Thanks for posting the videos like this. It's not only great learning to play the banjo , but it's really fun learning about the banjo and all its intricacies.
Actually yes. I bought a used one off of Facebook marketplace about 3 or 4 years ago with the intention of learning to play it. I just haven’t had the time to devote to it yet.
hello Banjo Addict from Liverpool UK. iv im new to the banjo and have just bought a new one.at the moment the action is high ive done what you said and adjusted the twon nuts on the coorodinator rod but it hasnt brought the action down enough .should i adjust the coordornator rod from the holes in the bar ? thanks for any help you can give me best wishes frim Liverpool uk
yes put something in the hole on the coordinator rod and turn the rod its self. but only in small increments like a 1/8 to a 1/4 turn at a time. once you get it set tighten the nuts back down.
Take the bolt out of the back of the resinator. Inside should be a wooden dowel and a giant bolt-style neck brace. If you loosen the neck brace you should be able to twist the wooden dowel rod to adjust the angle of the neck. then just tighten everything back down and screw the resinator back on.
I have an open back Deering Gootime. I notice as I explore the neck with different cbords, frets 1 through 4, when not barred, have a nice resonting sound. As I move up the neck, say D minor, the banjo loses its resonance it had when played lower on the fret board. Before I make any adjustments, I wanted to know if that is a characteristic of the banjo itself?
you will lose some resonance due to it being a minor chord. try fretting some major chords up the neck and see if it still loses some. If it does the first thing i would do is change the strings because they might be dead. I have never had a problem with this on any goodtime i have played. hope this helps...
Hi, thanks for the video, really helpful. But was Just wondering if you've thought about maybe giving the banjo away as a prize after you've trialed it ? Just that I could really do with a T driver, and another set of feeler gauges that you may have accidentally left in the resonator haha ! :0)
I can't visualise how tightening or loosening the coordinator rod in one direction can move the neck in the opposite direction. Can you direct me to a diagram that shows the mechanics of the rod inside the neck/ heel?
hey john i apologize i may have made that a bit confusing. It isnt exactly raising or lowering that point on the banjo. it is actually putting upward angle or downward angle in the neck. If the banjo was laid flat on a table it would make the peg head get further from the table or closer depending on which way you adjusted it. in turn that change in angle on the neck changes the height of the action at the pot assembly.
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Thanks for posting the videos like this. It's not only great learning to play the banjo , but it's really fun learning about the banjo and all its intricacies.
My pleasure!
Ah that makes sense. Thankyou
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I’ve played several. Very nice banjos
Hi Sandy, have you ever played the mandolin, or if not, ever considered it as another instrument to play ?
Actually yes. I bought a used one off of Facebook marketplace about 3 or 4 years ago with the intention of learning to play it. I just haven’t had the time to devote to it yet.
hello Banjo Addict from Liverpool UK. iv im new to the banjo and have just bought a new one.at the moment the action is high ive done what you said and adjusted the twon nuts on the coorodinator rod but it hasnt brought the action down enough .should i adjust the coordornator rod from the holes in the bar ? thanks for any help you can give me best wishes frim Liverpool uk
yes put something in the hole on the coordinator rod and turn the rod its self. but only in small increments like a 1/8 to a 1/4 turn at a time. once you get it set tighten the nuts back down.
Would u know how to a just a john gray banjo please
Take the bolt out of the back of the resinator. Inside should be a wooden dowel and a giant bolt-style neck brace. If you loosen the neck brace you should be able to twist the wooden dowel rod to adjust the angle of the neck. then just tighten everything back down and screw the resinator back on.
I have an open back Deering Gootime. I notice as I explore the neck with different cbords, frets 1 through 4, when not barred, have a nice resonting sound. As I move up the neck, say D minor, the banjo loses its resonance it had when played lower on the fret board.
Before I make any adjustments, I wanted to know if that is a characteristic of the banjo itself?
you will lose some resonance due to it being a minor chord. try fretting some major chords up the neck and see if it still loses some. If it does the first thing i would do is change the strings because they might be dead. I have never had a problem with this on any goodtime i have played. hope this helps...
Hi, thanks for the video, really helpful.
But was Just wondering if you've thought about maybe giving the banjo away as a prize after you've trialed it ? Just that I could really do with a T driver, and another set of feeler gauges that you may have accidentally left in the resonator haha ! :0)
wish i could. hoping i can get to give some banjos away on the channel in the future. May even throw in some t wrenches and feeler gauges as well lol!
I can't visualise how tightening or loosening the coordinator rod in one direction can move the neck in the opposite direction. Can you direct me to a diagram that shows the mechanics of the rod inside the neck/ heel?
hey john i apologize i may have made that a bit confusing. It isnt exactly raising or lowering that point on the banjo. it is actually putting upward angle or downward angle in the neck. If the banjo was laid flat on a table it would make the peg head get further from the table or closer depending on which way you adjusted it. in turn that change in angle on the neck changes the height of the action at the pot assembly.