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Rocknroller912 liked forum post "Robin's build #004" – 1 month, 2 weeks ago
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Rocknroller912 liked forum post "Robin's build #004" – 1 month, 2 weeks ago
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Rocknroller912 liked forum post "Robin's build #004" – 1 month, 2 weeks ago
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Rocknroller912 replied to the topic "Banjo New Neck" – 1 month, 2 weeks ago
@russ
Thanks the banjo has gone back to its owner now and my stress level has gone back down. Difficult with jobs like this not to make the repair more than the cost of the instrument. Free wood helps. -
Rocknroller912 replied to the topic "Banjo New Neck" – 1 month, 3 weeks ago
Forgot to add a pic of the old broken neck
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Rocknroller912 posted a new topic "Banjo New Neck" – 1 month, 3 weeks ago
Latest project finished yesterday, metal body banjo with a completely broken neck. The only thing holding it together was the FB. Made a new neck and added rosewood binding to make it wider due to the player having big hands, then… Read more»
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Rocknroller912 replied to the topic "Robin's build #004" – 1 month, 3 weeks ago
@robin
Well done Robin it looks good and is certainly challenging -
Rocknroller912 liked forum post "Robin's build #004" – 1 month, 3 weeks ago
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Rocknroller912 liked forum post "Robin's build #004" – 2 months, 3 weeks ago
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Rocknroller912 liked forum post "Robin's build #004" – 2 months, 3 weeks ago
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Rocknroller912 liked forum post "Robin's build #004" – 3 months ago
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Rocknroller912 liked forum post "Robin's build #004" – 3 months ago
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Rocknroller912 replied to the topic "Robin's build #004" – 3 months ago
@robin
Thanks I haven’t seen this before and only have his mandolin book. For a first build I would stick with Marks course and it will be a good guitar. Tap tuning is fairly advanced. -
Rocknroller912 replied to the topic "Robin's build #004" – 3 months ago
@peter-c-f The sound waves on bowed and plucked instruments are different. I watched a science demo when I attended classes at violin school using transducer pick ups and an oscilloscope. For bowed it’s a sharp sustained attack, followed by a rapid… Read more»
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Rocknroller912 replied to the topic "Robin's build #004" – 3 months ago
@robin
violins are tuned F front and F# back -
Rocknroller912 replied to the topic "Robin's build #004" – 3 months ago
@robin
A# sounds a bit off. I watched a video on classical building where the top was an F and I think steel string is lower
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Rocknroller912 replied to the topic "Robin's build #004" – 3 months, 1 week ago
@robin
Tap tuning takes a lot of experience. Some makers even tune after the body is closed by scraping the outside of the soundboard and tapping to get a ring. -
Rocknroller912 liked forum post "Robin's build #004" – 3 months, 1 week ago
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Rocknroller912 replied to the topic "Robin's build #004" – 3 months, 1 week ago
@peter-c-f Braces are usually tuned by holding the plate very lightly till it rings. Some people can tell the pitch by ear but normal humans use a guitar tuner with a built in microphone Removing wood will raise the pitch… Read more»
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Rocknroller912 replied to the topic "Build #4 (formerly build #3 😂)" – 3 months, 1 week ago
I would be interested in one if the price is not too much. Which one do you have please
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