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Antique banjo restoration. - More DIY How To Projects]]> http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FBH/ZC2X/GX3M7VW6/FBHZC2XGX3M7VW6.SQUARE2.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FBH/ZC2X/GX3M7VW6/FBHZC2XGX3M7VW6.SQUARE.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FBH/ZC2X/GX3M7VW6/FBHZC2XGX3M7VW6.SMALL.jpg friger I'll apologize up front for not documenting all the processes in this project to my normal level of detail but I think you'll get the idea of how I did things from what I did document. A friend from work brought me a 140 year old George Dobson banjo that she inherited.  It was in rough shape, over ...
By: friger

Continue Reading »]]> Sun, 8 Jan 2012 01:51:02 PST http://www.instructables.com/id/Beginning-5-String-Banjo-for-Guitarists/
Beginning 5-String Banjo for Guitarists - More DIY How To Projects]]> http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/F1Y/BD6P/GKI1ORLW/F1YBD6PGKI1ORLW.SQUARE2.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/F1Y/BD6P/GKI1ORLW/F1YBD6PGKI1ORLW.SQUARE.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/F1Y/BD6P/GKI1ORLW/F1YBD6PGKI1ORLW.SMALL.jpg rachelwinter There are several ways to tune a banjo, which are used for different styles of playing. For this instructional process, we will be using the most common: G tuning.  Unlike the guitar, the banjo has only 5 strings.  The string labeled 2 is the lowest string, followed by 3, 4, and then 5. The short s...
By: rachelwinter

Continue Reading »]]> Thu, 24 Feb 2011 13:14:58 PST http://www.instructables.com/id/Home-made-banjo-uke/
Homemade banjo ukulele - More DIY How To Projects]]> http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FZU/8T6B/FT7PKPR1/FZU8T6BFT7PKPR1.SQUARE2.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FZU/8T6B/FT7PKPR1/FZU8T6BFT7PKPR1.SQUARE.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FZU/8T6B/FT7PKPR1/FZU8T6BFT7PKPR1.SMALL.jpg balno making your own banjo ukulele from a neck taken from a kit and a cheap tambourine.Please excuse any mispelling or mistake, I'm french and was taught english a long time ago ... materials - a ukulele neck and fretboard taken from a cheap soprano ukulele kit ($20 here in France). I bought mine here...
By: balno

Continue Reading »]]> Sun, 12 Apr 2009 15:48:55 PDT http://www.instructables.com/id/Cookie-Tin-Banjo-Part-1--Make-a-Tuning-Peg-Hole-R/
Cookie Tin Banjo Part 1: Make a Tuning Peg Hole Reamer from Scissors - More DIY How To Projects]]> http://cdn.instructables.com/FFD/VCD8/F7DWQSZJ/FFDVCD8F7DWQSZJ.SQUARE2.jpg http://cdn.instructables.com/FFD/VCD8/F7DWQSZJ/FFDVCD8F7DWQSZJ.SQUARE.jpg http://cdn.instructables.com/FFD/VCD8/F7DWQSZJ/FFDVCD8F7DWQSZJ.SMALL.jpg TimAnderson Here's a great sounding banjo you can build in a few hours. It's a lot lighter and a little quieter than a regular banjo.It's based on the traditional folk instruments seen in "Foxfire Volume Three".First step: Make a tuning peg hole reamer from a pair of scissors.The reamer is a tool for making tap...
By: TimAnderson

Continue Reading »]]> Sat, 6 Oct 2007 16:52:49 PDT http://www.instructables.com/id/Cookie-Tin-Banjo-Part-4-Bed-Post-Banjo/
Cookie Tin Banjo Part 4: Bed Post Banjo - More DIY How To Projects]]> http://cdn.instructables.com/FTT/KMMU/F7DWQVUT/FTTKMMUF7DWQVUT.SQUARE2.jpg http://cdn.instructables.com/FTT/KMMU/F7DWQVUT/FTTKMMUF7DWQVUT.SQUARE.jpg http://cdn.instructables.com/FTT/KMMU/F7DWQVUT/FTTKMMUF7DWQVUT.SMALL.jpg TimAnderson Here's a great sounding banjo you can build in a few hours.It's a lot lighter and a little quieter than a regular banjo.It's based on the traditional folk instruments seen in "Foxfire Volume Three".I had an ornate poplar bedpost handy so I made a neck out of that. We've already got the hard part don...
By: TimAnderson

Continue Reading »]]> Tue, 9 Oct 2007 15:25:35 PDT http://www.instructables.com/id/Cookie-Tin-Banjo-Part-2-Make-a-Tuning-Peg-Shaver/
Cookie Tin Banjo Part 2: Make a Tuning Peg Shaver - More DIY How To Projects]]> http://cdn.instructables.com/FQ1/WZR0/F7DWQT1Z/FQ1WZR0F7DWQT1Z.SQUARE2.jpg http://cdn.instructables.com/FQ1/WZR0/F7DWQT1Z/FQ1WZR0F7DWQT1Z.SQUARE.jpg http://cdn.instructables.com/FQ1/WZR0/F7DWQT1Z/FQ1WZR0F7DWQT1Z.SMALL.jpg TimAnderson This peg shaver is a handy tool for making tuning pegs for your banjo.It works like a big pencil sharpener.It's quick and easy to make once you've made your tapered reamer in Part 1.With this little shaver you'll make better pegs with less work.Even if you're just making one set of pegs, you'll prob...
By: TimAnderson

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