Thanks for the How-To! Got mine a few weeks ago. Nice craftsmanship! I'm impressed. OK, got my sandpaper, got my tung oil. I'm ready to put it together. I like that scroll. Do you sell those too? Thinking about doing some inlay stuff, but realized I would probably screw it up! Had to laugh when I saw the price went down after I bought it. Silly joke on me! :-) Wish me luck!
Glad you are liking the kit! I do sell the peghead scrolls on my site. I have been playing with the price a little on these kits. Send me an email and I'll send you a scroll at no charge since you didn't get the kit on sale. Carverbanjos@gmail.com
Hello, this may be a dumb question but can you use these for any type of music? Like blue grass? I’m a beginner so please forgive me. If not I did want to learn claw hammer too so i will pick one up when I can these look so good for a DIY banjo kit!
I really like these banjo kits and will probably purchase one soon. The only thing I don't like is the tailpiece. Does anyone know if there is another option, either offered by Carver Banjos or something someone else has done?
Sure. You can carve/cut one out of wood, attach it with soft wire to the rim. Or make one out of metal, maybe a piece of angled metal and attach it directly to the rim with a couple of wood screws.
These friction pegs work very well to be honest. Consider violins have used the same pegs along with high tension steel strings for decades/centuries. Geared tuners can be used but it takes a bit of modification.
I had to adjust my gourd banjos peg holes but the pegs keep slipping, what would be the recommend way to keep them from slipping out of tune? (this is my first friction peg instrument) Edit: It's possibly the tailpiece stretching that's throwing it out of tune
Non-sense the main cause of peg slip is if there is any varnish or finish on the peg or in the hole. Sand both lightly with 320 sandpaper to clean off the finish. The next thing to check is that the strings are tied securely to the tailpiece and wrapped securely to the peg. The leather tailpiece will also go through a stretching period. It's possible your tailpiece could be too stretchy and that would be my fault for not catching that before sending out. Send me an email carverbanjos@gmail.com and I'll be glad to send you a new and thicker tailpiece to try out.
Thank you!
Thanks for the How-To! Got mine a few weeks ago. Nice craftsmanship! I'm impressed. OK, got my sandpaper, got my tung oil. I'm ready to put it together. I like that scroll. Do you sell those too? Thinking about doing some inlay stuff, but realized I would probably screw it up!
Had to laugh when I saw the price went down after I bought it. Silly joke on me! :-)
Wish me luck!
Glad you are liking the kit! I do sell the peghead scrolls on my site. I have been playing with the price a little on these kits. Send me an email and I'll send you a scroll at no charge since you didn't get the kit on sale. Carverbanjos@gmail.com
Hey Brian, I see you put the nut on before the finishing oil. Is that to avoid having oil/stain going into the nut groove?
In my case in I didnt glue the nut in case i want to change it. I dont think it's neccessary the string pressure do the job
Hello, this may be a dumb question but can you use these for any type of music? Like blue grass? I’m a beginner so please forgive me. If not I did want to learn claw hammer too so i will pick one up when I can these look so good for a DIY banjo kit!
Simple answer, yes. You can play a lot of the same songs, but not exactly in true bluegrass style, matched with other bluegrass band instruments.
I really like these banjo kits and will probably purchase one soon. The only thing I don't like is the tailpiece. Does anyone know if there is another option, either offered by Carver Banjos or something someone else has done?
Sure. You can carve/cut one out of wood, attach it with soft wire to the rim. Or make one out of metal, maybe a piece of angled metal and attach it directly to the rim with a couple of wood screws.
Could the tuning pegs be replaced with something newer? It seems like they will eventually start slipping and causing the strings to get out of tune.
These friction pegs work very well to be honest. Consider violins have used the same pegs along with high tension steel strings for decades/centuries. Geared tuners can be used but it takes a bit of modification.
@@brncrvr ok. Thanks for the info 👍🏼
I had to adjust my gourd banjos peg holes but the pegs keep slipping, what would be the recommend way to keep them from slipping out of tune? (this is my first friction peg instrument)
Edit: It's possibly the tailpiece stretching that's throwing it out of tune
Non-sense the main cause of peg slip is if there is any varnish or finish on the peg or in the hole. Sand both lightly with 320 sandpaper to clean off the finish. The next thing to check is that the strings are tied securely to the tailpiece and wrapped securely to the peg.
The leather tailpiece will also go through a stretching period. It's possible your tailpiece could be too stretchy and that would be my fault for not catching that before sending out. Send me an email carverbanjos@gmail.com and I'll be glad to send you a new and thicker tailpiece to try out.
Thank you, I’ll keep troubleshooting and see if it works. If it still keeps detuning i will definitely email you for a new tailpiece