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From cwdean on 11/4/2012 10:03:48 PM

Hi All! I have a banjo that I made from the First Turbine Ring out of a 1955 Dynaflow Torque Converter. I made this banjo in the style of Jenes Cottrell. I first put the banjo together 5 years ago and kept making changes to it and finally made a neck for it 2 years ago. I spent several years talking with those who knew Jenes well, and talking to some people who had his banjos. When making my neck, I tried to replicate his inlay patterns and combined a few of his peg head patterns. I wanted to try to put the banjo together in a way that both replicated Jenes' style and brought forth my own influences as well.

I'm currently working on replicating some of his tailpiece and armrest designs.

Jenes is a real hero of mine and I would have loved to have had the chance to meet him

-Chris Dean

6 Comments
	Spitfire-Smith says: 11/5/2012 8:49:13 AM Sounds neat! Any photos?
	cwdean says: 11/5/2012 8:43:13 PM I have a bunch up on my homepage here on the hangout. I have a few albums showing the build as well as some posts on my blog. Check out the album, "Cottrell Banjo Now" for the most recent pics
	Spitfire-Smith says: 11/6/2012 7:18:29 AM Looks very cool!
	ezdusit says: 12/31/2012 6:59:15 AM There's a group of three of us that call ourselves "The Banjo Boys" who have started building three more of these Dynaflow wonders. Check it out at robertmead.blogspot.com/2012/1...boys.html robertmead.blogspot.com/2012/1...er-2.html robertmead.blogspot.com/2012/1...er-3.html
	Shmockiebaby says: 9/23/2013 4:03:47 PM I found one! My torque converter ring #1 arrived via USPS today. I had to make up a car for it - the guy knew that folks were using these for banjos, and he was on the alert. Being a car guy, I did not let this phase me, and gave him all the specs he needed. Now the work begins.
	Shmockiebaby says: 9/23/2013 4:32:47 PM I found one! My torque converter ring #1 arrived via USPS today. I had to make up a car for it - the guy knew that folks were using these for banjos, and he was on the alert. Being a car guy, I did not let this phase me, and gave him all the specs he needed. Now the work begins.
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