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Buzzard Mountain Blog Buzzard Mountain Blog Buzzard Mountain Blog (Entries tagged as gibson) http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/ en Serendipity 1.6 - http://www.s9y.org/ Mon, 12 Oct 2009 14:26:23 GMT http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/templates/bulletproof/img/s9y_banner_small.png RSS: Buzzard Mountain Blog - http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/ 100 21 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