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TRboy
Posted 2008-03-09 10:44 PM (#50552)
Subject: Well....It started out.....



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Location: the BIG Metropolis of TR		....I was just going to tweek the truss rod a bit and wipe it down with a damp cloth and a little wax but.....a banjo has all of them nooks and crannies and such and before I knew it.....My obsessive-compulsive behavior took over and I took the whole bloomin' thing apart!! :eek:




....bet'cha I get ALL them nooks and crannies clean NOW! ;)
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knuckles
Posted 2008-03-09 10:54 PM (#50553 - in reply to #50552)
Subject: Re: Well....It started out.....


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Location: Berkeley, CA		I did the same thing when I was about 18, only my victim was a four barrel carb off my 1960 chevy. I kept seeing "dirt". My neighborhood mechanic/gas jocky (remember those, anybody) cleaned it for me and put it back together fot the cost of the dip and kit. It ran better than ever.
Want his number, TRboy? :D
knuckles
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CrimsonLake
Posted 2008-03-09 11:02 PM (#50554 - in reply to #50552)
Subject: Re: Well....It started out.....


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Location: Marlton, NJ		I did it with a piano when I was younger - took it completely apart and started stripping it. I definitely found the limits of my attention span back then.
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TRboy
Posted 2008-03-09 11:20 PM (#50555 - in reply to #50552)
Subject: Re: Well....It started out.....



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Location: the BIG Metropolis of TR		Ahh Yes....The ole carb dip kits....remember them well....but I think I'll need aleast as 35 gal. drum to soak these parts in!

Mike,I'm not plannin' to do any stripping on this one :rolleyes: ....just brasso'in the tarnish off the nickle plating and waxin'....I once took down and started to strip (everything even the finish on the neck and rez.) a nice old Aria 5 string a few years back and never finished it.....finally traded it (as a basket case) to my bud at the local music store!
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Waskel
Posted 2008-03-09 11:27 PM (#50556 - in reply to #50552)
Subject: Re: Well....It started out.....



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Location: closely held secret
Originally posted by TRboy:

Trust me. It's better this way.
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TRboy
Posted 2008-03-09 11:29 PM (#50557 - in reply to #50552)
Subject: Re: Well....It started out.....



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Location: the BIG Metropolis of TR		:D
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MWoody
Posted 2008-03-09 11:49 PM (#50558 - in reply to #50552)
Subject: Re: Well....It started out.....



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Location: Upper Left USA		Mikey,

Theres good reasons why I don'ts own one of them thar chrome geetars like Beal has!

For Homeowners - "Let's just try a different color of paint"... has started many a remodel!
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fillhixx
Posted 2008-03-10 12:02 AM (#50559 - in reply to #50552)
Subject: Re: Well....It started out.....



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Location: Campbell River, British Columbia		Y'know, you got enough parts there to make a fine tambourine!
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cliff
Posted 2008-03-10 12:08 AM (#50560 - in reply to #50552)
Subject: Re: Well....It started out.....


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Location: NJ		that picture taken from the UnaBomber's shed?? . . .
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2ifbyC
Posted 2008-03-10 12:29 AM (#50561 - in reply to #50552)
Subject: Re: Well....It started out.....
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Location: Florida Central Gulf Coast		I see the makings for a chastity belt with some parts left over!
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Trader Jim
Posted 2008-03-10 7:51 AM (#50562 - in reply to #50552)
Subject: Re: Well....It started out.....


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Originally posted by fillhixx:
Y'know, you got enough parts there to make a fine tambourine!
Phil, I just spit up a mouth full of coffee! :D
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Beggin
Posted 2008-03-10 8:31 AM (#50563 - in reply to #50552)
Subject: Re: Well....It started out.....


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Location: Simpsonville, SC		hmmmm...finish the mando or reassemble tha banjo?.....mando?......banjo?.....maybe finish tha bathroom remodel? NAAAAAHHHHHH! :p ;) :D
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Jewel's Mom a/k/a Joisey Goil #1
Posted 2008-03-10 8:52 AM (#50564 - in reply to #50552)
Subject: Re: Well....It started out.....


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Location: Budd Lake, NJ		Funny, isn't it, how harmless all those pieces look? ;) :D

--Karen
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lanaki
Posted 2008-03-10 12:44 PM (#50565 - in reply to #50552)
Subject: Re: Well....It started out.....


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Location: big island		nicely laid out for a photo shoot there TR! or do you always work so neatly?
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Jeff W.
Posted 2008-03-10 7:24 PM (#50566 - in reply to #50552)
Subject: Re: Well....It started out.....


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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub		Now... If we could only do the same with Nuclear Weapons
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Damon67
Posted 2008-03-10 7:36 PM (#50567 - in reply to #50552)
Subject: Re: Well....It started out.....



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Location: Jet City		Is that a cheesecake form? :confused:
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Capo Guy
Posted 2008-03-10 9:57 PM (#50568 - in reply to #50552)
Subject: Re: Well....It started out.....



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Location: East Tennessee
Originally posted by Jewel's Mom:
Funny, isn't it, how harmless all those pieces look? ;) :D

--Karen
Karen,

A good one.
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edensharvest
Posted 2008-03-11 12:59 AM (#50569 - in reply to #50552)
Subject: Re: Well....It started out.....


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Location: Chehalis, Washington
Originally posted by Damon67:
Is that a cheesecake form? :confused:
Looks like it to me...though you'd need a pretty thick crust with all them little holes...
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Jewel's Mom a/k/a Joisey Goil #1
Posted 2008-03-11 6:46 AM (#50570 - in reply to #50552)
Subject: Re: Well....It started out.....


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Location: Budd Lake, NJ		Gee, TR.....I don't know how to tell you this, but, well, I'm afraid maybe you got snuckered just a mite on that banjo; they done went and gave you one with the wrong neck. I guess this is as good a time as any to correct the situation, but you should really make sure that they give you a discount, it being wrong and all.......... ;)

--Karen
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Captain Lovehandles
Posted 2008-03-11 7:12 AM (#50571 - in reply to #50552)
Subject: Re: Well....It started out.....



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Location: GA USA
Originally posted by MWoody:
Theres good reasons why I don'ts own one of them thar chrome geetars like Beal has!
Woody, you could just do like me on a resonator. Leave it like it is and never change strings. Then you'd have no problem.

Somehow I don't think that's an option for you fix-it kind of guys.
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AussieJames
Posted 2008-03-11 8:29 AM (#50572 - in reply to #50552)
Subject: Re: Well....It started out.....



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Location: Brisbane Australia		Wasn't that what they were looking for in Iraq?
A weapon of mass destruction :D
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Capo Guy
Posted 2008-03-13 10:21 PM (#50573 - in reply to #50552)
Subject: Re: Well....It started out.....



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Location: East Tennessee		Q: What's the difference between a dead skunk in the road and a dead banjo player in the road?


A: Skid marks in front of the skunk.
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TRboy
Posted 2008-03-13 11:08 PM (#50574 - in reply to #50552)
Subject: Re: Well....It started out.....



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Location: the BIG Metropolis of TR		Well...since you had to tell that skunk joke.....I'm a gonna post a few more pics!!!! (Mike, just remember you started it...again! :D )

Pieces & Parts all hand polished and ready for a little assembly.....


My helper....Max....


Gotta put my "shoes" on.....


Completed Pot lookin' for a neck.....


I got it all put back together tonight and strung up but I've still got a little tweakin' to do....
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2ifbyC
Posted 2008-03-13 11:28 PM (#50575 - in reply to #50552)
Subject: Re: Well....It started out.....
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Location: Florida Central Gulf Coast		Max doesn't looked please with you taking over his napping spot! :D

Nice job on the 'jo!
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TRboy
Posted 2008-03-13 11:47 PM (#50576 - in reply to #50552)
Subject: Re: Well....It started out.....



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Location: the BIG Metropolis of TR
Originally posted by 2ifbyC:
Max doesn't looked please with you taking over his napping spot! :D
...No, Max doesn't like the flash of the camera! ;)

Originally posted by 2ifbyC:
Nice job on the 'jo!
Thanks Iffy....
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