Vega Style N Tenor to

5-string conversion

 

Home ----------- Jewelry ----------- About Montana Agate ----------- Hunting Montana Locality ----------- About Yellowstone Jewelry ----------- Banjos, etc.	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.