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Post by woodtoner on Feb 8, 2022 18:14:14 GMT
You can't go wrong with a Goodtime open back 5 string - made by Deering i believe and can be found for a couple of hundred (saw one on gumtree not long ago for under £200)
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Post by maninashed on Feb 9, 2022 7:58:49 GMT
I've been holed up in Thailand for a while because of covid. One advantage of the situation is that I had time to learn to play ukukele clawhammer style. It took a while to get the right hand stroke going but when I did I got on pretty well with it. I'd love to try it out on a banjo. Getting an open back 5-string banjo in Thailand is tricky but luckily my local guitar shop in UK got a nice used Pilgrim in, I ordered it online and he's keeping it for me until I get back there, hopefully in the Spring. I got some pics off the shop's website to keep looking at untill I pick it up.
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Post by minorkey on Feb 9, 2022 8:41:23 GMT
Is the bridge floating on banjos, or is it fixed to the vellum?
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Post by stringdriventhing on Feb 9, 2022 8:46:28 GMT
minorkey - it's floating maninashed - it's a Pilgrim banjo that I've got, but not with a maple body. It's pretty good - made by the same people who make Vintage guitars I believe
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Post by colins on Feb 9, 2022 8:47:30 GMT
Bridge is floating. I only just gave this one to a friend. Had it for more than 50 years.
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Post by minorkey on Feb 9, 2022 8:51:22 GMT
Hmm I bet they're fun when its restring time...my experience with a floating bridge on the mandolin is not fun!
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Post by stringdriventhing on Feb 9, 2022 9:38:28 GMT
Hmm I bet they're fun when its restring time...my experience with a floating bridge on the mandolin is not fun! What I do with mandolin and banjo is change strings one at a time, so the bridge doesn't move about. The other alternative (if you were removing all the strings) is to mark where the bridge sits with tape, a pencil or similar.
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Post by Onechordtrick on Feb 9, 2022 10:22:12 GMT
Hmm I bet they're fun when its restring time...my experience with a floating bridge on the mandolin is not fun! You think you have problems? Some sympathy is deserved here
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Post by minorkey on Feb 9, 2022 15:16:58 GMT
Gives me a headache just looking at it
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Post by woodtoner on Feb 11, 2022 8:14:28 GMT
Hmm I bet they're fun when its restring time...my experience with a floating bridge on the mandolin is not fun! What I do with mandolin and banjo is change strings one at a time, so the bridge doesn't move about. The other alternative (if you were removing all the strings) is to mark where the bridge sits with tape, a pencil or similar. I always change strings one at a time on everything, guitars, mando's, basses etc. (from the outer strings in) unless i'm cleaning the fretboard/polishing frets. I heard or read years ago that it was the recommended way of changing strings as it mainains even(ish) tension on the neck. Don't know whether this is true or not but it does make life easier - especially with floating bridges. You're less likely to do the noob mistake of putting the end of the string in the wrong machine head. (i suspect we've all done that at some point..or is it just me? ).
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Post by minorkey on Feb 11, 2022 11:03:35 GMT
always change strings one at a time on everything, guitars, mando's, basses etc. (from the outer strings in) unless i'm cleaning the fretboard/polishing frets. I heard or read years ago that it was the recommended way of changing strings as it mainains even(ish) tension on the neck. Don't know whether this is true or not but it does make life easier - especially with floating bridges. You're less likely to do the noob mistake of putting the end of the string in the wrong machine head. (i suspect we've all done that at some point..or is it just me? ). That would make it easier when restringing the baritone uke because the nut and saddle both fall out
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Post by stringdriventhing on Feb 11, 2022 16:28:30 GMT
Yet another failed attempt at quoting someone
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Post by stringdriventhing on Feb 11, 2022 16:31:54 GMT
What I do with mandolin and banjo is change strings one at a time, so the bridge doesn't move about. The other alternative (if you were removing all the strings) is to mark where the bridge sits with tape, a pencil or similar. .... You're less likely to do the noob mistake of putting the end of the string in the wrong machine head. (i suspect we've all done that at some point..or is it just me? ).I've defo done that before... and worse besides
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Post by woodtoner on Feb 11, 2022 18:24:34 GMT
.... You're less likely to do the noob mistake of putting the end of the string in the wrong machine head. (i suspect we've all done that at some point..or is it just me? ). I've defo done that before... and worse besides there's a whole other thread right there..
always notice after the first string wind too
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Post by ocarolan on Feb 11, 2022 22:22:34 GMT
I've done it too. Have also effectively done it, but on purpose once very many years ago when new strings were a huge luxury and a G string snapped by the post. I unwound the B and fitted the G to the B post and then the B to the G post. A few dodgy moments when tuning but it lasted until I could get some new strings. Keith
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