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You can just tie it on as tight as you can without the bridge and then slide the bridge under it. Works best on something like a 2x4 diddley bow where you don't care exactly where the bridge ends up, or...
You can use the knot that's used on the Akonting and other Senegambia lutes. For my article on how to do this click here. Works best on nylon strings, or...
You can make a tuner with an eye bolt, a couple of nuts, and a wing nut to lock it in place. I did this on the Chirp&Thump bass and had a pic up on the yahoo group, but I think deleted it., or...
My grandmother and her mother made their own 6 string dulcimer which I inherited. They used a wood screw with a hole drilled in it for each string. Works best with wire strings that don't require too many turns.
Yeah I plan on using an old broom handle or the like for my neck, so perhaps your knot might be the best way... Though... I did plan on using a steel string.
Wood screw eh? like a wooden screw? or like a metal screw for wood?
Its not all that hard to whittle a peg or 2.I've made old style wooden pegs out of mahogany,and oak.
The main thing is to make sure your pegs fits tight enough when pushed in to hold tension.
You might consider whittling a couple and test fitting on a piece of scrap.
Lots of people are scared of failing to get it right.
What I did was pull up a picture of a violin peg and then try to copy it.I've built a few banjos with my homemade pegs and never had a problem.
Its tough to sell an instrument with the old style pegs because the public cant understand how they work either lol
Hi there, check out this link for making tuners
http://dannyandterrybell.20m.com/minstrelbanjo.html
Another way is to purchase violin tuners and just use them as friction. Banjo have used them for a long time under more tension then the guitars. They will slip more, but it does work.
As for oak,
My best cheap oak comes from Pallets. You can usually find a broken one {the slats} that has been discarded in industrial areas. the 3 remaining large pieces are usually very good oak. Rough mind you, but it is awesome raw material.
Just as a throw in, I would have loved to see this banjo in person, The person that built it was a true craftsman. You might have to look at the detail to see all of the innovations
http://www.zeppmusic.com/Homemade/homemade.htm
Have a great day! Jon
Might I suggest an old water valve, like the type used outside for your garden hose. You could whittle your stick down so it fits tight inside the valve. Drill a hole in the stem or just tie off the string around the handle. These valves have a nut where the stem meets the valve body which can be tightened so it doesn't "self-adjust" itself loose. I've used these, they work pretty well n' look cool.
Just a thought.....
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This one is pretty primitive. Just a dowel, tapered with sandpaper and glues to a piece of wood. Works great.
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