Posted by: @rocknroller912 Thanks I used to do stuff like that when I was a Trade Union rep at work. It’s pretty impossible to prove negligence and costs money up front. If I was still working I would as the…   Read more»

Posted by: @rocknroller912 Sad to report that there’s no progress on any of my 4 builds due to a silly accident, tripped in a pot hole and broke my hand. @rocknroller912 Downer! Sorry to here about this, can you not…   Read more»

@rocknroller912 Yes, Swamp Ash.

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Get your Jimmy hat ordered before stocks run out.

Posted by: @rocknroller912 I’m hoping to get some big Ash boards soon. My nephew has a friend with an Alaskan sawmill and there are some on offer I think, so I might have some to trade for paint finishing advice….   Read more»

Posted by: @rocknroller912 Sorry this is off topic a bit, but if you want me to look out the notes and post them to you I can do, or you could collect them any time you’re travelling North. I’m 10…   Read more»

Posted by: @rocknroller912 I learned on a course in Lincolnshire in about 2003 and think I still have the notes, including how to make a bow string with a spliced loop from wax thread. UK wood isn’t much good as…   Read more»

Posted by: @rocknroller912 I made an English Longbow @rocknroller What? Oh yes! It’s strange, I was looking into longbow making a while back but got totally distracted by guitar making. I will definitely have to revisit the idea and find…   Read more»

@rocknroller912  @mattbeels

Looks like we’ve got some competition

I’m not planning on making a habit of it. But Joe did mention a mandolin that he thinks is beyond repair, sounds like a challenge to me.

@rocknroller912  If the plates are 1.5mm thick then I would put some protection on the soundboard, like thick plastic and lever them off with a chisel. Old adhesive shouldn’t be that strong to resist very much. Words fail me for…   Read more»

Posted by: @rocknroller912 I’ve noticed recently while buying parts online that there are some expensive templates for measuring nut spacing. Wonder if anyone has used one or if there are any opinions on how useful they are.  @rocknroller912 I have…   Read more»

@rocknroller912  I definitely won’t be adjusting the neck angle then, that’s away beyond my skill level. I’ll not be attempting to remove the fretboard either. I think my first step is to adjust the truss rod if it’s not seized…   Read more»

@rocknroller912  You’ve preempted the questions I was going to ask you and I’d already taken this photo before I saw your post. The string height at the 12 fret is about 5mm and looks about 1.5mm relief at the 7th…   Read more»

@rocknroller912 great stuff thanks

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Thanks for all that information, I don’t see any name on the banjo at all. I’m waiting for screws to arrive to put the tuners back on, then I’ll have another look at it.

Posted by: @rocknroller912 Time for some allergy therapy, go on you know you want to. They can be black. @rocknroller912 Acoustic guitars are too complex for my tiny little brain, I only do solid chunks of wood. 🤣

@rocknroller912  Ive done a few banjo repairs and do have an Irish tenor banjo so if you want to run the problem past me I might have a solution. They are not nearly as complicated as guitars.  On the banjo,…   Read more»

@tv101  @russ  @rocknroller912  Thanks to you all for the advice guys, I did point out the risks in removing the label but Joe (he hasn’t changed his name) wants me to try. It’s three separate alum plates about 1.5mm thick,…   Read more»

@rocknroller912  @tej @bpower
Just a thought on using the wrench method, rather than hammering it off, maybe use the wrench as a lever.

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The other option would be to cut the handle off and make a new one. But why do want to remove the handles if they’re on solid anyway.