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Comment by Gary Davis on October 14, 2011 at 8:10am

I'm constructing a 5-string banjo with plans to stretch a tanned 14" goat hide of medium thickness across a drum head. How much tension do you place on a wet hide when stretching across a drum head? Unless otherwise advised, I will tighten a radiator hose-type clamp around top of cavity and decorate clamp with large headed furniture tacks.

Comment by Gary Davis on October 12, 2011 at 7:18am

I'd label myself a novice banjo player still learning chords and accurate timing. My strongest weakness is listening to banjo blues, streaming KRVM.org's "Breakfast With The Blues". I'd like to improve my playing skills to enjoy others with similar interests. The Oregon Old Time Fiddlers provide ample local jamming opportunities to help me with this task. They are patient when I slow "Cluck Old Hen" down to a swampy twang. The CigarboxNation has some talented members. I'm watching for discussions on building a blues banjo. I hope to take advantage of their knowledge in belly size, strings, and other accessories; questions a novice player does not know what to ask.

Your buddy from the Beaver State, Gary

Comment by Rand Moore on July 22, 2011 at 5:31am

Hi All,

I just wanted to mention here that there is a interesting discussion thread going on in the 'Building Secrets, Tips, Advice, Discussion' discussion group. The thread is about making your own drums, and includes links to another web site about how to bend the wood to form the frame and sources for skin, as well as a discussion about using a synthetic material called Dupont Tyvek for the drum head. Here's the link: Banjo BUILDERS, skin question. It's an interesting read.

 

-Rand.

Comment by Rand Moore on May 29, 2011 at 8:47am

I came a cross this thread on banjo making which may have been the one that lead to the formation of this discussion group. Anyways, there's some good ideas here you may want to read: cigar box banjo. I'm sure there's more bajo info around here on CBN that you can find by using the CBN built in search engine.

-Rand.

 

 

Comment by econnofoot on May 18, 2011 at 6:54am

woot nice one matt, been bust as all get out I got a couple jo's waiting on the back burner I get this uke done for my friends daughter....so little time so many builds.

Comment by Ben on April 30, 2011 at 5:17am

I'm got a factory-made steel-stringed banjo that's got a geared 5th-string tuner like the ones on stewmac. I used to have a steel-stringed friction-5th. On by home-made nylon-stringed banjo, I used violin pegs. You need to have a properly tapered reamer too.

Comment by Brian Archer on April 30, 2011 at 4:38am

The 5th tuning peg is different, check out stewmac.com they sell single 5th string tuning machines and full sets.

Comment by Rand Moore on April 24, 2011 at 8:17pm

Hi AFKAM.

That's a nice looking CBB. I was wondering on 5-string banjos, do they use a special tuning peg (machine tuner) for the 5th string, or is it just a plain old geared tuner? It's been so long since I've seen a real banjo, I can't remember. If anyone else knows, please enlighten us.

-Rand.

Comment by Outhouse Instruments on April 22, 2011 at 10:57am

Well, I posted a pic of a 3 string dulcijo in the dulcijo thread ....

How about a 5 string banjo?

 

 

AFKAM

Comment by dogfinger steve on April 21, 2011 at 10:27pm

eyup, well, the secrets out....i'm a banjo player! i'm trusting you all to keep this under your hats or my life is over if this gets out:0)

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