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Village of Baoma, Sierra Leone
Serial # 63491 on dowel
Tagged "Wurlitzer inside rim.
Set up w/ scale length =
19 1/2 in.
Head dia. = 11 in.
26 hooks
"Little Wonder"-type rolled-over tone ring.
Converted from tenor to 5-string by adding wing to both sides of neck, 1/4" fretless walnut fingerboard on top of existing fingerboard, 1/4 in deep brass-floored frailing scoop below octave, rosewood violin peg @ 5th fret, Nylgut strings. Original hide head and tuners.
Setup:
String span @ nut=1 1/8 in
string span @ heel = 2 in.
Bridge = 1 1/8 in.
action @ scoop = 3/8 in
action @ octave = 3/16 in.
This is currently my favorite playing banjo. Also my first experiment with raising the fingerboard so that the bridge is forced to be higher. This really worked... puts more down-pressure bridge-to-head, good volume & tone. These are also currently my favorite fretless setup dimensions.
