Gourd banjo kit

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  • February 23, 2024 at 3:48 am #5215
    Martin Newman
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    Your build looks great! I especially like the look of the head skin. Did you dye/stain it? Also, no wrinkles where the skin is tacked onto the gourd. What is the scale of this one? Mine is just under 25 inches.

    February 23, 2024 at 5:03 am #5216
    freeman
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    nice. did you substitute a bone nut? can’t wait to build mine!

    February 23, 2024 at 6:03 pm #5218
    quamtar
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    I used a ox bone saddle off amazon and just cut and filed it by hand. I am also going to use a wooden bridge just because its my preference, but I didn’t have a 5/8 one on hand so I’m waiting for it to come.

    I put a drop of black gel food coloring in the water while I soaked it just to darken it a tad. Its a 22″ scale.

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    November 17, 2024 at 5:42 am #5892
    freeman
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    Just finished my banjo! Came out great! Thanks Brian!

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    November 18, 2024 at 1:07 pm #5898
    Carver Banjos
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    Looks awesome freeman, I like the pattern of tacks, nice balance of skin to gourd

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