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"Hi Noam, Sorry for not getting back to you sooner. The CBN discussion group called t…" Rand Moore replied Apr 4, 2014 to Tin can banjo: Neck-thru options?	3	Apr 4, 2014 Reply by Rand Moore
"You might want to add (glue on) a thin strip of wood to the under-side of the neck w…" Rand Moore replied Mar 20, 2014 to Tin can banjo: Neck-thru options?	3	Apr 4, 2014 Reply by Rand Moore
"Hi Turtlehead, That's a real nice looking old-fashioned tack-head banjo. Did you lea…" Rand Moore replied Feb 11, 2014 to Some Great Banjo Building Ideas Found Elsewhere on CBN...	7	Feb 13, 2014 Reply by turtlehead
"Hi Stringybark, Glad someone found the info helpful. Here's a link to the Dulcijo di…" Rand Moore replied Feb 10, 2014 to Some Great Banjo Building Ideas Found Elsewhere on CBN...	7	Feb 13, 2014 Reply by turtlehead
"That instrument that I made with the 5th string routed under the fretboard was actua…" Rand Moore replied Feb 9, 2014 to Some Great Banjo Building Ideas Found Elsewhere on CBN...	7	Feb 13, 2014 Reply by turtlehead
"In a Google search of banjo rim building, I found another diagram which shows the le…" Rand Moore replied Nov 6, 2013 to Building Round Sound Boxes for Banjos	5	Nov 6, 2013 Reply by Rand Moore
"Here is a recalculation of the trapezoid block size for a 11" banjo rim including a…" Rand Moore replied Nov 5, 2013 to Building Round Sound Boxes for Banjos	5	Nov 6, 2013 Reply by Rand Moore
"Unless you are building a banjo with a wooden soundboard, I think a good strategy is…" Rand Moore replied Nov 5, 2013 to Building Round Sound Boxes for Banjos	5	Nov 6, 2013 Reply by Rand Moore
"In the videos, as I recall, the block thickness was 1". He was using 1" x 1" stock.…" Rand Moore replied Nov 5, 2013 to Building Round Sound Boxes for Banjos	5	Nov 6, 2013 Reply by Rand Moore
"If we increase the length of the two sides of the isosceles triangle by 0.25" (to 6.…" Rand Moore replied Nov 4, 2013 to Building Round Sound Boxes for Banjos	5	Nov 6, 2013 Reply by Rand Moore

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Tambourine banjo. Skin bending pretty much.

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Tin can banjo: Neck-thru options?

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Some Great Banjo Building Ideas Found Elsewhere on CBN...

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Building Round Sound Boxes for Banjos

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Some specifically general questions

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4 string banjo strings

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4 string or 5 string banjo for blues?

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The 3-String Dulcijo and Other Diatonically Scaled Banjos with Re-Entrant Tuning

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5-String Banjo Discussion Area

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a free banjo album, sort of

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Banjo Blues Tab

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CB Banjuke Project

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Banjo Ukulele

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Need help identifying a banjo

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Learning to play 5 String Banjo-Beginner Tips and Resources

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Rand Moore's Discussions (803)

"Hi Noam, Sorry for not getting back to you sooner. The CBN discussion group called t…"

"You might want to add (glue on) a thin strip of wood to the under-side of the neck w…"

"Hi Turtlehead, That's a real nice looking old-fashioned tack-head banjo. Did you lea…"

"Hi Stringybark, Glad someone found the info helpful. Here's a link to the Dulcijo di…"

"That instrument that I made with the 5th string routed under the fretboard was actua…"

"In a Google search of banjo rim building, I found another diagram which shows the le…"

"Here is a recalculation of the trapezoid block size for a 11" banjo rim including a…"

"Unless you are building a banjo with a wooden soundboard, I think a good strategy is…"

"In the videos, as I recall, the block thickness was 1". He was using 1" x 1" stock.…"

"If we increase the length of the two sides of the isosceles triangle by 0.25" (to 6.…"

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