String length question for makers - Minstrel Banjo2024-03-28T19:35:02Zhttp://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/forum/topics/string-length-question-for?commentId=2477478%3AComment%3A12331&feed=yes&xn_auth=noSteven,
I don't know what mo…tag:minstrelbanjo.ning.com,2009-10-13:2477478:Comment:123372009-10-13T12:48:06.000ZBrian Welchhttp://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/profile/BrianWelch
Steven,<br />
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I don't know what model of Boucher banjo you are going to ask your friend to make, but I highly recommend the fancier neck with the double ogee for one main reason. If done properly, that fancy ornamentation actually represents fret positions down the neck. That first "bump" is obviously the fifth position. The bottom of the "hollow" is the seventh position. The point is the eighth position. The next hollow is the ninth. The very end of the double ogee is the 12th position or…
Steven,<br />
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I don't know what model of Boucher banjo you are going to ask your friend to make, but I highly recommend the fancier neck with the double ogee for one main reason. If done properly, that fancy ornamentation actually represents fret positions down the neck. That first "bump" is obviously the fifth position. The bottom of the "hollow" is the seventh position. The point is the eighth position. The next hollow is the ninth. The very end of the double ogee is the 12th position or octave--halfway between the nut and the bridge (which is placed at the center of the head for these calculations). When I play up the neck, I find these visual cues very useful.<br />
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I made extensive use of the measurements from the banjo database when I made my banjo and would have been lost without them.<br />
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Brian Good lord! I checked that lin…tag:minstrelbanjo.ning.com,2009-10-12:2477478:Comment:123312009-10-12T14:38:29.000ZSteven Hedgpethhttp://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/profile/StevenHedgpeth
Good lord! I checked that link, and--damn straight!--a maker should be able to get all the specifications she needs! (And some!)<br />
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I've browsed the quotations on that site, but I've never looked at the instrument section.<br />
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Thanks.<br />
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<cite>Trapdoor2 said:</cite><blockquote cite="http://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/forum/topics/string-length-question-for#2477478Comment12277"><div>Steven,<br></br><br></br>You should go to Greg Adams' "Banjo Sightings Database" and sort thru the Boucher banjos in there. If you…</div>
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Good lord! I checked that link, and--damn straight!--a maker should be able to get all the specifications she needs! (And some!)<br />
<br />
I've browsed the quotations on that site, but I've never looked at the instrument section.<br />
<br />
Thanks.<br />
<br />
<cite>Trapdoor2 said:</cite><blockquote cite="http://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/forum/topics/string-length-question-for#2477478Comment12277"><div>Steven,<br/><br/>You should go to Greg Adams' "Banjo Sightings Database" and sort thru the Boucher banjos in there. If you look at the information listed on each instrument, there are many, many measurements...a builder ought to get enough info there for a very nice reproduction.<br/><br/>For instance, here's one: <a href="http://www.banjodatabase.org/3DFullDetails.asp?ID=173&imgtype=undefined&title=Boucher">http://www.banjodatabase.org/3DFullDetails.asp?ID=173&imgtype=u...</a> Double Tension VIIII<br/><br/>All of Greg's dimensions are metric but we won't hold that against him. ;-)</div>
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You should go to Gre…tag:minstrelbanjo.ning.com,2009-10-09:2477478:Comment:122772009-10-09T21:15:09.000ZTrapdoor2http://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/profile/Trapdoor2
Steven,<br />
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You should go to Greg Adams' "Banjo Sightings Database" and sort thru the Boucher banjos in there. If you look at the information listed on each instrument, there are many, many measurements...a builder ought to get enough info there for a very nice reproduction.<br />
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For instance, here's one: <a href="http://www.banjodatabase.org/3DFullDetails.asp?ID=173&imgtype=undefined&title=Boucher">http://www.banjodatabase.org/3DFullDetails.asp?ID=173&imgtype=u...</a> Double Tension…
Steven,<br />
<br />
You should go to Greg Adams' "Banjo Sightings Database" and sort thru the Boucher banjos in there. If you look at the information listed on each instrument, there are many, many measurements...a builder ought to get enough info there for a very nice reproduction.<br />
<br />
For instance, here's one: <a href="http://www.banjodatabase.org/3DFullDetails.asp?ID=173&imgtype=undefined&title=Boucher">http://www.banjodatabase.org/3DFullDetails.asp?ID=173&imgtype=u...</a> Double Tension VIIII<br />
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All of Greg's dimensions are metric but we won't hold that against him. ;-)