For enthusiasts of early banjo
another kit customer says -
"The kit arrived this morning and it's beautiful. I expected the neck to be roughed out and in need of extensive filing and sanding. The fact is it needs to be finished-sanded only. The quality and fit is wonderful. Well worth the wait." - 'Steve' http://bell.20m.com/freeshipping.html
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Comment by Dave Culgan on July 13, 2012 at 6:46am
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I agree. Terry's instructions had mentioned course sandpaper but except for a few tool marks I don't think I needed to use anything courser than 150 grit. I'll add that the neck is very well designed and laid out. I appreciate that the peghead has enough back slant to keep the strings securely in the nut. There is also a tapered wooden peg that drives the neck tight against the rim. Instructions suggest a couple drops of glue between neck and rim also. I was at first apprehensive about joining the neck and rim with glue as suggested in the instruction set (though I have no doubt they would be pretty easily separated if needed with steam), but now that I am playing I feel this tight neck to rim fit contributes to how lively the whole assembly feels. This is my first maple necked minstrel and I was pleased at how the whole banjo vibrates together. The ogee is also correctly laid out for position marking. Oh yeah - its sounds great too as you've heard here. Dave Culgan
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