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Online Banjo Building Resource for 5-String Open Back Banjo

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  • Build Considerations
    • Basic Budget Build
      • Hoop on Stick
    • Best Wood
    • Hardware
      • Tone Rings
      • Tailpiece
      • Tension Hoops
      • Banjo Head Basics
    • Finishing
    • Scale Length
    • Scale Length
    • Gourd Banjo
      • Gourd Banjo: Mounting the Head
  • Neck Making
    • Neck Pattern – Side
    • Neck Reinforcement
    • Fingerboard
    • Neck Heel Radius & Jig
    • Dowel Stick Hole
    • Tension Hoop Rabbet
    • Neck Side Profile
    • Peghead Ears and Overlay
    • Neck Front Profile
    • Peghead Layout
    • Completing the Peghead
    • Neck Carving
    • Fifth Peg Hole, Pip, & Scoop
    • Inlay: Brief Intro
    • Fretwork
    • Friction Pegs
  • Dowel Stick
    • Joining the Dowel Stick to the Neck
  • Rim Bending
    • Rim Forming
    • Lathe Work
    • Rim Cap
    • Shoe Bolt and End Pin
    • Dowel Stick Hole

Compensated banjo bridge by Mac Traynham

June 15, 2016June 15, 2016 Robert Browder

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