scooter46 - Posted - 11/17/2009:  10:54:25

Thanks All, for your help with all my questions while I was trying to assemble a banjo
from different pieces. I used a goldtone BC 350 neck a Whyte Laydie rim and tonering a xnavyguy bridge and various used hardware from the HO classifieds. This project was both fun and challenging having to plug holes and relocate them and trying to line up the neck without proper tools to hold it in ;place while your are trying to mark where to drill the holes. Taking all this into consideration it turned out very nice and sounds good. Here are a couple pics. Larry




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Edited by - scooter46 on 11/18/2009 12:26:48

tonehead - Posted - 11/17/2009:  11:15:27

Nice job sir!


Play it like you mean it.

The BellyCaster - Posted - 11/17/2009:  11:20:11

Beautiful! The perfect combination as far as I'm concerned--a nice fat neck on a Whyte Laydie pot.

Bruce

xnavyguy - Posted - 11/17/2009:  11:45:21

For something you cobbled together out of various & sundry bits, that is one fine looking banjo. Way to go Larry!

Jerry

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1four5 - Posted - 11/17/2009:  16:10:39

What a BEAUTY!!! I can almost hear how sweet it sounds!!!

Dean

Ol Lefty - Posted - 11/17/2009:  16:21:46

Very nice job. I have that same neck going on a conversion. I had to repair the upper neck "under the fretboard" cracks on each side. I am also completing a StewMac old aluminum pot assembly with a Taiwanese neck(much better made than I expected) and a maple resonator -not from that same source. I have a question to pose-I will post and describe how I positioned the neck to mark for lag screws. Banjos are fun.Ol'Lefty



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Quickstep192 - Posted - 11/17/2009:  16:51:50

Very nice. I'm working on a similar project and if it turns out half as nice as yours, I'll be thrilled.

Brian - Posted - 11/17/2009:  18:30:19

Very nice!

If you just put a ] after your first [img the pic will show up right in your post!

Brian

Hazen - Posted - 11/17/2009:  20:18:48

Looks like a real winner there.

Stutts - Posted - 11/17/2009:  22:12:49

Very nice indeed Scooter and looks like a real player. I love that wide neck. What is it?