Other options include radiused fingerboard, hand-engraved metal and hand-carved wood. You can still see the mark but you have to look for it.CUSTOM FLATHEAD MODELS offer premium grade woods, exotic inlays, ivoroid bound peghead, fingerboard, and resonator three Megatone tone rings nickel, chrome, or gold hardware and a choice of custom colored polished lacquer finish.
I’ve done this with 3 banjos and not noticed any bad effects. Maple Resonator Mahogany Neck with adjustable truss rod Ome Silver Chime Tone Ring Rosewood Fingerboard Nickel Plated Adjustable rim rods providing extra rigidity in the rim Mother of pearl inlays 26 1/4 Scale- 22 Frets Padded Case CONDITION. If I can’t position the head so that the mark is covered by the tailpiece I remove it with a cotton swab and nail polish remover. 1978 OME BANJO TRIPPLE X JUGGERNAUT VERY REAR THIS IS A 5 STRING BANJO. No guidelines here - just know your banjo.Īnd remember that it’s all mechanical - if you goof something up you can readjust it.Īnd as a totally unnecessary aside, I don’t like the manufacturers head markings. Sounds very nice, hesitant to sale but have too many banjos. I check the tension on the tuners regularly - if the screw that holds the knob is too tight it’s hard to get the string tuned right and if it’s too loose the tuner will slip. Bracket hardware, binding all around, good quality banjo, truss rod, nice inlays, good tuners, have replaced tailpiece. I’m not obsessive-compulsive enough to try tuning the head to a particular pitch, but I try to get the head tension even - it does make a difference in the sound. I use a drum dial (google it - good videos online from Drum Dial and Elderly Instruments) to check the head tension several times a year, usually when the seasons change because the banjo responds to seasonal environmental changes. I check on the nuts on a regular basis - if I can move a nut with my fingers it indicates a real problem. I wipe the fingerboard with a microfiber cloth when I change strings and, depending on what the fingerboard material is, I rub in a tiny bit of mineral oil. You’ll probably find that maintenance is actually pretty simple once you develop a routine.Īnd of course, change your strings frequently. The truss rod in the neck of a banjo controls the ‘‘relief ‘‘ or subtle curvature of a banjo neck and helps counteract the pressure of the strings to help prevent warping and twisting. My main banjo, which has been in daily use for thirty years, looks like it just emerged from a war zone, but that has nothing to do with how wonderfully it plays and sounds.īanjos are actually pretty hardy compared to guitars, mandolins and fiddles. I never do that, and in fact a banjo that displays a good bit of wear is more attractive to me than some glowing showpiece. Some my my musical friends spend a lot of time polishing the metal on their banjos, and that’s a matter of personal taste. Unless you’re really good at that stuff this is probably something to turf over to a professional. It’s amazing how little the truss rod need to be tweaked to make a real different in the action.Īnd if you play a lot you’ll probably need to replace some frets every few years. Prices & Specifications subject to change without notice. It gives our warmest, woodiest, Old-time banjo tone with strong bass, sweet treble, and lively response throughout the entire playing range. And depending on climate where you live, you might need to make minuscule truss rod adjustments to keep the neck properly bowed as the climate changes. The Standard 12 UTE Banjo features our 12 multi-ply maple Tone-rim construction with 14 heavy rim brackets. Where you live matters Ireland is pretty moist, but folks living in, say, Arizona have to work hard to maintain humidity.īeyond that, just clean and oil the fingerboard maybe two or three times a year with one of the commercial neck oil products, and make sure the nuts holding the head tight are still snug and are keeping your head at the tension you want. This can be done either in the banjo’s case or by making sure the room is humidified properly. The best thing you can do for a banjo - or any wood instrument - is make sure you keep it properly humidified, between 45 and 55 percent.
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