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Buzzard Mountain Blog Buzzard Mountain Blog Buzzard Mountain Blog (Entries tagged as project) http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/ en Serendipity 1.6 - http://www.s9y.org/ Thu, 19 Feb 2009 21:00:53 GMT http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/templates/bulletproof/img/s9y_banner_small.png RSS: Buzzard Mountain Blog - http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/ 100 21 Converting a Vega Little Wonder - Part 2 http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/archives/17-Converting-a-Vega-Little-Wonder-Part-2.html Repairs & Conversions http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/archives/17-Converting-a-Vega-Little-Wonder-Part-2.html#comments http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/wfwcomment.php?cid=17 2 http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/rss.php?version=2.0&type=comments&cid=17 nospam@example.com (Neil Turner) Well I have finished up the conversion of the 20's era Little Wonder into a 5 string for my friend. I didn't take as many pictures as I should have but I will try to describe the process the best I can.<br /> <br /> In the Part 1 post I showed pictures of the original Little wonder and the new Gold Tone neck he wanted attached.<br /> <br /> <a class='serendipity_image_link' href='http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/uploads/blogimages/repairs/LittleWonder/LW_01.png' onclick="F1 = window.open('/blog/uploads/blogimages/repairs/LittleWonder/LW_01.png','Zoom','height=348,width=665,top=358.5,left=515,toolbar=no,menubar=no,location=no,resize=1,resizable=1,scrollbars=yes'); return false;"><!-- s9ymdb:59 --><img class="serendipity_image_center" width="109" height="56" style="border: 0px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px;" src="http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/uploads/blogimages/repairs/LittleWonder/LW_01._Thumb.png" alt="" /></a><br /> <br /> The next step was to measure the existing dowel stick and create a new one. It measured 13/16" sq at the thick side and 7/16" sq at the thin side and approx 10 1/2" long. The rounded portion was 3/4" diameter and approx 1" long. I started by cutting a piece of hard maple to 13/16" sq by 12" long. I then put it on my lathe and turned down an end portion to the 3/4" diameter. Once that was complete I ran it through the table saw with a jig I set up to cut the proper taper. The fun part was drilling the 3/4" diameter hole in the neck to receive the new dowel, I built a little jig here as well to insure that my angles where correct. Once I had done a dry test fit, I then glued the dowel into place.<br /> <br /> <div class="serendipity_imageComment_center" style="width: 109px"><div class="serendipity_imageComment_img"><a class='serendipity_image_link' href='http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/uploads/blogimages/repairs/LittleWonder/LW_13.png' onclick="F1 = window.open('/blog/uploads/blogimages/repairs/LittleWonder/LW_13.png','Zoom','height=217,width=565,top=424,left=565,toolbar=no,menubar=no,location=no,resize=1,resizable=1,scrollbars=yes'); return false;"><!-- s9ymdb:70 --><img class="serendipity_image_center" width="109" height="40" src="http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/uploads/blogimages/repairs/LittleWonder/LW_13._Thumb.png" alt="" /></a></div><div class="serendipity_imageComment_txt">New Dowel Stick installed</div></div><br /> <br /> The rest was easy, just a bit of sanding and finishing on the new dowel. Then re-attaching all the existing hardware. A new set of 5 star tuners and stings and a little adjusting for the proper action and she is ready to play.<br /> <br /> <div class="serendipity_imageComment_center" style="width: 57px"><div class="serendipity_imageComment_img"><a class='serendipity_image_link' href='http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/uploads/blogimages/repairs/LittleWonder/LW_14.png' onclick="F1 = window.open('/blog/uploads/blogimages/repairs/LittleWonder/LW_14.png','Zoom','height=665,width=353,top=200,left=671,toolbar=no,menubar=no,location=no,resize=1,resizable=1,scrollbars=yes'); return false;"><!-- s9ymdb:71 --><img class="serendipity_image_center" width="57" height="110" src="http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/uploads/blogimages/repairs/LittleWonder/LW_14._Thumb.png" alt="" /></a></div><div class="serendipity_imageComment_txt">Little Wonder 5 string conversion</div></div><br /> <br /> <a class='serendipity_image_link' href='http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/uploads/blogimages/repairs/LittleWonder/LW_15.png' onclick="F1 = window.open('/blog/uploads/blogimages/repairs/LittleWonder/LW_15.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:72 --><img class="serendipity_image_center" width="83" height="110" style="border: 0px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px;" src="http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/uploads/blogimages/repairs/LittleWonder/LW_15._Thumb.png" alt="" /></a><br /> <br /> <a class='serendipity_image_link' href='http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/uploads/blogimages/repairs/LittleWonder/LW_17.png' onclick="F1 = window.open('/blog/uploads/blogimages/repairs/LittleWonder/LW_17.png','Zoom','height=665,width=328,top=200,left=683.5,toolbar=no,menubar=no,location=no,resize=1,resizable=1,scrollbars=yes'); return false;"><!-- s9ymdb:74 --><img class="serendipity_image_center" width="53" height="110" style="border: 0px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px;" src="http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/uploads/blogimages/repairs/LittleWonder/LW_17._Thumb.png" alt="" /></a><br /> <br /> <a class='serendipity_image_link' href='http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/uploads/blogimages/repairs/LittleWonder/LW_16.png' onclick="F1 = window.open('/blog/uploads/blogimages/repairs/LittleWonder/LW_16.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:73 --><img class="serendipity_image_center" width="83" height="110" style="border: 0px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px;" src="http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/uploads/blogimages/repairs/LittleWonder/LW_16._Thumb.png" alt="" /></a><br /> <br /> The owner didn't want any stain on this to match the pot, which is fine as the pot and neck are different colors anyway. So the dowel is just plain hard maple with a 3 coat hard oil finish and topped off with a bit of all natural bees wax. <br /> <br /> This project required me to build several jigs, some of which I will certainly use again, others maybe not. One thing I have learned over the years is that it is always a good idea to set up jigs that help to keep accuracy in your work, even if its for a one time thing.<br /> <br /> This banjo plays really nicely it has a nice subtle tone due mostly to the skin head. The new neck is finished with a thick "plastic" finish which I don't particularly care for but the end results are nice and should provide my friend with a great clawhammer banjo for years and years. Wed, 18 Feb 2009 17:32:13 -0500 http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/archives/17-guid.html http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/banjo building project repair & conversion vega little wonder Converting a Vega Little Wonder - Part 1 http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/archives/16-Converting-a-Vega-Little-Wonder-Part-1.html Repairs & Conversions http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/archives/16-Converting-a-Vega-Little-Wonder-Part-1.html#comments http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/wfwcomment.php?cid=16 0 http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/rss.php?version=2.0&type=comments&cid=16 nospam@example.com (Neil Turner) A friend I jam with at my weekly jam session at the <a href="http://www.australianbakery.com/" target="_blank">Australian Bakery in Marietta</a>, is having me convert a 20's era Vega Little Wonder into a 5 string. The original neck is nicely carved, however it has been somewhat abused by a previous owner who tried to convert it into a 5 string by putting in a 5th string peg and putting on an over sized fingerboard. The owner of this banjo bought a Gold Tone 5 string neck and just wants me to install it. <br /> <br /> <div class="serendipity_imageComment_center" style="width: 109px"><div class="serendipity_imageComment_img"><a class='serendipity_image_link' href='http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/uploads/blogimages/repairs/LittleWonder/LW_01.png' onclick="F1 = window.open('/blog/uploads/blogimages/repairs/LittleWonder/LW_01.png','Zoom','height=348,width=665,top=358.5,left=515,toolbar=no,menubar=no,location=no,resize=1,resizable=1,scrollbars=yes'); return false;"><!-- s9ymdb:59 --><img class="serendipity_image_center" width="109" height="56" src="http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/uploads/blogimages/repairs/LittleWonder/LW_01._Thumb.png" alt="" /></a></div><div class="serendipity_imageComment_txt">20's Era Vega Little Wonder</div></div><br /> <br /> <div class="serendipity_imageComment_center" style="width: 110px"><div class="serendipity_imageComment_img"><a class='serendipity_image_link' href='http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/uploads/blogimages/repairs/LittleWonder/LW_02.png' onclick="F1 = window.open('/blog/uploads/blogimages/repairs/LittleWonder/LW_02.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:60 --><img class="serendipity_image_center" width="110" height="83" src="http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/uploads/blogimages/repairs/LittleWonder/LW_02._Thumb.png" alt="" /></a></div><div class="serendipity_imageComment_txt">Carved heel</div></div><br /> <br /> The Headstock has been a little mangled too, it has had several holes drilled in it and the inlay is missing.<br /> <div class="serendipity_imageComment_center" style="width: 110px"><div class="serendipity_imageComment_img"><a class='serendipity_image_link' href='http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/uploads/blogimages/repairs/LittleWonder/LW_03.png' onclick="F1 = window.open('/blog/uploads/blogimages/repairs/LittleWonder/LW_03.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:61 --><img class="serendipity_image_center" width="110" height="83" src="http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/uploads/blogimages/repairs/LittleWonder/LW_03._Thumb.png" alt="" /></a></div><div class="serendipity_imageComment_txt">Original Headstock</div></div><br /> <br /> <div class="serendipity_imageComment_center" style="width: 110px"><div class="serendipity_imageComment_img"><a class='serendipity_image_link' href='http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/uploads/blogimages/repairs/LittleWonder/LW_04.png' onclick="F1 = window.open('/blog/uploads/blogimages/repairs/LittleWonder/LW_04.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:62 --><img class="serendipity_image_center" width="110" height="83" src="http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/uploads/blogimages/repairs/LittleWonder/LW_04._Thumb.png" alt="" /></a></div><div class="serendipity_imageComment_txt">Carved Heel</div></div><br /> <br /> <div class="serendipity_imageComment_center" style="width: 83px"><div class="serendipity_imageComment_img"><a class='serendipity_image_link' href='http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/uploads/blogimages/repairs/LittleWonder/LW_06.png' onclick="F1 = window.open('/blog/uploads/blogimages/repairs/LittleWonder/LW_06.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:63 --><img class="serendipity_image_center" width="83" height="110" src="http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/uploads/blogimages/repairs/LittleWonder/LW_06._Thumb.png" alt="" /></a></div><div class="serendipity_imageComment_txt">Carved Heel</div></div><br /> <br /> <div class="serendipity_imageComment_center" style="width: 110px"><div class="serendipity_imageComment_img"><a class='serendipity_image_link' href='http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/uploads/blogimages/repairs/LittleWonder/LW_07.png' onclick="F1 = window.open('/blog/uploads/blogimages/repairs/LittleWonder/LW_07.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:64 --><img class="serendipity_image_center" width="110" height="83" src="http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/uploads/blogimages/repairs/LittleWonder/LW_07._Thumb.png" alt="" /></a></div><div class="serendipity_imageComment_txt">Caved Volute</div></div><br /> <br /> <div class="serendipity_imageComment_center" style="width: 110px"><div class="serendipity_imageComment_img"><a class='serendipity_image_link' href='http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/uploads/blogimages/repairs/LittleWonder/LW_08.png' onclick="F1 = window.open('/blog/uploads/blogimages/repairs/LittleWonder/LW_08.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:65 --><img class="serendipity_image_center" width="110" height="83" src="http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/uploads/blogimages/repairs/LittleWonder/LW_08._Thumb.png" alt="" /></a></div><div class="serendipity_imageComment_txt">Added 5th Peg</div></div><br /> <br /> <div class="serendipity_imageComment_center" style="width: 110px"><div class="serendipity_imageComment_img"><a class='serendipity_image_link' href='http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/uploads/blogimages/repairs/LittleWonder/LW_09.png' onclick="F1 = window.open('/blog/uploads/blogimages/repairs/LittleWonder/LW_09.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:66 --><img class="serendipity_image_center" width="110" height="83" src="http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/uploads/blogimages/repairs/LittleWonder/LW_09._Thumb.png" alt="" /></a></div><div class="serendipity_imageComment_txt">Original Dowel Stick</div></div><br /> <br /> Here is the new neck he wants to put on. <br /> <div class="serendipity_imageComment_center" style="width: 110px"><div class="serendipity_imageComment_img"><a class='serendipity_image_link' href='http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/uploads/blogimages/repairs/LittleWonder/LW_10.png' onclick="F1 = window.open('/blog/uploads/blogimages/repairs/LittleWonder/LW_10.png','Zoom','height=387,width=665,top=339,left=515,toolbar=no,menubar=no,location=no,resize=1,resizable=1,scrollbars=yes'); return false;"><!-- s9ymdb:67 --><img class="serendipity_image_center" width="110" height="63" src="http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/uploads/blogimages/repairs/LittleWonder/LW_10._Thumb.png" alt="" /></a></div><div class="serendipity_imageComment_txt">New Gold Tone Neck Front</div></div><br /> <br /> <div class="serendipity_imageComment_center" style="width: 110px"><div class="serendipity_imageComment_img"><a class='serendipity_image_link' href='http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/uploads/blogimages/repairs/LittleWonder/LW_11.png' onclick="F1 = window.open('/blog/uploads/blogimages/repairs/LittleWonder/LW_11.png','Zoom','height=357,width=665,top=354,left=515,toolbar=no,menubar=no,location=no,resize=1,resizable=1,scrollbars=yes'); return false;"><!-- s9ymdb:68 --><img class="serendipity_image_center" width="110" height="58" src="http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/uploads/blogimages/repairs/LittleWonder/LW_11._Thumb.png" alt="" /></a></div><div class="serendipity_imageComment_txt">New Gold Tone Neck Back</div></div><br /> <br /> <div class="serendipity_imageComment_center" style="width: 110px"><div class="serendipity_imageComment_img"><a class='serendipity_image_link' href='http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/uploads/blogimages/repairs/LittleWonder/LW_12.png' onclick="F1 = window.open('/blog/uploads/blogimages/repairs/LittleWonder/LW_12.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:69 --><img class="serendipity_image_center" width="110" height="83" src="http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/uploads/blogimages/repairs/LittleWonder/LW_12._Thumb.png" alt="" /></a></div><div class="serendipity_imageComment_txt">Original Pot with Skin Head</div></div><br /> <br /> I'll post more as I work on this.<br /> Wed, 11 Feb 2009 17:36:32 -0500 http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/archives/16-guid.html http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/banjo banjo building project repair & conversion vega little wonder Happy New Year Banjo or Happy Birthday Banjo or Just Happy http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/archives/2-Happy-New-Year-Banjo-or-Happy-Birthday-Banjo-or-Just-Happy.html Banjo Building http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/archives/2-Happy-New-Year-Banjo-or-Happy-Birthday-Banjo-or-Just-Happy.html#comments http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/wfwcomment.php?cid=2 0 http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/rss.php?version=2.0&type=comments&cid=2 nospam@example.com (Neil Turner) Well what I have here is my first completed banjo of the new year Model # BM09001, and I couldn't be happier! I built this dream machine for myself as a birthday present, I just turned 35 on Sat. Jan 10th and I thought I deserved a new frailing machine. This banjo looks and plays wonderfully! <br /> <br /> Here are just a few of the features I built into this banjo:<br /> <ul id="ul2"><br /> <li>11" Curly Maple rim with a Cocobolo Rosewood tone ring and strip</li><br /> <li>3 piece Curly Maple and Cocobolo neck</li><br /> <li>Custom Headstock and Pearl Inlay in ebony overlay &amp; fingerboard</li><br /> <br /> Here are some Images:<br /> <br /> <img src="/img/banjos/bm09001/BM09001_01.png" alt="" /><img src="/img/banjos/bm09001/BM09001_02.png" alt="" /><br /> <img src="/img/banjos/bm09001/BM09001_03.png" alt="" /><img src="/img/banjos/bm09001/BM09001_04.png" alt="" /><br /> <img src="/img/banjos/bm09001/BM09001_05.png" alt="" /><img src="/img/banjos/bm09001/BM09001_09.png" alt="" /><br /> <br /> I'm really pleased with the way this build turned out and I hope it's a sign of things to come for Buzzard Mountain Instruments in 2009!<br /> <br /> I will post more later, some sound files or a video but for now I need to go play this thing!<br /> Mon, 12 Jan 2009 21:18:37 -0500 http://www.buzzardmountain.com/blog/archives/2-guid.html http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/banjo birthday cocobolo project