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wannabe picker - Posted - 04/25/2023: 06:51:34
I have what may be an odd question. I have noticed so many different methods of mounting a tie on tail piece. I've noticed that some rest on the edge of the tension hoop while I have seen many others that are suspended freely not touching the tension hoop at all. Logic leans me to having it touch the tension hoop and that a free floating tie on would seem to me to possibly add problems with staying in tune. I have only done a half a dozen or so, always resting it on the hoop using Kevlar camping line to tie them on with a drop of superglue on the knot and have had no problems thus far. What are your thoughts? As always, thanks for your great work and knowledge that you share so well. Bill Benton
BrooksMT - Posted - 04/25/2023: 08:52:01
I have a simple mountain banjo made from a Brian Carver kit. My tailpiece is a piece of dowel 3/8" diameter. The dowel is tied to the pot-end of the neck with strong cotton string; dowel floats above the head. The dowel bends some with the tension of Labella#17 strings (banjo is tuned 5 semitones down from standard pitch). I don't notice much need for retuning due to the dowel bending or cotton string stretching (banjo is several years old, presumably all cotton string stretching has completed).
Banjo is not too loud, perhaps due to the tailpiece attachment (Brian supplied a piece of leather for the tailpiece; I used a string supported dowel instead). This is an older kit, Brian's kits are now somewhat different. He'd be a good source of information, I think.
carverbanjos.com/
Hope this helps.
Edited by - BrooksMT on 04/25/2023 08:54:34
wannabe picker - Posted - 04/25/2023: 11:02:41
quote:
Originally posted by BrooksMT
I have a simple mountain banjo made from a Brian Carver kit. My tailpiece is a piece of dowel 3/8" diameter. The dowel is tied to the pot-end of the neck with strong cotton string; dowel floats above the head. The dowel bends some with the tension of Labella#17 strings (banjo is tuned 5 semitones down from standard pitch). I don't notice much need for retuning due to the dowel bending or cotton string stretching (banjo is several years old, presumably all cotton string stretching has completed).
Banjo is not too loud, perhaps due to the tailpiece attachment (Brian supplied a piece of leather for the tailpiece; I used a string supported dowel instead). This is an older kit, Brian's kits are now somewhat different. He'd be a good source of information, I think.
carverbanjos.com/
Hope this helps.
Thank you Brooks. I will will have a look, Bill
BrooksMT - Posted - 04/26/2023: 08:50:46
Here's a couple photos of the banjo.
wannabe picker - Posted - 04/27/2023: 03:38:38
quote:
Originally posted by BrooksMT
Here's a couple photos of the banjo.
Thanks for the photos Brooks.
