another banjo … #4
Jun 04, 2011
the 'half fretless' part
my son will has finished his fourth banjo. he’s an excellent player, so he’s experimenting with different wood combinations, and detail tweaking, looking for that elusive ‘perfect sound’ that he knows is oout there. this one sounds pretty good. the half fretless thing allows the player to ‘slide’ notes from one to the other, giving the banjo an interesting, different kind of sound. there is a short audio/video here and larger photos and more discriptive text on my dorset cstom furniture blog as well as links to construction details and will’s banjo website.
will’s a great furniture maker but i can see the passion really rise when the banjo stuff comes out.
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the 'half fretless' part
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the whole deal
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the back side
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close up
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will ... showin' us how it sounds ...
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meticulous detail work
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dowel stick drilling jig
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turning the pot
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brass details
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finishing with 'tru-oil'
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the next two banjos
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will cut the fret slots on the cnc with a .026 router bit which allowed him to stio the fret slots in a little from the edge of the fretboard and nibble the frets to have a smooth, unbordered fretboard edge .. a very cool detail
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well done guys! I would love to see you do a step by step photo blog or something. Thanks, Sergio [email protected]
yo urge2surge ... if you go to my dcf blog post and scroll to the bottom you'll find a link to banjo#1. if you click on that link, you'll go to a post where there are three other links of the banjo in process. it's not really 'step by step' but i think all the steps are actually there. check it out.
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