seeking comments on primitive fretless - Minstrel Banjo2024-03-29T12:51:35Zhttps://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/forum/topics/seeking-comments-on-primitive-fretless?commentId=2477478%3AComment%3A170172&feed=yes&xn_auth=noAwesome job! Very clever sol…tag:minstrelbanjo.ning.com,2018-01-11:2477478:Comment:1699802018-01-11T15:49:30.124ZJohn Mascialehttps://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/profile/JohnMasciale
<p>Awesome job! Very clever solutions to some of the problems that pot had.</p>
<p>Awesome job! Very clever solutions to some of the problems that pot had.</p> Very impressive sound! Wow!…tag:minstrelbanjo.ning.com,2018-01-11:2477478:Comment:1701722018-01-11T13:41:55.618ZPaul Draperhttps://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/profile/PaulDraper
<p>Very impressive sound! Wow! Congratulations!</p>
<p>Very impressive sound! Wow! Congratulations!</p> Very interesting video and ve…tag:minstrelbanjo.ning.com,2018-01-11:2477478:Comment:1701712018-01-11T10:48:17.227ZAl Smitleyhttps://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/profile/AlSmitley
<p>Very interesting video and <strong>very nice sound</strong>!! At 5:47 am, let me be the first to congratulate you!</p>
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<p>Very interesting video and <strong>very nice sound</strong>!! At 5:47 am, let me be the first to congratulate you!</p>
<p></p> Here's an update on the resto…tag:minstrelbanjo.ning.com,2018-01-11:2477478:Comment:1701702018-01-11T04:02:09.134ZMark Ralstonhttps://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/profile/MarkRalston
<p>Here's an update on the restoration along with some sound clips.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xHiF1lXhygI" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xHiF1lXhygI</a></p>
<p>Here's an update on the restoration along with some sound clips.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xHiF1lXhygI" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xHiF1lXhygI</a></p> I hope you post something whe…tag:minstrelbanjo.ning.com,2018-01-01:2477478:Comment:1701502018-01-01T13:35:33.860ZAl Smitleyhttps://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/profile/AlSmitley
<p>I hope you post something when you get it finished. It will be interesting to hear how it sounds.</p>
<p>.....and thanks for posting something. First in 6 days!! I was thinking of posting something....anything just to break the silence!</p>
<p>I hope you post something when you get it finished. It will be interesting to hear how it sounds.</p>
<p>.....and thanks for posting something. First in 6 days!! I was thinking of posting something....anything just to break the silence!</p> update: steamed & re-shap…tag:minstrelbanjo.ning.com,2018-01-01:2477478:Comment:1700542018-01-01T13:16:59.614ZMark Ralstonhttps://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/profile/MarkRalston
<p>u<span>pdate: steamed & re-shaped pot, removed splintered wood & replaced w/ steamed/bent oak. When I tack on the hide head it should hide the new wood on the exterior of the pot.</span></p>
<p>update pics here: <a href="http://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/photo/album/show?id=2477478%3AAlbum%3A170254&xg_source=activity" rel="noopener" target="_blank">LINK…</a></p>
<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3091546696?profile=original" target="_self"><img class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3091546696?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="721"></img></a></p>
<p>u<span>pdate: steamed & re-shaped pot, removed splintered wood & replaced w/ steamed/bent oak. When I tack on the hide head it should hide the new wood on the exterior of the pot.</span></p>
<p>update pics here: <a href="http://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/photo/album/show?id=2477478%3AAlbum%3A170254&xg_source=activity" target="_blank" rel="noopener">LINK</a></p>
<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3091546696?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="721" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3091546696?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="721" class="align-full"/></a></p> Tom - tnx for the comments. …tag:minstrelbanjo.ning.com,2017-12-19:2477478:Comment:1698642017-12-19T01:51:23.597ZMark Ralstonhttps://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/profile/MarkRalston
<p>Tom - tnx for the comments. Yep, I think this one might have gone into the dumpster if it hadn't sold on eBay. A fun project for this winter.</p>
<p>Linda (my wife) likes antique chairs, mostly because of the presence of and participation of chairs in our lives....... sitting around in the kitchen & discussing family matters, courting, meals, parties, etc. I feel the same way about the "mojo" that old musical instruments acquire. I don't have the $$ to buy the top-grade instruments…</p>
<p>Tom - tnx for the comments. Yep, I think this one might have gone into the dumpster if it hadn't sold on eBay. A fun project for this winter.</p>
<p>Linda (my wife) likes antique chairs, mostly because of the presence of and participation of chairs in our lives....... sitting around in the kitchen & discussing family matters, courting, meals, parties, etc. I feel the same way about the "mojo" that old musical instruments acquire. I don't have the $$ to buy the top-grade instruments (well, maybe one or two), so I wind up appreciating the instruments that were played hard & loved.</p>
<p></p> All I can say is "Wow!" Mark!…tag:minstrelbanjo.ning.com,2017-12-17:2477478:Comment:1698532017-12-17T18:29:50.697ZTom Berghanhttps://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/profile/TomBerghan
<p>All I can say is <strong>"Wow!"</strong> Mark! </p>
<p>It has obviously been exposed to a pretty severe environment. It appears to have left in an open air barn for instance with a ton of dirt accumulating on it for many decades . . . and rotting it. I own a guitar built in 1830 and a banjo built in 1870 and both were so well cared for that they look amazing and of course there are many beautiful violins and such that are <em>much</em> older than that. This poor little banjo is <em>so…</em></p>
<p>All I can say is <strong>"Wow!"</strong> Mark! </p>
<p>It has obviously been exposed to a pretty severe environment. It appears to have left in an open air barn for instance with a ton of dirt accumulating on it for many decades . . . and rotting it. I own a guitar built in 1830 and a banjo built in 1870 and both were so well cared for that they look amazing and of course there are many beautiful violins and such that are <em>much</em> older than that. This poor little banjo is <em>so beat</em> that it is difficult to estimate the age. But you are one the right track. The best way to try to estimate the age of the <span style="text-decoration: underline;">hardware</span>. . . the metal bits . . . exactly as you are doing. Good project! Thanks for posting the photos. Best WIshes, Tom</p>