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Project- 5 string
This is a project made from a modern 11" block rim that was made by a luthier years ago, in the style of a Weymann megaphonic style (circa 1920s)
It came unfinished and was a prototype for 14" of the same design.
It was a nice effort considering it was never to have been finished.
It was bolted to a nicely figured neck, that is wood inlaid and had a finish on it already.
I got started and disassembled it all before thinking of pics so I will start with the rim.
It has a flathead style tone ring lathed into it with a nice bearing edge.
I will open up the hook holes to a larger diameter both top and bottom.
Then I will add finish to it, a vintage amber/golden brown.
I will do a tint coat and 3 clear coats of mohawk nitro.
I just want to make a nice looking player from what parts it came with and a few more I have.
It came with a vintage grooved hoop and import hooks and nuts which I will use.
Also in the parts that came along was an armrest shaped like a Weymann on the top so I modified it to work on this banjo.
I will add a downforce tailpiece and for now, Grover Champion friction pegs and a geared 5th.
The neck will be attached with heavy lag bolts and nuts, no rods.
It came unfinished and was a prototype for 14" of the same design.
It was a nice effort considering it was never to have been finished.
It was bolted to a nicely figured neck, that is wood inlaid and had a finish on it already.
I got started and disassembled it all before thinking of pics so I will start with the rim.
It has a flathead style tone ring lathed into it with a nice bearing edge.
I will open up the hook holes to a larger diameter both top and bottom.
Then I will add finish to it, a vintage amber/golden brown.
I will do a tint coat and 3 clear coats of mohawk nitro.
I just want to make a nice looking player from what parts it came with and a few more I have.
It came with a vintage grooved hoop and import hooks and nuts which I will use.
Also in the parts that came along was an armrest shaped like a Weymann on the top so I modified it to work on this banjo.
I will add a downforce tailpiece and for now, Grover Champion friction pegs and a geared 5th.
The neck will be attached with heavy lag bolts and nuts, no rods.
The lathe work is good.
It will take 1/4" nuts.
Dye for the bottom, faux laminate.
Starting the tint, that is the neck behind it,
Armrest done, downforce tailpiece.
It is a nice neck, whoever made it.
Settling in, nice clear warm tone.
Taking out wood from all holes.
Now they can accept a common tension wrench.
Washers for the hooks like Weymann,.
Head adjusted, tuned to pitch.
Grover Champion pegs and a geared 5th.
I had a small uke tuner button I used on the 5th.
I will be dialing it in, doing things as time allows to make it nice, but even in the first setup it shows good promise.
FINAL PICS
Thanks for looking and sharing,
VM
VM