I am in the process of purchasing two cheap Asian made necks from a seller in Australia. There is a need to for lefty banjos here (I know of 3 so far). I stock a lot of parts for my repairs etc and have a number of geared 5th pegs.
I remember quite some time ago about a thread on converting standard pegs to left orientation. I think I can remember how to do it but any pertinent advice would be appreciated. I think from memory that not all pegs can be converted.
The only peg I was able to convert to lefty was the pre 2017 Schaller 5th. Schaller changed their design that year and it was no longer possible to make that conversion.
Even when done, the conversion was not ideal. The gears were backwards from what you expected and sometimes the gears didn't mesh properly, resulting in a "crunchy feel".
Bob Smakula
smakulafrettedinstruments.com
I think gold tone has lefty tuners.
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Originally posted by Bob SmakulaThe only peg I was able to convert to lefty was the pre 2017 Schaller 5th. Schaller changed their design that year and it was no longer possible to make that conversion.
Even when done, the conversion was not ideal. The gears were backwards from what you expected and sometimes the gears didn't mesh properly, resulting in a "crunchy feel".
Bob Smakula
smakulafrettedinstruments.com
I searched online and Schaller came up. However, I checked through my supply of tuners and one of the Asian ones were pinned in two places. I have disassembled it and can modify it by drilling a pin hole on the other side of the housing. I searched Aliexpress and Temu and Temu is showing sellers with this type of tuner. The other cheapy Asian ones are impossible (at the moment) to disassemble.
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