In my old wooden cabin up in the hills of south east London I make banjos, canjos, cigarbox guitars and other things that go twang. Every instrument is fully hand made in the traditional way with a minimal use of power tools and usually using reclaimed timber (that way i can use exotic hard woods and sleep well at night). So if you are interested in buying a high quality unique instrument keep checking here or contact me if you would like to commission something. flatfootjohnny@hotmail.com
Sunday 11 May 2014
1920s banjo restoration update
After playing this banjo for a few weeks i felt that the neck warp was to much to live with. I attempted to straighten it using force (clamps etc) but to no avail. Then i decided to sand out the warp. This left me with hardly any fretboard material so i decided to replace it. on top of the original ebony i added, maple - walnut - maple veneer then a walnut fretboard. I also cut a bigger frailing scoop to allow for thumb action. Im very pleased with the results. and the banjo now plays and sounds great. Next will be to fit "PegHeds" tuning pegs and maybe a little tweak of the nut.
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would like to buy a banjo but u don't make it easy
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