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Playing Since: 1959

Experience Level: Purty Good

banjosam has made 4 recent additions to Banjo Hangout

Interests:
[Jamming] [Socializing] [Helping]

Occupation: Retired

Gender: Male

Age: 68

My Instruments:
A Gibson copy which I made with wreath peghead inlay and florentine fingerboard inlays, first quality archtop pot with Mitchels tone ring and tone ring mate: A curly maple flathead with a modified fingerboard which I got from Bill Sullivan, the pot is a Cox wood rim from First Quality, a 1933 Gibson prewar archtop with a Mitchels Tonering Mate and a brass flange and tension hoop which I got from Bob Cathey. An all curly maple banjo with 24 fret neck and Mitchels archtop tone ring and ToneRing Mate, with unplated brass flange and stretcher band (again from R. Cathey) with Christian symbol inlays (see my pictures), a Deering Goodtimes Special. A Walnut banjo with rim, flange and stretcher band from FQMS and a Price tone ring. I sold the neck and am in the process of building another neck (got a semi-finished one from Melrose Music. I also have a guitar which a friend and I converted to a 5-string which is kind of cool to play - especially when tuned down to an open F. My latest is a 1927 Epiphone Recording B. Originally a tenor that I made a 5-string neck for. East Indian Rosewood neck, Ebony fingerboard and Paua Abalone inlays.

Favorite Bands/Musicians:
Earl Scruggs, Sonny Osborne, Osborne Bros band, Blue Highway, Hot Rize, Pete Wernick, Allen Shelton, .....

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Latest Blog Entry

Tunneled 5th string - 5th string tuner on peghead

Wednesday, February 25, 2009 @7:00:50 AM

I read somewhere a while back how to put the 5th string tuning key on the peghead. I know a tunnel under the fingerboard is involved, but can't remember the details. Also would like some ideas on the neck shape if this is done. I don't think I like the taper like the Stealth is done.

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