[ThomasH]

A short sound sample, warts and all. I like forget what I’m doing whenever I hit the record button.

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[ThomasH]

Thanks for this. I did the sharpie trick and it worked great. I wish I would’ve pre-drilled like you did. I bent 5 with just my thumb. Cheers,

Thomas

[ThomasH]

Took a while to get to it but I got it done! Loving it so far. And going fretless wasn’t as daunting as I thought it would be. I highly recommend adding fret markers where the 2nd and third frets would be if you’re going fretless. I think it helps a lot.

The good: Plays and sounds great. Looks good although I wish I would’ve stained the rim. Very lightweight.

The not so good: The dowel hole was drilled a bit crooked so it’s not centered on the tailpiece. The tacks supplied were a bit too long. About 75% of them came through the other side of the rim. Too Lightweight? I know I put this in “The good” but I also wish it was heavier sometimes just so it would stay put while playing.

Things I wish were different: I wish the neck was thicker and rounded more. I’m sure that would up the price quite a bit though. Also I wish the scoop was about an inch longer. It would be nice to have a little more playing room there.

Cheers all, Thomas

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[ThomasH]

Good to know! Thanks keymaster!!

[ThomasH]

Regarding the ogees. I noticed that the fretted models have a zero fret. Will the fretless ogees still line up with where the frets would be? (Just ordered a 12” minstrel fretless) Am I over thinking this? 😀

[ThomasH]

Hi all.

My journey to the banjo started with guitar, then ukulele, then banjo ukulele which I first learned clawhammer on. That inspired me to get a full sized banjo to play. Fretless and building my own is the next step.

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