Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site varian.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!ihnp4!zehntel!varian!david From: david@varian.UUCP (David Brown) Newsgroups: net.music.folk Subject: wanted: banjo neck makers Message-ID: <294@varian.UUCP> Date: Tue, 5-Feb-85 15:42:53 EST Article-I.D.: varian.294 Posted: Tue Feb 5 15:42:53 1985 Date-Received: Sat, 9-Feb-85 06:46:02 EST Distribution: net Organization: Varian, Walnut Creek, CA Lines: 28 I have just acquired an plectrum (four string) banjo that I wish to convert into a five string (this is a common practice, as there are a lot more good quality old 4 string banjos than 5; many of these were made during the 1920's, when 4 string banjos were very popular in jazz bands). I wish to have a new neck made, as I want to preserve the original neck (it seems a waste to destroy beautiful old necks, and who knows -- maybe 4 strings will come back into vogue again!). Does anyone have any recommendations for makers or had any experience dealing with them? If there is any interest, I'm willing to post the results to the net, as usual (so let me know in your response if you don't want your reply to appear in my summary). The banjo is a Vega Tubaphone, so I'm primarily interested in makers who work with Vega-type banjos -- though I'm interested in hearing about experiences (good & bad) with Gibson-type makers (hints & warnings, etc.). The new neck doesn't have to be an exact duplicate of the original Vega neck, but I would like it to have pretty much the same feel and the decorations to be in the same spirit. (Alternatively, does anyone just happen to have a Vega 5 string neck lying around that they don't need anymore since they converted their 5 string into a tenor? ;-) ). Thanks in advance -- David Brown (415) 945-2199 Varian Instruments 2700 Mitchell Dr. Walnut Creek, Ca. 94598 {zehntel,amd,fortune,resonex,rtech}!varian!david