Posted by colneher on Friday, January 15, 2010
found out what's wrong with the banjo ... the neck has a slight convex BOW to it in the center ... anyone know how to plane THAT out?
PruchaLegend Says:
Friday, January 15, 2010 @9:39:58 PM
Do you have a truss rod that you can adjust?
colneher Says:
Saturday, January 16, 2010 @4:19:33 AM
Unfortunately no ... it's a solid piece of wood from the head to the tailpiece. I think I can take the neck off, and replane the "fretboard" surface on a belt sander ... ???
PruchaLegend Says:
Saturday, January 16, 2010 @8:23:35 AM
I'm not a wood worker so I really don't know. But, that sounds like a good idea to me. How else are you going to remove the excess. Good luck. I wish I had the initiative to build a banjo. I just play mine.
Brian Welch Says:
Saturday, January 16, 2010 @10:18:37 AM
You plane it off with a.... (wait for it).... plane!
Convex is better than concave, that's for sure. A nicely sharpened block plane or smoothing plane with a fine set should do the trick, as long as you go with the grain. Whatever you use, go slowly and just keep checking with a straight edge until it is straight. Good luck.
5stringpicker2 Says:
Saturday, January 16, 2010 @7:07:44 PM
Yep, Slow is the word.
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