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Tubaphone Conversion

Gluing Peghead overlay on Saga neck	Plug old lag holes	Cut heel to height	Making Dowel stick
Fitting Dowel stick to pot	Finished Dowel Stick. Note offset rod hole	Finished Dowel Stick. Note rod hole centered at tailpiece end.	Cutting Heel
Alignment board for drilling Coordinator rod hole in neck	Drilling coordinator rod hole in heel. Note 24" x 1/4"drill (Harbor Freight)	Drilling hole for cross-dowel with jig	Partial assembly to check alignment--It was good!
Adjustment range of coordinator rod in heel	Coordinator rod at highest neck position	Neck, coordinator rod and dowel stick showing how it goes together.	Cross-dowel and temporary coordinator rod showing scale.
Banjo assembled "in the white" for final check and testing	"In White" assembly shows use of original hardware.	Peghead overlay and inlaid MOP star (my first attempt)	Banjo ready for some testing before final finishing. Sounds and plays great!