"Morphine" on Banjo #12
Added 2018-04-05 16:26:58 +0000 UTCI'm calling Banjo #12 done at this point. Since we've been listening to a lot of Bill Cornett lately I played and sang some of his verses to Morphine.
gDGBD, relative tuning.
I'm already thinking about the next banjo and the next person on the "potential buyer" list...
Comments
My experience at mechanical production ended in junior high wood shop when I could barely make the sand paper block, although i did better later in my life doing rudimentary machining on a drill press and Bridgeport mill. I have little knowledge and less dickering about banjo mechanics and just trust follks who I know do because all I can do is mess things up. I usually dont like the sound of mountain banjos but I like the way that one sounds. Maybe you have figured something out in regard to brass which i think sounds a bit tinny
Tony Thomas
2018-04-10 19:03:16 +0000 UTCTony, are you referring to what looks like a copper or brass fingerboard on that banjo? If so: that's actually just a plain old solid walnut neck! I use black walnut wood for necks AND stain with a dark dye my wife makes from black walnut husks (the trees grow like weeds here in N. Georgia). Anyhow, for some reason I could NOT get the fingerboard to take any stain!!! The rest of the neck stained the usual dark purple-brown color but the fingerboard stayed that rich blonde color--sort of unusual for a piece of black walnut I think. Turned out real pretty and almost looks like a brass fingerboard.
Clifton Hicks
2018-04-10 11:46:57 +0000 UTCnice mellow but strong sound think the metal plate does something for it
Tony Thomas
2018-04-07 17:28:15 +0000 UTCFantastic!
Justin Hoffmann
2018-04-05 17:09:17 +0000 UTCSounds really great! I really enjoyed the build along videos too. Cheers!
Ad Croal
2018-04-05 16:57:39 +0000 UTCThat's whats its all about right there! Very nice!
Alan
2018-04-05 16:44:29 +0000 UTCSounds and looks great. One day I will take on a build myself. I'm sure it is a gratifying feeling when you hear an instrument you built, sing like it just did.
jason k.
2018-04-05 16:35:53 +0000 UTC
