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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 Set-up

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Custom banjo bridge by Mac Traynham

Innovative Banjo Bridge from Mac Traynham

June 15, 2016October 28, 2018 Robert Browder

I got this new banjo bridge from Mac the other day. As you can see it looks a little different than the standard three footed banjo bridge. Made from one piece of dogwood, this bridge has four feet; a big … Continue reading Innovative Banjo Bridge from Mac Traynham

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