Clifford Essex actually makes great String sets for these Banjos. The tunneled 5th string (Nechville Banjos has revived that design) on the Zither Banjo actually moves the 5th String tuner up to the headstock so that it stays out of the way when you're using a capo.
@RockStarOscarStern634
11 ай бұрын
The other thing I noticed was that the Zither Banjo has a Slotted Headstock like on a Classical Guitar or those old Martin Parlor Guitars. The slotted headstock makes the Banjo lighter weight and actually it also allows the strings to come into the machine head tuners at a sharper angle over the nut to help them seat better.
@RockStarOscarStern634
Жыл бұрын
You did a good job getting this Banjo ready for some picking again. Magma Stainless Steel Banjo strings might work on this as they have a fairly low tension.
@RockStarOscarStern634
11 ай бұрын
Zither Banjos often have 6 Machine head tuners on the Headstock (like a Guitar) as the 6th tuner is actually a Spare in case one of the other Tuners stops working properly, if some of the Strings from certain sets aren't long enough to reach certain tuners on the headstock, or if you want to customize the stringing setup on the headstock.
@rayhomewood8831
4 жыл бұрын
This is great! I have a Temlett zither banjo and an unbranded one which both need some work, so this is very helpful - thank you 😊
@rogerscriven723
Жыл бұрын
I have a Windsor g made in the coffin shop in Birmingham
@michaelgilchrist5529
7 ай бұрын
I picked up an old Zither banjo from a porn shop. I'm thinking it is from the 1920's or thereabouts. This instrument has seen better days.
@CyrusJeremy
2 жыл бұрын
Hello. Great video. Thank you! I recently inherited a Windsor Popular model 5. I was wondering if you have a list of parts or anything used here? Like, bridge and nut, tuners etc. I need to replace my tuners also, and the bridge and nut needs replaced.
@joefrondbanzukiinstruments5079
2 жыл бұрын
Hi Jeremy. Thanks for your support. I got cheap tuners through eBay, but you can spend more and get better ones. The standard Slot head tuners seemed to fit okay. The bridge and strings were from Clifford Essex strings. The hardware, such as the nickel silver banjo head fittings are hard to get. I found some old ones that were similar on eBay and I think I made some out of aluminium. You can buy bone nut blanks that you cut and file to shape again fro. eBay. Good luck. Perhaps you’ll make a video of the process too.
@CyrusJeremy
2 жыл бұрын
@@joefrondbanzukiinstruments5079 Thanks so much for the information. And yes, I plan to do a video of the process.
@maxfarrell7040
Жыл бұрын
Hi, could you give some additional information about the machine heads used - I'm finding my zither banjo has about 32mm spacing, but most modern slot had style tuners are 35mm spacing
@joefrondbanzukiinstruments5079
Жыл бұрын
I didn't have trouble finding matching ones. If you can't find any and you are handy with the tools you could fill the holes with dowels and re-drill.
@alexolivera3151
3 жыл бұрын
When cleaning metal parts how did you go about getting rust off?
@aladinfox4098
5 жыл бұрын
Hi there really interesting . I have aquired a couple of banjos very similar minus the brass ware and skin etc. Any idea where to get these items from? I am totally new to banjos but have made other stringed instruments so am familiar with the basics but haven't a clue about the mechanics of these things so will have to learn as I go along . Also something that baffles me is what is presumably the drone string with its specially routered channel, ! Anyway great job.👍
@joefrondbanzukiinstruments5079
4 жыл бұрын
Sorry, I only saw you comment now! I got new vellum from Clifford Essex. You will find them on internet and eBay. They supply the right strings, bridges etc. Brass ware, such as tone rings is hard to find.
@davidprivate6455
3 жыл бұрын
Did you ever get the little bone nut for the 5th string? If so, can you tell me where you got it or how you made it? I need one for the exact same banjo.
@joefrondbanzukiinstruments5079
3 жыл бұрын
I made one from a piece of bone. I have lots of bone trimmed from saddles and nuts. If you’re stuck I can send you one as it would only take minutes to make. My email is frondigounjoe@yahoo.co.uk.
@joefrondbanzukiinstruments5079
6 жыл бұрын
Please don’t anyone take my methods as the professional way to do this stuff. I’m just one m@n in his shed tinkering with stuff. Hope you find this interesting.
@martinhulse7402
5 жыл бұрын
Hi Joe do you still have the orinagel pegs? i could use them to repair mine
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