Hey @tv101, yeah I had some stuff going on so I definitely wasn’t around much. These days it’s been better. My Dad is currently here for a visit and I’ve been watching the Acoustic Course since my PM ...

Attachment : 55BE2049-AC9C-4B8C-B4ED-06AA89B7CFB5.jpeg I went with rosewood for the truss rod cover in the end, the others just looked bad, thanks to @mattbeels (I think!) for promoting wood!

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@rocknroller912 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.

@robin If the banjo has a makers name it’s a good idea to google check it first in case it’s a valuable antique. The string action sounds high and reasons for this could be: 1. the neck angle to the b...

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 ch...

@tv101 So, I googled "banjo repair kit" to check out what's currently recommended. Hope this helps. Exactly the kind advice I had expected from you, but still funny though.

@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 t...

Posted by: @robin He's also asked me to remove name label which look like self adhesive aluminium plates Hi @robin I saw this stuff from Stewmac. 🙂🎶🙏🎸

@robin I agree with @tv101 removing the name label will leave a worse mess and the wood underneath will be a lighter colour as sound boards darken with exposure to UV light when the instrument is out ...

@robin Sorry I can’t help, I’m allergic to acoustic guitars. 😂

@boo Time for some allergy therapy, go on you know you want to. They can be black.

@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 pl...

@robin 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....

@tv101 The repair kit was a surprise, I thought it would be 1 ton press or something really destructive

My daughter's friend's dad has had this EKO 12 string acoustic since 1976 and it's been in its case in is attic for the last 30 years. He dug it out recently and wants to play again. When he went to r...

I’m just out to the workshop to turn on my compressor now, hope I don’t get blown up. 😬

Posted by: @koendb If I would buy one, I would at least look into the possibility to keep it in a purposely build construction at the outside of my workshop with all this information. I dont trust my...

If I would buy one, I would at least look into the possibility to keep it in a purposely build construction at the outside of my workshop with all this information. I dont trust my own sense of respon...

Posted by: @koendb Djeez thanks @Boo It is important to realize how dangerous tools can be, even if the chance of them causing damage is minimal. @koendb Yeah, this is a rare freak accident but it c...