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Playing Since: 1998

Experience Level: Novice

grm405 has made 310 recent additions to Banjo Hangout

Interests:
[Jamming]

Occupation: retired Environment Analytical Chemist and Computer Geek

Gender: Male

Age: 69

My Instruments:
1984 Stelling Sunflower

Gold Star parts banjo with Pass Thinskirt and Tenn 20

Crafters Walnut Custom, Chrome finish, Kulesh Big 10

1977 OME Rosewood Juggernaut.

2003 Gold Star GF85.

Bunch of junker stuff sitting around.

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Created 6/26/2004
Last Visit 5/18/2013

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OME Juggernaut

Tubaphone Conversion

Plucked spectrum	Waverly 5th string tuner 1	Waverly 5th string tuner 2	Resonator finished with Tru-oil
Speed Neck finished with Tru-oil	Speed neck finished with Tru-oil 2 comments	2 and 3 footed bridges	2 footed bridge on my Stelling Sunflower
Several bridges and blanks ready for cutting and shaping	Some of my Bridge collection	Padauk, Zebrawood and Teak bridges and one of my current 2-footed designs
		Current Bridges 6/6/12
Stelling Resonator before polishing	Stelling Resonator after polishing	Saga Neck with 6 coats of Tru-oil.	2 comments

	Home made tailpiece	Top of Tailpiece	Closeup of Tailpiece
Tailpiece layout			Hook load test apparatus. Quick and dirty.
Vega Folk Ranger coordinator rods	Modified Vega armrest mounted on banjo	Improved Tailpiece, Antique Brass Finish	Stock and Modified Vega armrests.
Wire type Vega armrest	Pick cut from 12"x 1"x.015" flat stock	Picked formed around round wood form (old pool cue)	Pick polished on buffing wheel
Modified asymmetrical design (shift tip 1/4" from center)	Pick as worn (asymmetry not noticeable here, but it is there



	Saga neck on Little Wonder pot	Bottom of pot showing "non traditional" dowel stick	10 cent hole cover
Vega Little Wonder Dowel stick "Pickled" out of neck	Heel cutting jig on spindle sander	Cutting a Saga neck heel	Vega Little Wonder Conversion with Saga kit neck
Vega Conversion back view	That is not a Dowel Stick, it has a coordinator rod in the middle	Vega Conversion; The plating was in good condition	Saga neck on Tubaphone pot
That is a coordinator rod, not a dowel stick	Saga neck is easily switched between pots	Sharp ends on strings 1,3 and 5 on Kershner. They are like little needles!	Modified Vega Armrest mounted

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