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Comment by Steve Holladay on May 3, 2018 at 7:23am

Thanks, not an original idea of mine, but something I had been wanting to try.   The benefit of just being able to snap on a capo without messing with spikes or whatever I think will be nice.   I know at one jam I go to... a couple of the guys will call a key, then false start on singing, stop, change keys and take off again 2 or 3 times.  Us 5 string banjo players are not amused. :oP

I dropped the scale all the way down to 24 inches instead of 26-27 like most banjos.  Still a lot of tension on the 5th. 

Comment by Andy Busch on May 3, 2018 at 4:59am

Interesting that you strung up the 5th/drone string on the headstock along with the other four, instead of the way most 5-strings are made.  Good idea.