Paul Neher's Posts - Minstrel Banjo2024-03-29T14:51:41ZPaul Neherhttps://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/profile/PaulNeherhttps://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3091524999?profile=RESIZE_48X48&width=48&height=48&crop=1%3A1https://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/profiles/blog/feed?user=2fo7qp3zx4c2b&xn_auth=nobeginnings ...tag:minstrelbanjo.ning.com,2009-10-28:2477478:BlogPost:125462009-10-28T13:58:52.000ZPaul Neherhttps://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/profile/PaulNeher
Work progresses on my minstrel banjo. My friend James Moffet made me a body out of Ash (I think). It's kind of out-of-round, so I decided instead of a hoop, I would make it a tackhead. I found a beautiful piece of poplar for the neck, got it all planed, marked, and my friend Shane is rough cutting it for me. Talked with a VIOLIN maker here in Fort Wayne. he said for $25 he would carve my tuning pegs and ream the holes for them so they would be good fits, imperative to friction tuners working…
Work progresses on my minstrel banjo. My friend James Moffet made me a body out of Ash (I think). It's kind of out-of-round, so I decided instead of a hoop, I would make it a tackhead. I found a beautiful piece of poplar for the neck, got it all planed, marked, and my friend Shane is rough cutting it for me. Talked with a VIOLIN maker here in Fort Wayne. he said for $25 he would carve my tuning pegs and ream the holes for them so they would be good fits, imperative to friction tuners working easily.<br />
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Last night I met with my good friend Dean barber for my first instruction in the old CLAWHAMMER style. Dean's a good teacher, so hopefully with practice i will make some progress.