I just need some help locating which type of banjo I was given. I know nothing about them and after listening to its sound I have become interested in...
I've made the following additions to the gourd banjo website. See http://www.dhyatt.com/whats_new.html for a linked summary if you are interested. Sorry in...
Joseph--- There are a great number of inexpensively manufactured banjos in the world, most from either Japan, South Korea or Taiwan, which are either "no-name"...
thanks man that is exactly what I needed to hear....now I just have to make a sound that doesn't scare me hahaha...time for me to get some lesson...thanks...
Hello everybody, I'm new to this group and I am reading the 1559 preceding messages! Interesting things on TRU OIL for example, it seems to be quite...
I was really far into debt. Like Most I was in Financial dispair. I could not seem to get ahead no matter how hard I tried. Untill I found this place. ...
well, i finished the banjo, finally. again, the building up technique - recommended as a fix to my nearly-ruined dowel stick - worked amazingly well. by adding...
It looks GREAT! Congrats on a job VERY well done.. Jeff menzies gourd banjo maker www.jeffreymenzies.com __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? ...
Dear Makers, Two quick ones: 1. What length (fretless) neck would work with an eight inch pot? That is, from bridge to the southern tip of the neck, what...
Hi everybody: I just finished my latest project - a long neck banjo - and have posted some pics under Bruces's banjo. The pot is made from a 12 inch salad...
... Bruce, Nice job, I especially like the peg head shape. When I read your comment about using a "salad bowl" I got all excited thinking you had seen my SB-1...
does anyone on this list know of a source for photographs or resources for general information on grain measure banjos and/or other antique banjos of...
Well, there's a fellow out in California that advertises them on his web site which I found using Google: http://www.gourdbanjo.com/GBhtml/grain.html He has...
There's a book called "Instruments of the Southern Appalachian Mountains" by John Rice Irwin that catalogs the instruments from the Museum of Appalachia in...
thanks carroll and dave. the thornburg site is probably the only thing that comes up at all on a web search, but he, of course, makes reproductions. i was...
... Have you thought of sending Thornburg an e-mail? He's been very pleasant when I dealt with him and not at all shy about sharing information. As I ...
Hello from France, Could anybody tell me about what pore filler you generally use, specially before Tru-oil finish? How many coats would be necessary with...
Philippe, I just use the Tru-Oil and 600 grit wet/dry sand paper. I put on a spot about 1" in size. I sand the Tru-Oil into the wood creating a slurry that...
Hi Philippe, The short answer is...Tru-Oil! When filling an open-grained wood, I just use more coats of Tru-Oil, sanding with OOOO steel wool between coats or...
I think a grain measure is the only thing not depicted in this book. You can see banjos made from cardboard and ham cans. Not knowing anything a'tall I would...
I'm not sure what these are called. I had seen half a room of these along with other typical afro-tourist bric-a-brac last month at a boutique. It probably...
Bernunzio has images on his home page of a banjo represented to be pre-civil war and of interesting style similar to the more modern Proffit banjos. David...
... The above notice was received on banjo-l list. I thought it should be spread around. Dave Brown Heritage Smithing Green Bay, WI ... Outgoing mail is...
In a message dated 6/22/04 8:05:50 PM Eastern Daylight Time, Chuck@... writes: I just use the Tru-Oil and 600 grit wet/dry sand paper. Chuck: how do...
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Wayne, I do any staining first. It does lighten the stain a little when you sand the Tru-Oil and wood slurry into the pores. I generally rely on the light...
... Marc, Dave at Turtle Hill just did. Dave Brown Heritage Smithing Green Bay, WI ... Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system...
