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Post by Deleted on Mar 22, 2014 14:36:10 GMT
Phil Davidson Tenor Banjo?
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Post by ocarolan on Mar 22, 2014 14:43:56 GMT
Hi @shalom - welcome to the Forum! Maybe you'd fancy doing a quick intro in the, er Intro section and tell us a little about yourself and your music? Meanwhile, you may well have made a good suggestion, but till that Mike Floorstand puts it down and gets back to his computer we aren't going to know! He owes me answer too!! Keith
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Post by Mike Floorstand on Mar 22, 2014 16:29:19 GMT
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Post by Mike Floorstand on Mar 22, 2014 16:37:47 GMT
Phil Davidson Tenor Banjo? No - I think we are now in the right ballpark though!
I shall start posting some pix shortly...
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Post by Mike Floorstand on Mar 22, 2014 16:45:19 GMT
Open-back tenor banjo, birdseye maple rim. Here's a shot of the rim (a rimshot, if you will):
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Post by Mike Floorstand on Mar 22, 2014 16:49:00 GMT
Rosewood fingerboard, no fret markers but there is a 12th fret inlay (my design):
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Post by Mike Floorstand on Mar 22, 2014 16:58:31 GMT
Wooden (cocobolo I think) tonering, with a clear head so you can see it! Tensionator tailpiece. Nylon strings.
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Post by Mike Floorstand on Mar 22, 2014 17:09:28 GMT
Final photo for now, and the answer you've all been waiting for: made by Gordon Hewson at Oakwood Instruments. Here's the headstock, rosewood veneer with the simple Oakwood "O" logo inlayed in sycamore. Excuse the stray bits of string I've been restringing and the nylon's a bit stretchy so waiting for it to settle.
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Post by ocarolan on Mar 22, 2014 17:11:07 GMT
At last! Only ever played one Oakwood instrument - a mandolin, and that was ages ago - it was nice though!
Looking forward to hearing this beastie Joe!
Keith
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Post by brianr2 on Mar 22, 2014 17:21:35 GMT
Beautiful! You may want to amend your Forum profile so that the text under your avatar reflects your new status as a banjo-ista...
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Post by davewhite on Mar 22, 2014 17:36:54 GMT
Joe,
Does the clear banjo-head allow you to navel gaze while you play ?
Nice instrument.
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Post by the23rdman on Mar 22, 2014 17:39:49 GMT
I know nowt about banjos, but that is a beautiful thing.
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Post by Mike Floorstand on Mar 22, 2014 17:54:08 GMT
At last! Only ever played one Oakwood instrument - a mandolin, and that was ages ago - it was nice though! Looking forward to hearing this beastie Joe! Keith I played all their mandolins at Towersey festival last year, all good but it was the tenor banjos that I couldn't resist. They had a wooden tonering 17 fret model, very short scale - about 48cm - which I asked them to put nylon strings on for me to try - loved the sound! But that particular model had a lot of inlay which was a bit too sparkly for my tastes, so the only solution was to order a custom version.. and here we are 7 months later!
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Post by Mike Floorstand on Mar 22, 2014 17:54:55 GMT
You may want to amend your Forum profile so that the text under your avatar reflects your new status as a banjo-ista... Brian Well- spotted - my profile is amended!
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Post by Mike Floorstand on Mar 22, 2014 18:01:13 GMT
Joe, Does the clear banjo-head allow you to navel gaze while you play ? Nice instrument. The main purpose of the clear head is to facilitate the "selfie":
I'm planning on trying a calkskin head at some point - a wooden tonering, nylon strings and calfskin head will be about as mellow as a banjo gets! - but at the moment just enjoying being able to look at the different woods and metal bits.
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