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 ARCHIVED TOPIC: How to Tie Nylgut or nylon strings to antique style tail pieces


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Barry C - Posted - 04/09/2020:  18:16:09

What is the best knot for tying nylon strings to antique tail pieces like an SS Stewart, Fairbanks, or Lyon and Healy? This is my first day on Banjo Hangout and I don't know how best to find specific topics. Thanks and be safe out there!

Clifton Hicks - Posted - 04/09/2020:  18:37:22

You can look up instructions for tying classical guitar/violin strings and just do that--they tie a kind of slip knot, then melt the end of the string so it can't pull through. 



I find it's easier for me to just tie plain square knots, making sure the tail of each string ends up sticking away from the banjo head (so it won't buzz). I then allow the strings to break-in before trimming them close and melting the ends.

Edited by - Clifton Hicks on 04/09/2020 18:37:52

jfkeebler - Posted - 04/09/2020:  21:04:17

Bowline works well for me. It looks good and holds tight.

Bill H - Posted - 04/10/2020:  02:35:41

I like no-knot tail pieces. No knot required.

Bob Smakula - Posted - 04/10/2020:  04:40:14

I use a figure 8 knot.

carlb - Posted - 04/10/2020:  05:13:05

quote:
Originally posted by Bob Smakula

I use a figure 8 knot.





Me too.

Edited by - carlb on 04/10/2020 05:13:54

G Edward Porgie - Posted - 04/10/2020:  05:33:22

The knot used can depend on the tailpiece.

Quickstep192 - Posted - 04/11/2020:  07:36:03

I used the knot shown in this video.

youtu.be/iv1aNhz7btU

Of course I tied it without putting it through a hook!

The first couple of knots were a little tricky, but by the fifth I was rolling!

CEParagon124 - Posted - 04/11/2020:  07:45:46

Like Bob Smakula, I use a figure-8.



Charlie Noyes



 

The Old Timer - Posted - 04/11/2020:  09:33:55

I use little bowline knots.



 

Joel Hooks - Posted - 04/11/2020:  09:39:01

quote:
Originally posted by CEParagon124

Like Bob Smakula, I use a figure-8.



Charlie Noyes





Technically this knot is a figure 8 on a bight. 

CEParagon124 - Posted - 04/11/2020:  14:42:05

That's the same thing you said last time I posted that.

You'd think I'd learn.

Charlie

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