@nancejo I did have, but lost them when the computer crashed a few years ago. It looked aweful, I can tell ya that. Imagine the worst case scenereo.. That's what it was.. hahaha.
@rpeek Thank you for that, at the moment, it is in 'all it's constituent parts' under the coffee table. I will be ordering a new head today, 11&13/16ths. I have tidied up the bodged repair to the neck, which will need a coat of varnish. But it should be back together in January.
@rpeek Haha ! A joke fer ya. I found my daughter digging a massive hole in the garden and asked "what you doing ?", "I'm burying the gold fish" she replied, "Pretty big hole fer a gold fish" I said, "Yeah, It's inside the cat" she replied ! Hope you post some more banjo lessons soon. Regards and respect MK
@countorlock100 I got something better than a fence post !. My dad is renovating my brother's house (used to be my grandad's) and he gave me the newell post from the stair-well. It's solid Canadian red-wood and am turining it into a fretless banjer. I love the idea of saving a peice of the past and using my grandad's tools to do it with. Regards and respect. MK
hello,could you give me some repair advice?I have an old norma and the neck is pulling away from the pot and this is making the strings really high and hard to play and keep in tune.what could i do?
@toddokins87 If it's a metal one it's supposed to be adjustable.... Does it have one metal rod or two.. ? IF the rod is not pulling out of the neck, you should be able to adjust it by adjusting the nuts on the metal rod..
@toddokins87 You should be able to take the tailpiece off, put a clamp, rubber band or something around the neck to just keep the strings from all coming loose, then loosen the bolt on the bottom of the banjo, outside the pot, and the one next to the neck and take the neck all the way off if you want to, but you can also just take the tailpiece off, tighten the nut both at the neck and the bottom of the banjo, and move it to wherever you want it. Good luck with it.
After watching this I went and ran my banjo over and glued it back together. It still don't sound this good. I kid. You are a far better player than I. Love the vids!
Nice save. You just can't get the same quality these days. A friend of mine lost a 70 year old Martin six string. Someone fell on it. Sadly the guitar couldn't be saved and you just can't replace a guitar like that. I'm happy for you that you were able to save that wonderful sounding instrument.
After Church, he leaned the banjo in its case, against the car to talk to someone, forgot it was there, then drove off and ran over the headstock. Broke the neck into and splintered it into many pieces.. It's good as new now though..
If you saw it up close, you'd see the crack lines in the back of the neck and where the head stock was splintered. It was kind of a broke off splintered stub when I got it back. I figured I could piece it back together, but didn't know if it'd hold up to the string pressure. Amazing what you can do with a lot of glue, clamps, and some pretty good old wood.
And well done on fixing a ran over banjo! I'm hoping to purchase my first banjo soon, its about time I learnt an instrument- and I decided the happy, cheery sound of an open back banjo is what I'm after, this video sums up why I love the sound of the banjo!
He didn't really mean to. He was coming out of Church and propped it against his car and got to talking and forgot it was there.. Driving out of the parking lot heard something cruhch. Nice guy, just an accident, and it gave me a good story to tell, and a lesson. Never loan out a hundred year old banjo.. I went right out and bought him a new one. Figured he could run over that all he wanted..
Great playing. Do you have some before photos of how the banjo was returned?
Note to self - never loan a 100 year old banjo to a nitwit.
nancejo 2 months ago
@nancejo I did have, but lost them when the computer crashed a few years ago. It looked aweful, I can tell ya that. Imagine the worst case scenereo.. That's what it was.. hahaha.
rpeek 2 months ago
Well, I am going to the workshop to start sorting the old banjo!
I have no idea how old it is, it feels like '1930s', but I can't explain why I feel that, just something about the feel of the tuners.
harryfaber 2 months ago
@harryfaber It's at least that old, possibly older. Looks like a Dobson to me. Fine turn of the century banjos.. Should be a good player.
rpeek 2 months ago
@rpeek Thank you for that, at the moment, it is in 'all it's constituent parts' under the coffee table. I will be ordering a new head today, 11&13/16ths. I have tidied up the bodged repair to the neck, which will need a coat of varnish. But it should be back together in January.
harryfaber 2 months ago
Richard, I bet you could even make an old fence post strung with cat gut sound good ! Top playing sir. Regards and respect, Mike K
countorlock100 4 months ago
@countorlock100 Thanks Mike. Good idear. Think I'll go string up a fence post. Sure my neighbor won't mind if'n I borrow her cat... hahahaha.
rpeek 4 months ago
@rpeek Haha ! A joke fer ya. I found my daughter digging a massive hole in the garden and asked "what you doing ?", "I'm burying the gold fish" she replied, "Pretty big hole fer a gold fish" I said, "Yeah, It's inside the cat" she replied ! Hope you post some more banjo lessons soon. Regards and respect MK
countorlock100 4 months ago
@countorlock100 Okay then. You've already got a cat. Now all we need is a fence post...
rpeek 4 months ago
@countorlock100 I got something better than a fence post !. My dad is renovating my brother's house (used to be my grandad's) and he gave me the newell post from the stair-well. It's solid Canadian red-wood and am turining it into a fretless banjer. I love the idea of saving a peice of the past and using my grandad's tools to do it with. Regards and respect. MK
countorlock100 4 months ago
Your playing is better than ever, Richard. What a pleasure to remember...
JonathanFTW 8 months ago
@JonathanFTW Thank You! Good to see you on youtube...
rpeek 8 months ago
@rpeek
That was my mom!! haha. But i agree with her, keep on playing!
JonathanFTW 8 months ago
@JonathanFTW Yea I figured that out after a bit.. Still good to hear from you..
rpeek 8 months ago
hello,could you give me some repair advice?I have an old norma and the neck is pulling away from the pot and this is making the strings really high and hard to play and keep in tune.what could i do?
toddokins87 1 year ago
@toddokins87 Does it have a wooden dowell stick or a metal rod that runs through the neck and the back of the banjo pot?
rpeek 1 year ago
@rpeek its a metal one.Sorry for the late replay
toddokins87 1 year ago
@toddokins87 If it's a metal one it's supposed to be adjustable.... Does it have one metal rod or two.. ? IF the rod is not pulling out of the neck, you should be able to adjust it by adjusting the nuts on the metal rod..
rpeek 1 year ago
@rpeek it has one rod with a nut close to the neck i will try ajusting it in the mourning thanks
toddokins87 1 year ago
@toddokins87 You should be able to take the tailpiece off, put a clamp, rubber band or something around the neck to just keep the strings from all coming loose, then loosen the bolt on the bottom of the banjo, outside the pot, and the one next to the neck and take the neck all the way off if you want to, but you can also just take the tailpiece off, tighten the nut both at the neck and the bottom of the banjo, and move it to wherever you want it. Good luck with it.
rpeek 1 year ago
very cool...
alabmawhitman 1 year ago
After watching this I went and ran my banjo over and glued it back together. It still don't sound this good. I kid. You are a far better player than I. Love the vids!
dzldenny 1 year ago
Dang!!! You are magnificent!!!
3hardrider7 2 years ago
Thank You... Don't know if there's any truth in that or not, but I still like it.. hahaha
rpeek 2 years ago
Nice save. You just can't get the same quality these days. A friend of mine lost a 70 year old Martin six string. Someone fell on it. Sadly the guitar couldn't be saved and you just can't replace a guitar like that. I'm happy for you that you were able to save that wonderful sounding instrument.
alderson2 2 years ago
Yea, banjos are a lot more rugged than guitars.. Lucky for me, 'cause a lot of good old ones are still available.; Thanks.
rpeek 2 years ago
Takes A Lickin' And Keeps On Pickin'
mashtones 2 years ago 8
Yes it does.. haha
rpeek 2 years ago
Sorry again for running over your banjo.
Sundevilhp29 2 years ago
No problem! haha
rpeek 2 years ago
How? Why? Good save, though :)
dickymoth 2 years ago
After Church, he leaned the banjo in its case, against the car to talk to someone, forgot it was there, then drove off and ran over the headstock. Broke the neck into and splintered it into many pieces.. It's good as new now though..
rpeek 2 years ago
your great you make me want to play the banjo
Bass4life67 3 years ago
What kind of glue?
bigd522524 3 years ago
Elmers wood glue..
rpeek 3 years ago
can't tell anything ever happened to it, awesome playing :)
psychodelicdragon 3 years ago
If you saw it up close, you'd see the crack lines in the back of the neck and where the head stock was splintered. It was kind of a broke off splintered stub when I got it back. I figured I could piece it back together, but didn't know if it'd hold up to the string pressure. Amazing what you can do with a lot of glue, clamps, and some pretty good old wood.
rpeek 3 years ago
Dann, that was fine!
surfandsand2 3 years ago
Thank you..
rpeek 3 years ago
This sounds great!
And well done on fixing a ran over banjo! I'm hoping to purchase my first banjo soon, its about time I learnt an instrument- and I decided the happy, cheery sound of an open back banjo is what I'm after, this video sums up why I love the sound of the banjo!
Pete869 4 years ago
Wow...crushed!!!...that is motivation. I agree...you cannot replace it. Nice playing too.
locustvalleystring 4 years ago
This is GREAT music!! The upbeat sound makes me smile :) What an amazing story of despair and redemption!
SouthernFNP 4 years ago
This is GREAT music!!! The upbeat sound makes me smile :) What an amazing story of despair, and redemption.
SouthernFNP 4 years ago
Despair, then redemption let me see where have i heard that before hm..... AH this banjo tells the story of christ, awesome.
eragon30 3 years ago
One of the best stories I ever heard. Playing is good too.
TouchingArt 4 years ago
I can't imagine leaving a 100 year old banjo laying around on the ground. Glue is good, but it's the fixer that really counts!
brokenbluebird 4 years ago
He didn't really mean to. He was coming out of Church and propped it against his car and got to talking and forgot it was there.. Driving out of the parking lot heard something cruhch. Nice guy, just an accident, and it gave me a good story to tell, and a lesson. Never loan out a hundred year old banjo.. I went right out and bought him a new one. Figured he could run over that all he wanted..
rpeek 4 years ago