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Comment by Alan Roberts on June 22, 2010 at 2:30am

My first build had NO ANGLE AT ALL and he tuners sat too high, so I lowered them by adding thickness to the back of the headstock with a thin sheet of walnut. I probably coud have lowered it further...

Comment by Wichita Sam on June 22, 2010 at 1:35am

howling dick.... got a picture?.... If you have an added fretboard, you can get away with a "flat" headstock.... A slight "thinning" of the top of the headstock (needed to ac comodate the machine heads), plus the thickness of a fretboard is enough. If you are "building on the neck", then you might need to emply "string tree(s)".

best to build, then accomodate to the problems you discover, then you will know for yourself the basics of building....

later you can explore scarf joints and slotted headstocks...

the best,

Wichita Sam

Comment by Howling Dick on June 22, 2010 at 12:57am

Im on my first guitar and things are going reasonably to plan. Bit concerned that my headstock doesnt have much of an angle - is this an issue?

Comment by Tracy Kennedy on June 22, 2010 at 12:00am

what makes a traditional banjo a banjo is the the resonating membrane. traditional banjos used a skin cover modern ones typically use some sort of plastic derivative. Also the playing style, usually "plucking" sets it apart.

Comment by Barrie on June 21, 2010 at 6:10pm

stupid question of the day - What makes a banjo a banjo. Is there a specific atribute that makes a banjo a banjo.

Comment by Wes "I'm Baaaaack" Yates on June 21, 2010 at 12:26pm

Gomer, Ta heck what the wife says right... oh, sorry sugar. didn't see you standing there behind me.

Love you baby....

[Gotta go. 'Sybil' has an axe.]

-WY

Comment by Wes "I'm Baaaaack" Yates on June 21, 2010 at 12:24pm

Alan. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

or in Latslovakian JAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJA

-WY

Comment by MadGomer on June 21, 2010 at 12:17pm

150,000 comedians out of work, but still everyone wants to be one. Sheesh! If I don't get all these CBG parts off the kitchen counter though, I'm gonna have to ship myself to Australia before my wife kills me (witness protection program anyone?) Made the mistake of telling her I'd get it out of the kitchen if she'd clean off my workbench - she got a gleeful look & started looking up dumpster services in the yellow pages - surely that's a coincidence, right? A little fret wire & I'm ready to roll!

Comment by Alan Roberts on June 21, 2010 at 10:18am

Wes, that's only true up here.
If he's in Australia, it will work fine. Ha, ha.

Comment by Wes "I'm Baaaaack" Yates on June 21, 2010 at 9:12am

Gomer, If you put the tuners in upside down, you will wind the strings the wrong way and the notes will come out backwards.

[just kidding]

-WY

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