Mounting a 5-string banjo neck conversion 1
1,358 views · Published 22 May 2011 · 4:34 · Indexed 26 September 2026
Channel: rpeek · 2011 · Howto & Style
I was surprised how reasonably you can get a good enough beginner open back banjo from Amazon. A friend of mine bought one like this and played it for years and it held it’s tune great and was a perfect starter banjo, with a great price. Check it out by clicking the link below. Good luck playing! https://amzn.to/2NGAkbk Here’s another real nice looking open back with a gig bag: https://amzn.to/37b6zaz Thanks for supporting your local banjo players! Banjo strings. I prefer D’Addario but there’s lots of others. These are medium: D'Addario EJ55 Phosphor Bronze 5-String Banjo Strings, Medium, 10-23 https://amzn.to/30qPTZS I have also used Ernie Ball Earthwood 5-string Banjo 80/20 Bronze Loop End Frailing Set, .010 - .024 https://amzn.to/2uV3sVU I do use Nylagut strings on a lot of my banjos too. They all make different sounds.. Aquila New Nylgut AQ-1B Banjo Medium Tension DBGDG-Set of 5 (4th Red Series String) https://amzn.to/2uXzgJT ON my short neck banjos it’s not unusual to use compensated bridges for third string better tuning. Grover 5/8 Compensated Banjo Bridge (77) https://amzn.to/386AAIq You can get it in all sizes, or just sand one down from the bottom to fit. I was pleasantly surprised to find that Amazon now offers a good selection of banjo heads too. • Remo P-190 WeatherKing Standard Banjo Head - 11-inch https://amzn.to/360N6I5 Remo Banjo Head, Fiberskyn, 11-inch Diameter, Low Colla https://amzn.to/2TwtoBk Found a plectrum Weymann banjo neck on youtube and liked it better than I expected, so I decided to convert it to a 5 string and mount it on a good pot. You can watch..
