Comments - Possible 1870s HC Dobson? - Minstrel Banjo2024-03-29T00:40:09Zhttp://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/profiles/comment/feed?attachedTo=2477478%3ABlogPost%3A101560&xn_auth=noWell, with the generous help…tag:minstrelbanjo.ning.com,2013-11-15:2477478:Comment:1025422013-11-15T17:11:56.115ZJim Jacquethttp://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/profile/JimJacquet
Well, with the generous help of Eric Prust of Prust Banjos, in Sequim, WA, my old Dobson-buckbee is playable for the first time in probably a century! Turns out the bow in the neck was not as pronounced as it had looked when the frets were in. The main problem we encountered was the top tensioning screws were mismatched and the screw holes were mostly stripped-out. Filled the holes with some new wood, and had to get some brand-new nuts, bolts and washers. head tightened right down after…
Well, with the generous help of Eric Prust of Prust Banjos, in Sequim, WA, my old Dobson-buckbee is playable for the first time in probably a century! Turns out the bow in the neck was not as pronounced as it had looked when the frets were in. The main problem we encountered was the top tensioning screws were mismatched and the screw holes were mostly stripped-out. Filled the holes with some new wood, and had to get some brand-new nuts, bolts and washers. head tightened right down after that.<br />
New pegs, nut, tailpiece, and strings, and she plays really nice. Dave and Strumelia--thanks fo…tag:minstrelbanjo.ning.com,2013-11-01:2477478:Comment:1017622013-11-01T22:58:49.633ZJim Jacquethttp://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/profile/JimJacquet
<p>Dave and Strumelia--thanks for the informative pics! Gives me something to ponder.</p>
<p>I wonder if it is possible to fashion a new metal tailpiece based on the one in that picture?</p>
<p>Took the banjo over to a friend who repairs and builds banjos. He feels the neck is not original, the frets are not only crooked but in the wrong place, AND there is a bow in the neck at the 5th fret, which means the neck will have to be planed down. Yikes! This will be more involved than even I…</p>
<p>Dave and Strumelia--thanks for the informative pics! Gives me something to ponder.</p>
<p>I wonder if it is possible to fashion a new metal tailpiece based on the one in that picture?</p>
<p>Took the banjo over to a friend who repairs and builds banjos. He feels the neck is not original, the frets are not only crooked but in the wrong place, AND there is a bow in the neck at the 5th fret, which means the neck will have to be planed down. Yikes! This will be more involved than even I realized.</p> So Jim, I'm wondering if the…tag:minstrelbanjo.ning.com,2013-11-01:2477478:Comment:1017612013-11-01T18:47:46.177ZStrumeliahttp://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/profile/Strumelia
<p>So Jim, I'm wondering if the inner pot somehow got rotated- there seem to be several more closely spaced screws/holes at around 4:00 on your pot- I'm wondering if one or two of those was meant for the tailpiece attachment. </p>
<p>If we look at this other similar example, see the tailpiece screwhole:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.musurgia.com/images/1411_banjo/1411_3.jpg" target="_blank">http://www.musurgia.com/images/1411_banjo/1411_3.jpg…</a></p>
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<p>So Jim, I'm wondering if the inner pot somehow got rotated- there seem to be several more closely spaced screws/holes at around 4:00 on your pot- I'm wondering if one or two of those was meant for the tailpiece attachment. </p>
<p>If we look at this other similar example, see the tailpiece screwhole:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.musurgia.com/images/1411_banjo/1411_3.jpg" target="_blank">http://www.musurgia.com/images/1411_banjo/1411_3.jpg</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.musurgia.com/images/1411_banjo/1411_1.jpg" target="_blank">http://www.musurgia.com/images/1411_banjo/1411_1.jpg</a></p>
<p>That neck is probably original, it's more in keeping with the pot, neck looks to be maybe solid mahogany?-or someone else can guess the wood.</p>
<p>Hard to tell from your photos- is that veneer that it coming off parts on the pot, or just little cracks in the wood surface?</p>
<p>Gosh, it must be pretty heavy! Are you planning on trying to make it playable or restored?</p> This is a detail of the banjo…tag:minstrelbanjo.ning.com,2013-11-01:2477478:Comment:1016192013-11-01T18:07:40.900ZDave Culganhttp://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/profile/OlDanTucker
<p>This is a detail of the banjo George made for me.</p>
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<p>This is a detail of the banjo George made for me.</p>
<p><a target="_self" href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3129095755?profile=original"><img class="align-left" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3129095755?profile=original" width="261"/></a></p> Well, it might be the neck t…tag:minstrelbanjo.ning.com,2013-11-01:2477478:Comment:1018582013-11-01T18:01:05.151ZDave Culganhttp://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/profile/OlDanTucker
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<p>Well, it might be the neck that was originally on that pot. :) When I got it there was nothing else with it. <br/><br/></p>
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<p>Well, it might be the neck that was originally on that pot. :) When I got it there was nothing else with it. <br/><br/></p>
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<p></p> Dave--you have the neck??? To…tag:minstrelbanjo.ning.com,2013-11-01:2477478:Comment:1018572013-11-01T16:19:51.284ZJim Jacquethttp://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/profile/JimJacquet
<p>Dave--you have the neck??? To MY banjo??? I want it! lol</p>
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<p>Dave--you have the neck??? To MY banjo??? I want it! lol</p>
<p></p> Dave, that's intriguing. Any…tag:minstrelbanjo.ning.com,2013-11-01:2477478:Comment:1018542013-11-01T12:17:03.978ZStrumeliahttp://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/profile/Strumelia
<p>Dave, that's intriguing. Any photos? It would make sense- with all the veneering and mechanical gizmos going on too.</p>
<p>Dave, that's intriguing. Any photos? It would make sense- with all the veneering and mechanical gizmos going on too.</p> Jim, George Wunderlich put th…tag:minstrelbanjo.ning.com,2013-11-01:2477478:Comment:1017552013-11-01T11:50:39.468ZDave Culganhttp://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/profile/OlDanTucker
<p>Jim, George Wunderlich put that kind of 5th peg set-up on the Boucher style banjo he made for me about 20 years ago. He would probably be able to answer your question from yesterday.</p>
<p>Strumelia, I think it was said that this pot appeared identical to the 1867 pat. Dobson banjo. I think I have the original neck to Jim's new banjo, it has flush frets.</p>
<p>Jim, George Wunderlich put that kind of 5th peg set-up on the Boucher style banjo he made for me about 20 years ago. He would probably be able to answer your question from yesterday.</p>
<p>Strumelia, I think it was said that this pot appeared identical to the 1867 pat. Dobson banjo. I think I have the original neck to Jim's new banjo, it has flush frets.</p> It would have been WAY too ea…tag:minstrelbanjo.ning.com,2013-10-31:2477478:Comment:1016732013-10-31T18:55:31.671ZJim Jacquethttp://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/profile/JimJacquet
<p>It would have been WAY too easy for me to just find a Dobson that said Dobson...</p>
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<p>It would have been WAY too easy for me to just find a Dobson that said Dobson...</p>
<p></p> As good a theory as any! As t…tag:minstrelbanjo.ning.com,2013-10-31:2477478:Comment:1016722013-10-31T18:52:14.666ZJim Jacquethttp://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/profile/JimJacquet
<p>As good a theory as any! As they used to say on the PBS TV show Underwater Detectives: "But we may never know!!"</p>
<p>As good a theory as any! As they used to say on the PBS TV show Underwater Detectives: "But we may never know!!"</p>