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As you can see, the neck and pot are a veritable enchilada of woods. The neck is a laminate of cherry, ash, and walnut, and the pot has cherry, ash, walnut, and mahogany in it. The neck has a stationary truss rod embedded in it. The threaded rod you see in the back of the pot is a pseudo coordinator rod. I'm not sure it actually does anything. A couple of lag bolts hold the neck on to the pot, connected to the extraordinarily large heel of the neck. There's no tone ring in this assembly. The head sits right on the wood of the pot. |
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I'm no luthier, as should be evident by now. I don't have a lathe, so don't ask how I shaped the pot. I violated most every rule of woodworking, not to mention luthiery, in the building of this banjo. However, it's mine, it's the only one like it, and it carries a decent tune. Maybe in 100 years, it will finally be worth the $150 I put into it. Better yet, if I play it just right someday, it will magically turn to gold! |
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