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BanjoCraft

5 String Open Back Banjo Making

  • About
  • Merch
  • Banjo Plans
    • Early Considerations
    • Banjo Scale Length
    • Banjo Rim Planning
    • Banjo Neck Planning
    • Banjo Dowel Stick
    • Best Woods for Banjo Building
  • Banjo Parts
    • Banjo Hardware & Parts Introduction
    • Banjo Head Basics
    • Banjo Tone Ring Basics Explained
    • Banjo Tailpiece & Tension Hoop
  • Banjo Neck Building
    • How to Make a Banjo Neck Step-By-Step
    • Neck Blank Preparation
    • Side Profile Pattern
    • Reinforcement
    • Dowel Stick Hole
    • Making a Fingerboard
    • Adding Ears and Peghead
    • Heel Radius Cutting Jig
    • Tension Hoop Rabbet
    • Peghead Layout
    • Front Profile Layout
    • Completing the Peghead
    • Carving
    • Fifth Peg Hole, Pip Hole, & Scoop
    • Inlay: Brief Intro
    • Banjo Fretwork
  • Banjo Rim Making
    • Banjo Rim Making
    • Banjo Rim Bending
    • Banjo Rim Forming
    • Banjo Rim Cap
    • Banjo Rim Lathe Work
    • Cutting the Banjo Rim’s Dowel Stick Hole
    • Drilling the Shoe Bolt and End Pin Holes
  • Dowel Stick
    • Banjo Dowel Stick Making
    • Joining the Dowel Stick to the Neck
    • Set Up
      • Nut, Pip, & Bridge
      • Banjo Intonation
      • Scale Length & Responsiveness
      • Behavior of a String
      • Finishing

Category: Banjo History

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A small gourd banjo.

Scratching the Surface of Banjo History

November 20, 2018April 14, 2019 Robert Browder

As a long-time banjo lover I’ve known for sometime that the banjo originated in Africa. African people brought the instrument with them to the West. The banjo thrived in the new world. It informed and blended with musical traditions of … Continue reading Scratching the Surface of Banjo History

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