This is my third build made a chromatic for my SIL. This one has a cherry front, back and peghead with fiddleback maple sides and a padauk fretboard. I finished it with clear shellac. The cherry has some birdseye in it.
Nice job. . I built three with Grover friction pegs, but found they tune better when I replaced the slot screws with socket head screws. Cherry makes a great soundboard. I built a chromatic 8 years ago but found it a bit befuddling, so converted it back to diatonic. I think if I make another I'll string it reverse like guitar or banjo... Robert.
That's just lovely!
I bet some Position Dots would make playing it easier
I replaced the slot heads because the slots wear easily. I use 6-32 socket head cap screws. They never failed me. Robert.
I found the original screws weren't quite long enough. I replaced them with a screw about an 1/8" longer.
Nice job.
. I built three with Grover friction pegs, but found they tune better when I replaced the slot screws with socket head screws. Cherry makes a great soundboard. I built a chromatic 8 years ago but found it a bit befuddling, so converted it back to diatonic. I think if I make another I'll string it reverse like guitar or banjo... Robert.
They are Grover friction tuners from StewMac.
beautiful workmanship. where did you get the banjo tuning gears? nice looking too. yep, we want to hear it played. aloha, irene
My SIL has to learn how to play it first.
Lookin good, will we be hearing it soon?