Interesting link! Thanks! I have 2 Vega Folk Wonders (1960's). The finish on both necks became gummy and have been stripped and refinished because nothing else...
CAS; You imply that polyurethane and epoxy finishes tend to "stick" more that Tru-oil??? My banjo is a rather new Gold Tone. I tried cleaning it with naptha...
I used to have that problem. My Bart Reiter has a gloss finish. My hand actually got hot from the friction. I fixed it by lightening up my grip on the neck....
Has anyone located a source for Vega repro double pointed shoes and bracket bands? Machinest friend made a "shoe" as a trial in brass, estimated after cost of...
I would be interested. I dont build for a living but I usually have a project on the bench or in the works. I would be interested in the vegs shoes and...
... In my experience the "glassy" finishes have more friction than the hand rubbed varnishes on unfilled wood. One "fix" I had forgotten was to rub your...
Todd: Sit tight! I'm working on building the Vega style double shoes at present. The first prototypes are completed and I'm just in the process of getting a...
Outstanding! I've lost track of your formal web site? ... Todd: Sit tight! I'm working on building the Vega style double shoes at present. The first prototypes...
Outstanding! I've lost track of your formal web site? ... Todd: Sit tight! I'm working on building the Vega style double shoes at present. The first prototypes...
I've got a old head "someone" accidentally spilled mahogany stain on...Mebbe I should complete the stain job in red, call it "hereford", maybe put shoe polish ...
David: I use a strap to firmly support the banjo. I allow the neck to rest across my palm with little pressure from my thumb. I can not consistantly fret the...
Hmmm.. that would be a dead dead -head head?--- ... I have a skin banjo head that's been tie-dyed....pretty groovy..... Dave ... stain ... polish ... "show" ...
Byron, I have only finished one neck with tru oil..as I said it is mahogany and I did not want a glass finish on it so I did not do as much sanding between...
Ummmm, as an ex petroleum engineer (many years ago) mineral oil and petroleum are the same. The difference is that motor oils are doctored up with all sorts of...
I've finished a lot of banjos with Tru Oil, although I use French polish now. Either finish has a lot better feel on the neck than lacquer. I find lacquer to...
At the risk of beating this one to death......... Some time back we debated the merits of removing the neck finish on banjo-l. It makes some luthiers really...
My the gentlemen are out and about early this Sunday mroning, aren't we?.. Been playing since 1956, mostly self taught. Now 5 years steady teaching guitar and ...
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... I've only finished/refinished a few banjo's and take a short cut for the "French polish". First, I don't apply the mineral oil. I'm not sure what the...
For what it's worth, my current approach to FP is: First, sand through 800 grit. Next, I stain if I'm planning to stain (I only do this with mahogany). Then,...
A gentle nag if I may (you probably already know this but just in case.....) "Naptha" as I know it is a petroleum distillate that is highly flammable and not...
Hi guys, I am looking for two 27"scale fingerboards, ebony, already slotted, not profiled for Vega project. Want to widen two "orphan" vega plectrum necks into...
