For the sake of a once treasured banjo 6

A youtuber named John, said his girl friend's banjo was in their
family and wanted to know if I could restore it. I don't restore
banjos, but I told him to send it and I'd see if I could get it
to play. The banjo belonged to John Reed Durham, born 1917
was a teacher in Kentucky. He inherited the banjo from family
members, unknown, so the banjo is older than that, and as I
understand it Sears stopped using the Supertone brand about
that time. Anyway, I figured that by fixing the banjo I would
not only be doing them a kindness, but I could answer questions
people have asked me about how to fix and repair a banjo. Hope you
enjoy it.

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[cutworm59]

Would a "rock tumbler" be good to polish an clean the little parts?

[rpeek]

@cutworm59 I thought about it, but am not sure. It might be. Never used one, but the principle is kind of the same. I'm going to let 'em rattle around in the oil for a few days then wipe 'em down as I take 'em out and put them on..

[weegingayin]

Too much banjo is not enough.

[rpeek]

@weegingayin Thank You.. 

[stovebolt50]

Didn't know that about the 'neck stripe'...cool info. Looks fun to take apart and service...bet it is fun. Neat info.

[curbshoppin]

For the sake of a once treasured banjo....sounds like a good song title to me...or maybe a poem?..........hmmmm