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Buzzard Mountain Blog Buzzard Mountain Blog Buzzard Mountain Blog (Entries tagged as banjo building) http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/ en Serendipity 1.6 - http://www.s9y.org/ Sun, 01 Aug 2010 21:33:31 GMT http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/templates/bulletproof/img/s9y_banner_small.png RSS: Buzzard Mountain Blog - http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/ 100 21 Clifftop here I come! http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/archives/61-Clifftop-here-I-come!.html Banjo Building http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/archives/61-Clifftop-here-I-come!.html#comments http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/wfwcomment.php?cid=61 0 http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/rss.php?version=2.0&type=comments&cid=61 nospam@example.com (Neil Turner) I'll be leaving for Clifftop (Appalachian String band Festival) in WV in a couple of days. I decided to have a booth this year to show and sell some banjos. I just finished up the last one yesterday and got some pictures of them all taken today. So I thought I would post some of the pictures and give a brief description on each. If your coming to Clifftop, make sure to stop by and say hello!<br /> <br /> #10018<br /> 12" Block Cherry Rim with Bubinga Tone Ring<br /> Cherry Neck with black stripe and German Silver Plate up to the 7th fret and at the scoop.<br /> <!-- s9ymdb:235 --><img class="serendipity_image_center" style="border: 0px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px;" src="http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/uploads/blogimages/10018/10018_01.png" alt="" /><br /> <!-- s9ymdb:236 --><img class="serendipity_image_center" style="border: 0px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px;" src="http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/uploads/blogimages/10018/10018_02.png" alt="" /><br /> <!-- s9ymdb:236 --><img class="serendipity_image_center" style="border: 0px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px;" src="http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/uploads/blogimages/10018/10018_03.png" alt="" /><br /> <br /> #10019<br /> 12" Curly Maple Rim with Walnut Cap and Whyte Laydie Tone Ring<br /> Curly Maple Neck with Walnut Stripe<br /> <!-- s9ymdb:238 --><img class="serendipity_image_center" " style="border: 0px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px;" src="http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/uploads/blogimages/10019/10019_01.png" alt="" /><br /> <!-- s9ymdb:238 --><img class="serendipity_image_center" style="border: 0px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px;" src="http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/uploads/blogimages/10019/10019_02.png" alt="" /><br /> <!-- s9ymdb:238 --><img class="serendipity_image_center" style="border: 0px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px;" src="http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/uploads/blogimages/10019/10019_03.png" alt="" /><br /> <br /> #10020<br /> 11" Block Cherry Rim with Ebony Cap, Hond. Roswood Tone Ring and aged Brass Hardware<br /> Cherry Neck with Black Stripe<br /> <!-- s9ymdb:238 --><img class="serendipity_image_center" " style="border: 0px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px;" src="http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/uploads/blogimages/10020/10020_01.png" alt="" /><br /> <!-- s9ymdb:238 --><img class="serendipity_image_center" style="border: 0px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px;" src="http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/uploads/blogimages/10020/10020_02.png" alt="" /><br /> <!-- s9ymdb:238 --><img class="serendipity_image_center" style="border: 0px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px;" src="http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/uploads/blogimages/10020/10020_03.png" alt="" /><br /> <br /> #10021<br /> 11" Curly Maple Rim with Bloodwood Cap and Bloodwood tonering with Rolled Brass Rod<br /> Curly Maple Neck with Red Stripe<br /> <!-- s9ymdb:238 --><img class="serendipity_image_center" style="border: 0px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px;" src="http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/uploads/blogimages/10021/10021_01.png" alt="" /><br /> <!-- s9ymdb:238 --><img class="serendipity_image_center" style="border: 0px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px;" src="http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/uploads/blogimages/10021/10021_02.png" alt="" /><br /> <!-- s9ymdb:238 --><img class="serendipity_image_center" style="border: 0px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px;" src="http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/uploads/blogimages/10021/10021_03.png" alt="" /><br /> <br /> #10022<br /> 11" 100+ Year Old Chestnut Block Rim with Ebony Cap, Hond. Rosewood Tone Ring and Aged Brass Hardware<br /> Birds Eye Maple neck with black Stripe<br /> <!-- s9ymdb:238 --><img class="serendipity_image_center" style="border: 0px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px;" src="http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/uploads/blogimages/10022/10022_01.png" alt="" /><br /> <!-- s9ymdb:238 --><img class="serendipity_image_center" style="border: 0px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px;" src="http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/uploads/blogimages/10022/10022_02.png" alt="" /><br /> <!-- s9ymdb:238 --><img class="serendipity_image_center" style="border: 0px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px;" src="http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/uploads/blogimages/10022/10022_03.png" alt="" /><br /> <br /> I'll post some more pics and some sound files when I get back. <br /> <br /> <br /> Sun, 01 Aug 2010 17:11:54 -0400 http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/archives/61-guid.html http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/banjo building clifftop A new Custom for an Irish Lad... http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/archives/60-A-new-Custom-for-an-Irish-Lad....html Banjo Building http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/archives/60-A-new-Custom-for-an-Irish-Lad....html#comments http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/wfwcomment.php?cid=60 0 http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/rss.php?version=2.0&type=comments&cid=60 nospam@example.com (Neil Turner) It's been awhile since I have updated my blog, I've been real busy this summer building banjos and doing repairs. Earlier this spring I finished up a custom long neck banjo for my buddy <a href="http://banjomania.net/">Kelly in Chicago</a> and I am just getting around to posting some pictures of it. <br /> <br /> It's a long neck open back with a maple neck and rim that features an ebony rim cap and heel cap, ebony fingerboard and headstock overlay, Nickel Silver Inlay and a mastertone style tone ring. I hand delivered this to Kelly at the Henry Reed Fiddlers Convention and he was in love at first site.<br /> <br /> <!-- s9ymdb:231 --><img class="serendipity_image_center" width="278" height="650" style="border: 0px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px;" src="http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/uploads/blogimages/BM09008/bm09008_01.png" alt="" /><br /> <br /> <!-- s9ymdb:232 --><img class="serendipity_image_center" width="274" height="650" style="border: 0px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px;" src="http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/uploads/blogimages/BM09008/bm09008_02.png" alt="" /><br /> <br /> <!-- s9ymdb:234 --><img class="serendipity_image_center" width="416" height="550" style="border: 0px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px;" src="http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/uploads/blogimages/BM09008/bm09008_04.png" alt="" /><br /> <br /> <!-- s9ymdb:233 --><img class="serendipity_image_center" width="550" height="650" style="border: 0px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px;" src="http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/uploads/blogimages/BM09008/bm09008_03.png" alt="" /><br /> <br /> Kelly's going to be posting some more videos at his site, so head over to <a href="http://banjomania.net/">BanjoMania</a> to see and hear this beast in action. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Mon, 05 Jul 2010 09:10:01 -0400 http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/archives/60-guid.html http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/banjo banjo building bm09008 long neck The "Road Kill" Fiver... http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/archives/57-The-Road-Kill-Fiver....html Banjo Building http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/archives/57-The-Road-Kill-Fiver....html#comments http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/wfwcomment.php?cid=57 0 http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/rss.php?version=2.0&type=comments&cid=57 nospam@example.com (Neil Turner) Here is a recent build from my shop, it is a customized version of the "Road Kill" budget model. The owner of this one wanted a full length 5th string which required a custom Minstrel style headstock to accommodate the added tunning peg. It features the Bubinga wood tone ring and rim cap, Dobson style heel and rosewood fretboard and overlay. <br /> <br /> <!-- s9ymdb:211 --><img class="serendipity_image_center" width="279" height="650" style="border: 0px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px;" src="http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/uploads/blogimages/BM09007/BM09007_01.png" alt="" /><br /> <br /> <!-- s9ymdb:212 --><img class="serendipity_image_center" width="433" height="650" style="border: 0px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px;" src="http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/uploads/blogimages/BM09007/BM09007_02.png" alt="" /><br /> <br /> <!-- s9ymdb:213 --><img class="serendipity_image_center" width="273" height="650" style="border: 0px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px;" src="http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/uploads/blogimages/BM09007/BM09007_03.png" alt="" /><br /> <br /> <!-- s9ymdb:214 --><img class="serendipity_image_center" width="433" height="650" style="border: 0px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px;" src="http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/uploads/blogimages/BM09007/BM09007_04.png" alt="" /><br /> <br /> <!-- s9ymdb:215 --><img class="serendipity_image_center" width="472" height="650" style="border: 0px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px;" src="http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/uploads/blogimages/BM09007/BM09007_05.png" alt="" /><br /> <br /> I love it when a customer challenges me to build something new! Although the concept for a long 5th has been around for a very long time, it's certainly something you don't see often these days.<br /> <br /> Mon, 18 Jan 2010 17:03:01 -0500 http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/archives/57-guid.html http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/banjo banjo building bubinga road kill The "Road Kill" with a twist! http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/archives/56-The-Road-Kill-with-a-twist!.html Banjo Building http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/archives/56-The-Road-Kill-with-a-twist!.html#comments http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/wfwcomment.php?cid=56 0 http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/rss.php?version=2.0&type=comments&cid=56 nospam@example.com (Neil Turner) Here are some pictures of my latest custom banjo I am working on. It is a custom Road Kill model with a full length 5th string. The rim is 2 play Maple with Bubinga Wood Integral Tone Ring and cap. The rim is completed and the neck is roughed shaped at this point, I'll be wrapping this one up before the new year. The headstock features a minstrel style headstock thats enlarged to handle the extra tunning peg and wider nut for the full length 5th string. <br /> <br /> <!-- s9ymdb:208 --><img class="serendipity_image_center" width="550" style="border: 0px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px;" src="http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/uploads/blogimages/BM09007/BM09007_C_01.png" alt="" /><br /> <br /> <!-- s9ymdb:209 --><img class="serendipity_image_center" width="550" style="border: 0px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px;" src="http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/uploads/blogimages/BM09007/BM09007_C_02.png" alt="" /><br /> <br /> <!-- s9ymdb:210 --><img class="serendipity_image_center" width="550" style="border: 0px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px;" src="http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/uploads/blogimages/BM09007/BM09007_C_03.png" alt="" /><br /> Fri, 18 Dec 2009 15:36:34 -0500 http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/archives/56-guid.html http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/banjo banjo building bubinga budget road kill A new life for Mc Cinnis Shaw. http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/archives/55-A-new-life-for-Mc-Cinnis-Shaw..html Repairs & Conversions http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/archives/55-A-new-life-for-Mc-Cinnis-Shaw..html#comments http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/wfwcomment.php?cid=55 0 http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/rss.php?version=2.0&type=comments&cid=55 nospam@example.com (Neil Turner) I thought I would share one of my latest conversion projects. I received this old tenor banjo for a new neck, unfortunately there is not a lot of information online about the builder of it. It is labeled "Mc Cinnis Shaw Clef Club Brand" and she is a fine ol' beauty. Here are a few images of how it arrived at my shop:<br /> <br /> <!-- s9ymdb:205 --><img class="serendipity_image_center" width="375" height="650" style="border: 0px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px;" src="http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/uploads/blogimages/repairs/McCinnisShaw/GR_Banjo_X_01.png" alt="" /><br /> <br /> <!-- s9ymdb:206 --><img class="serendipity_image_center" width="389" height="650" style="border: 0px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px;" src="http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/uploads/blogimages/repairs/McCinnisShaw/GR_Banjo_X_02.png" alt="" /><br /> <br /> <!-- s9ymdb:207 --><img class="serendipity_image_center" width="550" style="border: 0px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px;" src="http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/uploads/blogimages/repairs/McCinnisShaw/GR_Banjo_X_03.png" alt="" /><br /> <br /> It has a 12-1/6" Dia. rim with an interesting tone ring design that is similar to an archtop tone ring. Here is a picture of the rim and ring just before I replaced the head.<br /> <!-- s9ymdb:204 --><img class="serendipity_image_center" width="550" style="border: 0px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px;" src="http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/uploads/blogimages/repairs/McCinnisShaw/GR_Banjo_C_01.png" alt="" /><br /> <br /> Here it is in its finished 5 string form. I completely made a new dowel stick for this as I believe it's best to leave the original neck intact vs. re-using the original dowel. <br /> <!-- s9ymdb:202 --><img class="serendipity_image_center" width="329" height="650" style="border: 0px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px;" src="http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/uploads/blogimages/repairs/McCinnisShaw/GR_Banjo_01.png" alt="" /><br /> <br /> <!-- s9ymdb:203 --><img class="serendipity_image_center" width="311" height="650" style="border: 0px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px;" src="http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/uploads/blogimages/repairs/McCinnisShaw/GR_Banjo_02.png" alt="" /><br /> <br /> She plays great and should make a fine banjo for her new owner for years to come. <br /> <br /> Fri, 18 Dec 2009 15:20:03 -0500 http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/archives/55-guid.html http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/banjo banjo building clef club brand mc cinnis shaw repair & conversion BM09005 A New Custom http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/archives/53-BM09005-A-New-Custom.html Banjo Building http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/archives/53-BM09005-A-New-Custom.html#comments http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/wfwcomment.php?cid=53 0 http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/rss.php?version=2.0&type=comments&cid=53 nospam@example.com (Neil Turner) This is the next custom to come out of my shop, BM09005 is truly a unique and outstanding banjo. It has a lot of great features. This custom banjo has a block form, yellow birch rim, with a Tubaphone tone ring. The rim has a Bloodwood cap that matches the Bloodwood heel cap on the neck. The neck has a center strip of Bloodwood surrounded by some beautiful curly maple. The fingerboard is Bloodwood with an underlay of white/red striping. The head stock is Bloodwood with the same white/red underlay and an overlay of veneer marquetry depicting a night scene in the mountains. The headstock and fingerboard feature inlays of white &amp; gold MOP stars and moon completing the night scape theme of this custom banjo. <br /> <br /> Here are some pictures of the finished banjo:<br /> <br /> <div class="serendipity_imageComment_center" style="width: 271px"><div class="serendipity_imageComment_img"><a class='serendipity_image_link' href='http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/uploads/blogimages/BM09-005/BM09005_01.png' onclick="F1 = window.open('/blog/uploads/blogimages/BM09-005/BM09005_01.png','Zoom','height=665,width=286,top=200,left=704.5,toolbar=no,menubar=no,location=no,resize=1,resizable=1,scrollbars=yes'); return false;"><!-- s9ymdb:194 --><img class="serendipity_image_center" width="271" height="650" src="http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/uploads/blogimages/BM09-005/BM09005_01.png" alt="" /></a></div><div class="serendipity_imageComment_txt">Front View</div></div><br /> <br /> <div class="serendipity_imageComment_center" style="width: 240px"><div class="serendipity_imageComment_img"><a class='serendipity_image_link' href='http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/uploads/blogimages/BM09-005/BM09005_02.png' onclick="F1 = window.open('/blog/uploads/blogimages/BM09-005/BM09005_02.png','Zoom','height=665,width=255,top=200,left=720,toolbar=no,menubar=no,location=no,resize=1,resizable=1,scrollbars=yes'); return false;"><!-- s9ymdb:195 --><img class="serendipity_image_center" width="240" height="650" src="http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/uploads/blogimages/BM09-005/BM09005_02.png" alt="" /></a></div><div class="serendipity_imageComment_txt">Back View</div></div><br /> <br /> <div class="serendipity_imageComment_center" style="width: 368px"><div class="serendipity_imageComment_img"><a class='serendipity_image_link' href='http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/uploads/blogimages/BM09-005/BM09005_03.png' onclick="F1 = window.open('/blog/uploads/blogimages/BM09-005/BM09005_03.png','Zoom','height=665,width=383,top=200,left=656,toolbar=no,menubar=no,location=no,resize=1,resizable=1,scrollbars=yes'); return false;"><!-- s9ymdb:196 --><img class="serendipity_image_center" width="368" height="650" src="http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/uploads/blogimages/BM09-005/BM09005_03.png" alt="" /></a></div><div class="serendipity_imageComment_txt">Headstock Marquetry &amp; Inlay</div></div><br /> <br /> <div class="serendipity_imageComment_center" style="width: 334px"><div class="serendipity_imageComment_img"><a class='serendipity_image_link' href='http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/uploads/blogimages/BM09-005/BM09005_04.png' onclick="F1 = window.open('/blog/uploads/blogimages/BM09-005/BM09005_04.png','Zoom','height=665,width=349,top=200,left=673,toolbar=no,menubar=no,location=no,resize=1,resizable=1,scrollbars=yes'); return false;"><!-- s9ymdb:197 --><img class="serendipity_image_center" width="334" height="650" src="http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/uploads/blogimages/BM09-005/BM09005_04.png" alt="" /></a></div><div class="serendipity_imageComment_txt">Side Headstock profile showing striping </div></div><br /> <br /> <div class="serendipity_imageComment_center" style="width: 318px"><div class="serendipity_imageComment_img"><a class='serendipity_image_link' href='http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/uploads/blogimages/BM09-005/BM09005_05.png' onclick="F1 = window.open('/blog/uploads/blogimages/BM09-005/BM09005_05.png','Zoom','height=665,width=333,top=200,left=681,toolbar=no,menubar=no,location=no,resize=1,resizable=1,scrollbars=yes'); return false;"><!-- s9ymdb:198 --><img class="serendipity_image_center" width="318" height="650" src="http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/uploads/blogimages/BM09-005/BM09005_05.png" alt="" /></a></div><div class="serendipity_imageComment_txt">Bloodwood Fingerboard "Falling Star" Inlay</div></div><br /> <br /> <div class="serendipity_imageComment_center" style="width: 559px"><div class="serendipity_imageComment_img"><a class='serendipity_image_link' href='http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/uploads/blogimages/BM09-005/BM09005_06.png' onclick="F1 = window.open('/blog/uploads/blogimages/BM09-005/BM09005_06.png','Zoom','height=665,width=574,top=200,left=560.5,toolbar=no,menubar=no,location=no,resize=1,resizable=1,scrollbars=yes'); return false;"><!-- s9ymdb:199 --><img class="serendipity_image_center" width="559" height="650" src="http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/uploads/blogimages/BM09-005/BM09005_06.png" alt="" /></a></div><div class="serendipity_imageComment_txt">Rim Back</div></div><br /> <br /> <div class="serendipity_imageComment_center" style="width: 322px"><div class="serendipity_imageComment_img"><a class='serendipity_image_link' href='http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/uploads/blogimages/BM09-005/BM09005_07.png' onclick="F1 = window.open('/blog/uploads/blogimages/BM09-005/BM09005_07.png','Zoom','height=665,width=337,top=200,left=679,toolbar=no,menubar=no,location=no,resize=1,resizable=1,scrollbars=yes'); return false;"><!-- s9ymdb:200 --><img class="serendipity_image_center" width="322" height="650" src="http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/uploads/blogimages/BM09-005/BM09005_07.png" alt="" /></a></div><div class="serendipity_imageComment_txt">Side view showing strips and MOP side dots</div></div><br /> <br /> This was a really challenging and fun build, the only thing negative about it is that I have to ship this beauty off to its new home! I'm sure it will be well taken care of. Sat, 14 Nov 2009 15:48:16 -0500 http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/archives/53-guid.html http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/banjo banjo building bloodwood bm09005 building marquetry stars Latest Custom Banjo http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/archives/49-Latest-Custom-Banjo.html Banjo Building http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/archives/49-Latest-Custom-Banjo.html#comments http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/wfwcomment.php?cid=49 1 http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/rss.php?version=2.0&type=comments&cid=49 nospam@example.com (Neil Turner) This is the latest custom banjo to leave my shop, it is a 11" maple rim with Rosewood Tone ring and cap and it features a short 24" scale length. The headstock design is a custom one designed around the customers love of Kayaking, so it is shaped after his favorite paddle. The headstock inlay is a Chakana or Inca Cross done in Abalone shell and gold MOP. The Rosewood in the picture is still very orange in color, over time (the next few months) it will naturally darken to a rich tobacco brown. <br /> <br /> Here are a few pictures:<br /> <br /> <a class='serendipity_image_link' href='http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/uploads/BM09-004/BM09004_01.png' onclick="F1 = window.open('/blog/uploads/BM09-004/BM09004_01.png','Zoom','height=665,width=280,top=200,left=707.5,toolbar=no,menubar=no,location=no,resize=1,resizable=1,scrollbars=yes'); return false;"><!-- s9ymdb:188 --><img class="serendipity_image_center" width="265" height="650" style="border: 0px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px;" src="http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/uploads/BM09-004/BM09004_01.png" alt="" /></a> <br /> <br /> <a class='serendipity_image_link' href='http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/uploads/BM09-004/BM09004_02.png' onclick="F1 = window.open('/blog/uploads/BM09-004/BM09004_02.png','Zoom','height=665,width=280,top=200,left=707.5,toolbar=no,menubar=no,location=no,resize=1,resizable=1,scrollbars=yes'); return false;"><!-- s9ymdb:189 --><img class="serendipity_image_center" width="265" height="650" style="border: 0px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px;" src="http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/uploads/BM09-004/BM09004_02.png" alt="" /></a><br /> <br /> <a class='serendipity_image_link' href='http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/uploads/BM09-004/BM09004_03.png' onclick="F1 = window.open('/blog/uploads/BM09-004/BM09004_03.png','Zoom','height=665,width=417,top=200,left=639,toolbar=no,menubar=no,location=no,resize=1,resizable=1,scrollbars=yes'); return false;"><!-- s9ymdb:190 --><img class="serendipity_image_center" width="402" height="650" style="border: 0px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px;" src="http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/uploads/BM09-004/BM09004_03.png" alt="" /></a><br /> <br /> <a class='serendipity_image_link' href='http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/uploads/BM09-004/BM09004_04.png' onclick="F1 = window.open('/blog/uploads/BM09-004/BM09004_04.png','Zoom','height=665,width=280,top=200,left=707.5,toolbar=no,menubar=no,location=no,resize=1,resizable=1,scrollbars=yes'); return false;"><!-- s9ymdb:191 --><img class="serendipity_image_center" width="265" height="650" style="border: 0px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px;" src="http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/uploads/BM09-004/BM09004_04.png" alt="" /></a><br /> <br /> <a class='serendipity_image_link' href='http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/uploads/BM09-004/BM09004_05.png' onclick="F1 = window.open('/blog/uploads/BM09-004/BM09004_05.png','Zoom','height=665,width=546,top=200,left=574.5,toolbar=no,menubar=no,location=no,resize=1,resizable=1,scrollbars=yes'); return false;"><!-- s9ymdb:192 --><img class="serendipity_image_center" width="400" style="border: 0px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px;" src="http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/uploads/BM09-004/BM09004_05.png" alt="" /></a> Sun, 18 Oct 2009 16:22:47 -0400 http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/archives/49-guid.html http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/banjo banjo building bm09004 A new neck for an old friend http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/archives/47-A-new-neck-for-an-old-friend.html Repairs & Conversions http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/archives/47-A-new-neck-for-an-old-friend.html#comments http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/wfwcomment.php?cid=47 0 http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/rss.php?version=2.0&type=comments&cid=47 nospam@example.com (Neil Turner) I recently finished up another neck project for a customer who had an old spunover banjo that belonged to his grandfather. This was a fun project and the neck turned out great on this old banjo. The rim had been refinished by it's owner, but the old neck was in pretty bad shape. Amazingly it was an almost Identical neck to the one that was on the <a href="http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/archives/45-What-to-do-with-an-83-year-old-rim-Heres-an-answer!.html">old Gibson pot</a>. These two banjos came to me from two different parts of the country, I wish I knew who made these necks! <br /> <br /> Here are a few images of the old necks on this one and the Gibson.<br /> <br /> <div class="serendipity_imageComment_center" style="width: 269px"><div class="serendipity_imageComment_img"><a class='serendipity_image_link' href='http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/uploads/blogimages/repairs/1926Gibson/Gibson8257-30_01.png' onclick="F1 = window.open('/blog/uploads/blogimages/repairs/1926Gibson/Gibson8257-30_01.png','Zoom','height=665,width=284,top=200,left=705.5,toolbar=no,menubar=no,location=no,resize=1,resizable=1,scrollbars=yes'); return false;"><!-- s9ymdb:162 --><img class="serendipity_image_center" width="269" height="650" src="http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/uploads/blogimages/repairs/1926Gibson/Gibson8257-30_01.png" alt="" /></a></div><div class="serendipity_imageComment_txt">Old Gibson Conversion neck</div></div><br /> <div class="serendipity_imageComment_center" style="width: 190px"><div class="serendipity_imageComment_img"><a class='serendipity_image_link' href='http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/uploads/blogimages/repairs/spunover/SpunoverBanjo_04.png' onclick="F1 = window.open('/blog/uploads/blogimages/repairs/spunover/SpunoverBanjo_04.png','Zoom','height=565,width=205,top=250,left=745,toolbar=no,menubar=no,location=no,resize=1,resizable=1,scrollbars=yes'); return false;"><!-- s9ymdb:179 --><img class="serendipity_image_center" width="190" height="550" src="http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/uploads/blogimages/repairs/spunover/SpunoverBanjo_04.png" alt="" /></a></div><div class="serendipity_imageComment_txt">Spunover Banjo Neck</div></div><br /> <br /> Here is the new neck on this wonderful old banjo<br /> <a class='serendipity_image_link' href='http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/uploads/blogimages/repairs/spunover/SpunoverBanjo_01.png' onclick="F1 = window.open('/blog/uploads/blogimages/repairs/spunover/SpunoverBanjo_01.png','Zoom','height=665,width=304,top=200,left=695.5,toolbar=no,menubar=no,location=no,resize=1,resizable=1,scrollbars=yes'); return false;"><!-- s9ymdb:176 --><img class="serendipity_image_center" width="289" height="650" style="border: 0px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px;" src="http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/uploads/blogimages/repairs/spunover/SpunoverBanjo_01.png" alt="" /></a><br /> <br /> <a class='serendipity_image_link' href='http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/uploads/blogimages/repairs/spunover/SpunoverBanjo_02.png' onclick="F1 = window.open('/blog/uploads/blogimages/repairs/spunover/SpunoverBanjo_02.png','Zoom','height=665,width=308,top=200,left=693.5,toolbar=no,menubar=no,location=no,resize=1,resizable=1,scrollbars=yes'); return false;"><!-- s9ymdb:177 --><img class="serendipity_image_center" width="293" height="650" style="border: 0px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px;" src="http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/uploads/blogimages/repairs/spunover/SpunoverBanjo_02.png" alt="" /></a><br /> <br /> <a class='serendipity_image_link' href='http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/uploads/blogimages/repairs/spunover/SpunoverBanjo_03.png' onclick="F1 = window.open('/blog/uploads/blogimages/repairs/spunover/SpunoverBanjo_03.png','Zoom','height=665,width=302,top=200,left=696.5,toolbar=no,menubar=no,location=no,resize=1,resizable=1,scrollbars=yes'); return false;"><!-- s9ymdb:178 --><img class="serendipity_image_center" width="287" height="650" style="border: 0px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px;" src="http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/uploads/blogimages/repairs/spunover/SpunoverBanjo_03.png" alt="" /></a> Mon, 12 Oct 2009 10:26:23 -0400 http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/archives/47-guid.html http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/banjo banjo building gibson repair & conversion What to do with an 83 year old rim? Here's an answer! http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/archives/45-What-to-do-with-an-83-year-old-rim-Heres-an-answer!.html Repairs & Conversions http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/archives/45-What-to-do-with-an-83-year-old-rim-Heres-an-answer!.html#comments http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/wfwcomment.php?cid=45 0 http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/rss.php?version=2.0&type=comments&cid=45 nospam@example.com (Neil Turner) Awhile ago I did a post about an 83 year old Gibson Tenor banjo that was sent to me for a rework. You can see the original post <a href="http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/archives/42-What-to-do-with-an-83-year-old-rim.html">here</a>.<br /> <br /> Here is how it arrived to me:<br /> <a class='serendipity_image_link' href='http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/uploads/blogimages/repairs/1926Gibson/Gibson8257-30_01.png' onclick="F1 = window.open('/blog/uploads/blogimages/repairs/1926Gibson/Gibson8257-30_01.png','Zoom','height=665,width=284,top=200,left=705.5,toolbar=no,menubar=no,location=no,resize=1,resizable=1,scrollbars=yes'); return false;"><!-- s9ymdb:162 --><img class="serendipity_image_center" width="269" height="650" style="border: 0px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px;" src="http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/uploads/blogimages/repairs/1926Gibson/Gibson8257-30_01.png" alt="" /></a><br /> <br /> And here is the finished banjo:<br /> <a class='serendipity_image_link' href='http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/uploads/blogimages/repairs/1926Gibson/Gibson8257-30_06.png' onclick="F1 = window.open('/blog/uploads/blogimages/repairs/1926Gibson/Gibson8257-30_06.png','Zoom','height=665,width=285,top=200,left=705,toolbar=no,menubar=no,location=no,resize=1,resizable=1,scrollbars=yes'); return false;"><!-- s9ymdb:174 --><img class="serendipity_image_center" width="270" height="650" style="border: 0px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px;" src="http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/uploads/blogimages/repairs/1926Gibson/Gibson8257-30_06.png" alt="" /></a><br /> <br /> <a class='serendipity_image_link' href='http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/uploads/blogimages/repairs/1926Gibson/Gibson8257-30_07.png' onclick="F1 = window.open('/blog/uploads/blogimages/repairs/1926Gibson/Gibson8257-30_07.png','Zoom','height=665,width=448,top=200,left=623.5,toolbar=no,menubar=no,location=no,resize=1,resizable=1,scrollbars=yes'); return false;"><!-- s9ymdb:175 --><img class="serendipity_image_center" width="433" height="650" style="border: 0px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px;" src="http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/uploads/blogimages/repairs/1926Gibson/Gibson8257-30_07.png" alt="" /></a><br /> <br /> This was a fun project and I'm glad I got the chance to restore this old rim to a playable condition, hopefully the owner will have many years of enjoyment out of this one!<br /> Wed, 23 Sep 2009 17:50:35 -0400 http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/archives/45-guid.html http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/banjo banjo building gibson repair & conversion What to do with an 83 year old rim? http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/archives/42-What-to-do-with-an-83-year-old-rim.html Repairs & Conversions http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/archives/42-What-to-do-with-an-83-year-old-rim.html#comments http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/wfwcomment.php?cid=42 1 http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/rss.php?version=2.0&type=comments&cid=42 nospam@example.com (Neil Turner) There's been a lot going on around Buzzard HQ lately and today I started on a wonderful repair/restoration. I was sent this banjo and the owner really didn't know much about it, only that it has hung on his wall since the early 70's and had a Gibson tag on the inside. The banjo turns out to be an early 5 string conversion of a 1926 Gibson Tenor Banjo, this conversion was done sometime in the 60's I presume but may be earlier. The pot is stamped with a serial number 8257-30 and has a Tag that says "The Gibson, Gibson INC, Kalamazoo Mich.". A little research turned up that this pot was made in 1926 and was originally an open back tenor. <br /> <br /> The current state of the banjo is pretty poor, the neck is bowed enough to make this banjo unplayable. So I am in the process of doing a restore on this thing, building a new neck, repairing the rim which was slightly mangled in the original conversion. The owner doesn't want a full reproduction of the original conversion or an original Gibson, he just wants a nice playable banjo. I'll post some more details and images as I progress, but for now here are some images of the banjo in the state it arrived in. The original banjo had coordinator rods if you look close you can see the holes for them. <br /> <br /> <a class='serendipity_image_link' href='http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/uploads/blogimages/repairs/1926Gibson/Gibson8257-30_01.png' onclick="F1 = window.open('/blog/uploads/blogimages/repairs/1926Gibson/Gibson8257-30_01.png','Zoom','height=665,width=284,top=200,left=705.5,toolbar=no,menubar=no,location=no,resize=1,resizable=1,scrollbars=yes'); return false;"><!-- s9ymdb:162 --><img class="serendipity_image_center" width="269" height="650" style="border: 0px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px;" src="http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/uploads/blogimages/repairs/1926Gibson/Gibson8257-30_01.png" alt="" /></a><br /> <br /> <a class='serendipity_image_link' href='http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/uploads/blogimages/repairs/1926Gibson/Gibson8257-30_02.png' onclick="F1 = window.open('/blog/uploads/blogimages/repairs/1926Gibson/Gibson8257-30_02.png','Zoom','height=665,width=253,top=200,left=721,toolbar=no,menubar=no,location=no,resize=1,resizable=1,scrollbars=yes'); return false;"><!-- s9ymdb:163 --><img class="serendipity_image_center" width="238" height="650" style="border: 0px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px;" src="http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/uploads/blogimages/repairs/1926Gibson/Gibson8257-30_02.png" alt="" /></a><br /> <br /> <a class='serendipity_image_link' href='http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/uploads/blogimages/repairs/1926Gibson/Gibson8257-30_03.png' onclick="F1 = window.open('/blog/uploads/blogimages/repairs/1926Gibson/Gibson8257-30_03.png','Zoom','height=665,width=451,top=200,left=622,toolbar=no,menubar=no,location=no,resize=1,resizable=1,scrollbars=yes'); return false;"><!-- s9ymdb:164 --><img class="serendipity_image_center" width="436" height="650" style="border: 0px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px;" src="http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/uploads/blogimages/repairs/1926Gibson/Gibson8257-30_03.png" alt="" /></a><br /> <br /> <a class='serendipity_image_link' href='http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/uploads/blogimages/repairs/1926Gibson/Gibson8257-30_04.png' onclick="F1 = window.open('/blog/uploads/blogimages/repairs/1926Gibson/Gibson8257-30_04.png','Zoom','height=665,width=503,top=200,left=596,toolbar=no,menubar=no,location=no,resize=1,resizable=1,scrollbars=yes'); return false;"><!-- s9ymdb:165 --><img class="serendipity_image_center" width="488" height="650" style="border: 0px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px;" src="http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/uploads/blogimages/repairs/1926Gibson/Gibson8257-30_04.png" alt="" /></a><br /> <br /> <a class='serendipity_image_link' href='http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/uploads/blogimages/repairs/1926Gibson/Gibson8257-30_05.png' onclick="F1 = window.open('/blog/uploads/blogimages/repairs/1926Gibson/Gibson8257-30_05.png','Zoom','height=503,width=665,top=281,left=515,toolbar=no,menubar=no,location=no,resize=1,resizable=1,scrollbars=yes'); return false;"><!-- s9ymdb:166 --><img class="serendipity_image_center" width="650" height="488" style="border: 0px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px;" src="http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/uploads/blogimages/repairs/1926Gibson/Gibson8257-30_05.png" alt="" /></a><br /> <br /> This should be a very exciting build! I have some other repairs and new banjos going as well, and I will update the blog with other projects soon. Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:10:48 -0400 http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/archives/42-guid.html http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/banjo banjo building gibson repair & conversion The Bluegrass Machine - Completed http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/archives/37-The-Bluegrass-Machine-Completed.html Banjo Building http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/archives/37-The-Bluegrass-Machine-Completed.html#comments http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/wfwcomment.php?cid=37 0 http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/rss.php?version=2.0&type=comments&cid=37 nospam@example.com (Neil Turner) I have finished up another banjo project I would like to share, this one was dubbed <a href="http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/archives/26-The-Bluegrass-Machin-part-1.html">"The Bluegrass Machine"</a>. This banjo features a <a href="http://www.tonypassbanjorims.com/" target="_blank">Tony Pass</a> Lost timber rim and <a href="http://huberbanjos.com/c_main.htm" target="_blank">Huber</a> flat top tone ring. The neck and resonator are made from beautiful curly maple and stained with a vintage hand rubbed sunburst then finished with a Hard Oil. It has a custom pearl inlay design with a 5th fret star and a star and wings at the 12th fret. It's hard to tell from the pictures but the curly maple stained this way has a ton of depth to it and looks like it breaths as you move your eyes across it.<br /> <br /> <a class='serendipity_image_link' href='http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/uploads/blogimages/BluegrassMachine/BlugrassMachine_Front.png' onclick="F1 = window.open('/blog/uploads/blogimages/BluegrassMachine/BlugrassMachine_Front.png','Zoom','height=665,width=324,top=200,left=685.5,toolbar=no,menubar=no,location=no,resize=1,resizable=1,scrollbars=yes'); return false;"><!-- s9ymdb:157 --><img class="serendipity_image_center" width="309" height="650" style="border: 0px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px;" src="http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/uploads/blogimages/BluegrassMachine/BlugrassMachine_Front.png" alt="" /></a><br /> <br /> <a class='serendipity_image_link' href='http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/uploads/blogimages/BluegrassMachine/BlugrassMachine_Back.png' onclick="F1 = window.open('/blog/uploads/blogimages/BluegrassMachine/BlugrassMachine_Back.png','Zoom','height=665,width=302,top=200,left=696.5,toolbar=no,menubar=no,location=no,resize=1,resizable=1,scrollbars=yes'); return false;"><!-- s9ymdb:158 --><img class="serendipity_image_center" width="287" height="650" style="border: 0px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px;" src="http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/uploads/blogimages/BluegrassMachine/BlugrassMachine_Back.png" alt="" /></a><br /> <br /> <a class='serendipity_image_link' href='http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/uploads/blogimages/BluegrassMachine/BlugrassMachine_Res.png' onclick="F1 = window.open('/blog/uploads/blogimages/BluegrassMachine/BlugrassMachine_Res.png','Zoom','height=665,width=448,top=200,left=623.5,toolbar=no,menubar=no,location=no,resize=1,resizable=1,scrollbars=yes'); return false;"><!-- s9ymdb:159 --><img class="serendipity_image_center" width="433" height="650" style="border: 0px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px;" src="http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/uploads/blogimages/BluegrassMachine/BlugrassMachine_Res.png" alt="" /></a><br /> <br /> Here is quick sound sample, although I don't play 3 finger style I think it's a good representation of how this baby sounds.<br /> Sat, 30 May 2009 17:25:54 -0400 http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/archives/37-guid.html http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/banjo banjo building bluegrass sound files Introducing the BM09003 aka The Inspiration for the "Road Kill" http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/archives/36-Introducing-the-BM09003-aka-The-Inspiration-for-the-Road-Kill.html Banjo Building http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/archives/36-Introducing-the-BM09003-aka-The-Inspiration-for-the-Road-Kill.html#comments http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/wfwcomment.php?cid=36 0 http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/rss.php?version=2.0&type=comments&cid=36 nospam@example.com (Neil Turner) This banjo was a blast to design and build! The BM09003 features a simple design with a Bubinga Wood tone ring and rim cap, elegant Dobson style heal and clean rosewood fingerboard and headstock overlay. The Bubinga tone ring gives this banjo a wonderful, rich voice. This banjo has inspired me to create a Banjo on a Budget model, that I have dubbed the "Road Kill". The budget model will have a standard headstock shape vs. this traditional one, but be identical otherwise and will sell for $800. If your interested in such a banjo please contact me. <br /> <br /> BM09003 Front<br /> <a class='serendipity_image_link' href='http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/uploads/blogimages/BM09-003/BM09003-Front.png' onclick="F1 = window.open('/blog/uploads/blogimages/BM09-003/BM09003-Front.png','Zoom','height=665,width=300,top=200,left=697.5,toolbar=no,menubar=no,location=no,resize=1,resizable=1,scrollbars=yes'); return false;"><!-- s9ymdb:153 --><img class="serendipity_image_center" width="285" height="650" style="border: 0px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px;" src="http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/uploads/blogimages/BM09-003/BM09003-Front.png" alt="" /></a><br /> <br /> BM09003 Side<br /> <a class='serendipity_image_link' href='http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/uploads/blogimages/BM09-003/BM09003-Side.png' onclick="F1 = window.open('/blog/uploads/blogimages/BM09-003/BM09003-Side.png','Zoom','height=665,width=273,top=200,left=711,toolbar=no,menubar=no,location=no,resize=1,resizable=1,scrollbars=yes'); return false;"><!-- s9ymdb:154 --><img class="serendipity_image_center" width="258" height="650" style="border: 0px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px;" src="http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/uploads/blogimages/BM09-003/BM09003-Side.png" alt="" /></a><br /> <br /> BM09003 Back<br /> <a class='serendipity_image_link' href='http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/uploads/blogimages/BM09-003/BM09003-Back.png' onclick="F1 = window.open('/blog/uploads/blogimages/BM09-003/BM09003-Back.png','Zoom','height=665,width=276,top=200,left=709.5,toolbar=no,menubar=no,location=no,resize=1,resizable=1,scrollbars=yes'); return false;"><!-- s9ymdb:155 --><img class="serendipity_image_center" width="261" height="650" style="border: 0px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px;" src="http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/uploads/blogimages/BM09-003/BM09003-Back.png" alt="" /></a><br /> <br /> BM09003 Pot<br /> <a class='serendipity_image_link' href='http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/uploads/blogimages/BM09-003/BM09003-Pot.png' onclick="F1 = window.open('/blog/uploads/blogimages/BM09-003/BM09003-Pot.png','Zoom','height=665,width=448,top=200,left=623.5,toolbar=no,menubar=no,location=no,resize=1,resizable=1,scrollbars=yes'); return false;"><!-- s9ymdb:156 --><img class="serendipity_image_center" width="433" height="650" style="border: 0px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px;" src="http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/uploads/blogimages/BM09-003/BM09003-Pot.png" alt="" /></a><br /> <br /> It's hard to see in the pictures, but the Bubinga has a 3 dimensional iridescent quality about it that is just striking! Sat, 23 May 2009 18:31:16 -0400 http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/archives/36-guid.html http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/banjo banjo building bm09003 bubinga budget road kill Somerset S6 Guitar Banjo Prototype. http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/archives/35-Somerset-S6-Guitar-Banjo-Prototype..html Banjo Building http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/archives/35-Somerset-S6-Guitar-Banjo-Prototype..html#comments http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/wfwcomment.php?cid=35 0 http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/rss.php?version=2.0&type=comments&cid=35 nospam@example.com (Neil Turner) Well I have finished up the <a href="http://somersetbanjo.com/s-6.html" target="_blank">S6 Prototype</a> and I thought I would share some pictures before I ship it off to Pat &amp; Patrick. This 6 String banjo has a wonderful voice! The Cocobolo Rosewood tone ring on a Mahogany rim with the Fiberskyn head gives it a wonderfully balanced tone. The Rim, Neck and Rim Cap are all Mahogany and the rim features a Herringbone inlay! <br /> <br /> S6 Front<br /> <a class='serendipity_image_link' href='http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/uploads/blogimages/S6Prototype/S6_P_Front.png' onclick="F1 = window.open('/blog/uploads/blogimages/S6Prototype/S6_P_Front.png','Zoom','height=665,width=316,top=200,left=689.5,toolbar=no,menubar=no,location=no,resize=1,resizable=1,scrollbars=yes'); return false;"><!-- s9ymdb:149 --><img class="serendipity_image_center" width="301" height="650" style="border: 0px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px;" src="http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/uploads/blogimages/S6Prototype/S6_P_Front.png" alt="" /></a><br /> <br /> S6 Side View<br /> <a class='serendipity_image_link' href='http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/uploads/blogimages/S6Prototype/S6_P_Side.png' onclick="F1 = window.open('/blog/uploads/blogimages/S6Prototype/S6_P_Side.png','Zoom','height=665,width=267,top=200,left=714,toolbar=no,menubar=no,location=no,resize=1,resizable=1,scrollbars=yes'); return false;"><!-- s9ymdb:150 --><img class="serendipity_image_center" width="252" height="650" style="border: 0px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px;" src="http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/uploads/blogimages/S6Prototype/S6_P_Side.png" alt="" /></a><br /> <br /> S6 Back<br /> <a class='serendipity_image_link' href='http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/uploads/blogimages/S6Prototype/S6_P_Back.png' onclick="F1 = window.open('/blog/uploads/blogimages/S6Prototype/S6_P_Back.png','Zoom','height=665,width=308,top=200,left=693.5,toolbar=no,menubar=no,location=no,resize=1,resizable=1,scrollbars=yes'); return false;"><!-- s9ymdb:151 --><img class="serendipity_image_center" width="293" height="650" style="border: 0px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px;" src="http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/uploads/blogimages/S6Prototype/S6_P_Back.png" alt="" /></a><br /> <br /> S6 Pot Close up<br /> <a class='serendipity_image_link' href='http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/uploads/blogimages/S6Prototype/S6_P_Pot.png' onclick="F1 = window.open('/blog/uploads/blogimages/S6Prototype/S6_P_Pot.png','Zoom','height=665,width=448,top=200,left=623.5,toolbar=no,menubar=no,location=no,resize=1,resizable=1,scrollbars=yes'); return false;"><!-- s9ymdb:152 --><img class="serendipity_image_center" width="433" height="650" style="border: 0px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px;" src="http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/uploads/blogimages/S6Prototype/S6_P_Pot.png" alt="" /></a><br /> <br /> I can't wait for Pat &amp; Patrick to get this in there hands! Sat, 23 May 2009 18:23:18 -0400 http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/archives/35-guid.html http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/banjo banjo building cocobolo somerset banjos A banjo on a budget and a sneak peek at the S6 http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/archives/33-A-banjo-on-a-budget-and-a-sneak-peek-at-the-S6.html Banjo Building http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/archives/33-A-banjo-on-a-budget-and-a-sneak-peek-at-the-S6.html#comments http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/wfwcomment.php?cid=33 0 http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/rss.php?version=2.0&type=comments&cid=33 nospam@example.com (Neil Turner) I am currently working on a custom banjo for a client that I designed around his budget, my goal was to create a great banjo that will last for years and years, sound great and be affordable to us working class folks. I am planning on making this type of banjo a standard offering at Buzzard Mountain. It should retail for about $800 and be about the best banjo available in that price range. It will have the following features:<br /> - 2 Ply Hard Maple Rim<br /> - Bubinga Wood Tone Ring<br /> - Bubinga Rim Overlay<br /> - Standard square headstock profile with Rosewood overlay (The custom I am currently working on has a upgraded headstock profile)<br /> - Rosewood finger board<br /> - White Side dots<br /> - Grooved Tension hoop with 14 brackets &amp; shoes<br /> - Fyberskin, Amber or Frosted head. <br /> - Dobson style heel<br /> - Bone nut &amp; 5th Pip<br /> - Planetary tuners with ebony knobs<br /> <br /> Here are a couple of photos of the custom version I am working on now:<br /> <br /> Here is the rim, it has been turned and the holes are drilled and it just needs to be sanded and finished.<br /> <a class='serendipity_image_link' href='http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/uploads/blogimages/BM09-003/BM09003-C1.png' onclick="F1 = window.open('/blog/uploads/blogimages/BM09-003/BM09003-C1.png','Zoom','height=498,width=665,top=283.5,left=515,toolbar=no,menubar=no,location=no,resize=1,resizable=1,scrollbars=yes'); return false;"><!-- s9ymdb:143 --><img class="serendipity_image_center" width="650" height="483" style="border: 0px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px;" src="http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/uploads/blogimages/BM09-003/BM09003-C1.png" alt="" /></a><br /> <br /> Here is the neck blank in my jig getting the finger board glued on.<br /> <a class='serendipity_image_link' href='http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/uploads/blogimages/BM09-003/BM09003-C2.png' onclick="F1 = window.open('/blog/uploads/blogimages/BM09-003/BM09003-C2.png','Zoom','height=342,width=665,top=361.5,left=515,toolbar=no,menubar=no,location=no,resize=1,resizable=1,scrollbars=yes'); return false;"><!-- s9ymdb:144 --><img class="serendipity_image_center" width="650" height="327" style="border: 0px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px;" src="http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/uploads/blogimages/BM09-003/BM09003-C2.png" alt="" /></a><br /> <br /> This banjo is turning out great! I will keep some progress photos going here. If your interested in one of these please contact me at the link above. I am still trying to think up a good name for the standard model, not sure yet but I am leaning towards the Buzzard Mountain "Road Kill" Banjo. <img src="http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/templates/default/img/emoticons/wink.png" alt=";-)" style="display: inline; vertical-align: bottom;" class="emoticon" /><br /> <br /> I am also working on the S6 Guitar banjo prototype, here is a sneak peek at what its shaping up to be.<br /> <a class='serendipity_image_link' href='http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/uploads/blogimages/S6Prototype/S6_PC_01.png' onclick="F1 = window.open('/blog/uploads/blogimages/S6Prototype/S6_PC_01.png','Zoom','height=397,width=665,top=334,left=515,toolbar=no,menubar=no,location=no,resize=1,resizable=1,scrollbars=yes'); return false;"><!-- s9ymdb:145 --><img class="serendipity_image_center" width="650" height="382" style="border: 0px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px;" src="http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/uploads/blogimages/S6Prototype/S6_PC_01.png" alt="" /></a> Thu, 07 May 2009 18:12:09 -0400 http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/archives/33-guid.html http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/banjo banjo building bm09003 bubinga budget road kill somerset banjos Sounding Off.... http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/archives/32-Sounding-Off.....html Banjo Building http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/archives/32-Sounding-Off.....html#comments http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/wfwcomment.php?cid=32 0 http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/rss.php?version=2.0&type=comments&cid=32 nospam@example.com (Neil Turner) A lot is going on here at Buzzard Mountain HQ. I am currently working on several banjos including the <a href="http://somersetbanjo.com/s-6.html" target="_blank">Somerset S6 Six String Banjo </a>prototype which should be ready in a week or so. I am also working on a budget model banjo that I plan on making a standard offering at Buzzard Mountain, more to come later on that later. <br /> <br /> Pat the Loafer has had a chance to get acquainted with his new banjo the <a href="http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/archives/30-Introducing-the-BM09002!.html">BM09002</a> and was kind enough to send me some sound files of him playing it. I put the sound files in with some pictures and made a video slide show.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> I am also attaching the 3 songs separately for everyone to listen too. Pat is playing in gCGCD tuning for these. <br /> Arkansas Traveler<br /> <br /> Soldier's Joy<br /> <br /> <br /> Mon, 04 May 2009 18:49:36 -0400 http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/archives/32-guid.html http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/banjo banjo building bm09002 cocobolo sound files