Got my new banjo vellum today.

Glad it worked out though! Good luck wrestling with the replacement job!

Keith

Wahayyyy! Success!

I was really nervous taking my banjo apart to fit this, first time and all that, but it went well....heres the wet vellum.....just to prove i really did do it lol....if you're wondering what the clothes pegs are for, it was a tip i found online.....they add weight to the sides when you fold the vellum back over the flesh hoop, helps it stay in place whilst you're sorting it out...



(*By the way Martin, after punching all those holes and threading a drawstring as suggested in the instructions, then hearing that yourself and others haven't bothered, i didn't use that method in the end....so your advice was great.....would have saved me half an hour if i'd have known earlier lol.)

Finished job, neat enough for my needs i think. Luckily i seem to have got the tension that i like just right first time, but i'll give it a few days to adjust and make any changes.



Thanks go out to Martin who helped me with a few newbie questions, maybe when i get the confidence to play a tune decent enough, i'll show you what it sounds like. The vellum has definitely given it the more plunky sound i was after. Still have to experiment with strings though, i totally ballsed up the restringing, put the wrong ones on the wrong pegs (don't ask), not realizing till i'd cut them so they couldn't be changed.

Really chuffed i had a go at this myself though, taking the plunge to take apart my beloved banjo was the most nerve racking bit. There is so much talk about the perfect set up, to the point where you'd almost be scared to touch the thing, but it worked out fine and i learned a lot about how the banjo is put together. I wouldn't say it was hassle free, i made a couple of mistakes along the way, but they were rectified and i can now pass them on and will know better next time.

Calv.(Very happy boy)

Looks like you've done a top job there, Calv - I wouldn't have had the nerve to even THINK about attempting something like that!

The freely offered advice and support from others on this forum is what makes it such a pleasant place to be

Thanks Keith, thanks Leo, and yep you're right. The alternative was sending it to be done at a shop at at least £40 a go plus posting. I think in these days of web forums and information that is chucked out there so freely and quickly, it's easy to forget how costly and how difficult it would be for some jobs things to be done.

I've probably saved myself hundreds of pounds just from the guitar info here alone.

Thanks Martin

How long did you say you'd been playing? A few years? Well lets see how i'm doing in a few years and i might be able to treat you to something like you produce lol.

Calv.