Awesome Banjo Resonators (it's mine!)

"zeontestpilot" (zeontestpilot) 12/27/2016 at 07:15 • Filed to: Musiclopnik

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[resonators = backs] This one is pretty cool, and it’s going to become cooler once it’s finally put on a banjo. Next time I head to my in-laws, dad and I are going to build a Banjo from different parts. This excites me to no end. Building a banjo? Yes please!

Who will win? The tiger or the hawk?

Granted, not from scratch but we’ll be combining the neck, resonator, the pot, the tailpiece, the machine heads; pretty much mostly everything. The neck hasn’t come yet but it has inlays of a vine along the fret board, and naturally it’s a 5 string neck. And the machine heads (the tuners) will be ebony black. The pot (seen below) is a mastertone style. I played my dad-in-law’s custom built one and it has a nice timbre to it.

The pot. The tone ring (inside) is 6 lbs! That’s pretty heavy imo.

I think this will be a frustrating yet fun build. I’ve also seen bass guitar kits (I play that too) for sale, which also interests me. Lately I’ve been thinking it would be cool to get a electric bass kit and have my two kids paint it, and put there hand prints on it; seal it up, and then use it for performing. I mean, it’s electric, just can always swap out the electrics if the ones it came with are poor quality, right?

TheRealBicycleBuck > zeontestpilot 12/27/2016 at 07:59

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Building an instrument is one of those things I’ve always wanted to do. It’s up there with building a car, but one is clearly more ambitious than the other. Before I do, I need a good workspace. The driveway isn’t cutting it.

zeontestpilot > TheRealBicycleBuck 12/27/2016 at 09:47

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It would be cool to create my own bass out of scratch, but I simply don’t have the right tools. I love the les Paul body style, but only a few manufacturers make it, and none in a shade of blue I want. Would be fun to make my own though.