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CONVERSION:
Converted from tenor to 5-string by adding walnut molding (wings) to both sides of neck, 1/4" fretless walnut fingerboard on top of existing fingerboard, 1/4 in deep brass-floored frailing scoop just below octave.
This is a short-scale banjo, since it uses the original tenor neck. No maker's mark. "Yellowstone" stamp on dowel and my number #009 stamped on dowel and pot by me.
Rosewood violin pegs, Nylgut strings, Yellowstone banjo head. Original star peghead inlay. Grooved, brass brad 5th string nut. Unperforated black walnut bridge.
I suspended a brass tone ring on brads similar to the suspension on my Cole Eclipse. Made all brass parts (tone ring, tension hoop, shoes, hooks, and nuts).
Tailpiece is a brass replica of a vintage J. E. Dallas tailpiece. Vintage spin-on pie-pan resonator.
DIMENSIONS:
Head dia. = 11 in. 20 hooks.
Set up w/scale length approx. 191/2 in.
String span @ nut approx. 1 1/2 in
String span @ heel approx. 2 in.
Bridge approx. 3/4 in. tall
SETUP:
* action @ scoop approx. 7/16 in.
* action @ octave approx. 3/16 in.
FLAWS:
Normal scuffing due to age.
SOUND CLIP
#009 sound clip - Old Man Can Your Dog Catch a Rabbit ?
This link opens up a YouTube clip in high-quality stereo (the default YouTube layer is low-quality mono). You can turn the fiddle or banjo tracks up or down.
