Work Page 11-21
1900s English Zither Banjo
7 string
Attempt to make playable
Severe neck bow
If successful, dress frets, repair inlay, refinish neck
Seal all delaminations, strip old finish
Refinish with Nitro Lacquer
12-21 update:
There was no saving the original neck, at least no cost effective means of justifying an attempt.
So I went with a 1920s Tenor neck, unknown maker, mahogany, 19 fret.
Inlay on fingerboard was close enough to make it the choice.
I cut the heel to profile, cut off the dowel, made a single rod /screw in heel system
Schaller tuners, simple neck refinish
Plays well, nice bright tone from the 8.5" head with a good amont of downforce on the bridge.
Tuned CGDA
Attempt to make playable
Severe neck bow
If successful, dress frets, repair inlay, refinish neck
Seal all delaminations, strip old finish
Refinish with Nitro Lacquer
12-21 update:
There was no saving the original neck, at least no cost effective means of justifying an attempt.
So I went with a 1920s Tenor neck, unknown maker, mahogany, 19 fret.
Inlay on fingerboard was close enough to make it the choice.
I cut the heel to profile, cut off the dowel, made a single rod /screw in heel system
Schaller tuners, simple neck refinish
Plays well, nice bright tone from the 8.5" head with a good amont of downforce on the bridge.
Tuned CGDA