after a bit I realised i'd just forgotten to put any tension on the head. In fact I realised that when one of the hooks fell off.
All seems good, aside from the crooked strings. The stupid tailpiece I made has a bit of sideways adjustment but I think this is more of a neck angle thing. I need to figure out exactly what angle to trim things to. The nut could do with remaking too since the 5th string is hard to thread through without first removing it; the hole in it is at a steep and unnecessary angle. But aside from all that it's all surprisingly good. Didn't need to adjust the truss rod, and the backwards neck angle seems about spot-on.
The neck is also fairly chunky but i'm not sure if that's a problem or just something to get used to.
Just gonna piss about with it like this for a bit. I'll probably take it apart tomorrow to make changes and stick shellac on. The tailpiece also needs finishing, and a bit of adjustment. All the strings are attached to that one screw visible in the previous post, and it's a little bit scary. I'm keeping an eye on it to make sure it's not bending or something, but really the string tension shouldn't be that strong. My big irrational fear with any banjo is that the tailpiece will somehow come loose and get launched at my face.
awemawson:
Simon it looks very professional. :thumbup: Well done, it's been a long journey but I reckon that you've arrived :clap:
RobWilson:
:clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: Well done Simon , thats one hell of a fine looking instrument :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :thumbup:
Rob
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