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The Gerald Slaughter Mini Banjo!

Construction Page 3

  1. View ArmRest Pieces Ready to Solder
  2. View Pieces are Silver Soldered
  3. View Roughed-out ArmRest
  4. View Design is Carved with Dremel Tool
  5. View Waverly TailPiece is Shortened
  6. View Veneers are Clamped/Glued to Bottom of Rim
  7. View This Extra Material will be Removed
  8. View Coord. Rods/ Resonator HardWare are CutDown, Test Fitted
  9. View ArmRest and TailPiece are Mounted
  10. View Sawing Wedges for Resonator Back
  11. View 4 Pieces for 1/2 of Resonator Back
  12. View 2 Pieces Glued in Jig to Make 1/4 of Back
  13. View 2 Quarters Glued/Clamped to Make 1/2 of Back
  14. View Completed 1/2 Resonator Back
  15. View 2 Halves are Glued/Clamped
  16. View Resonator Back "Blank" is Sawed Out
  17. View Turning Out the Convex Side of Back on Lathe
  18. View Convex Side is Turned and Sanded
  19. View After Concave Side is Turned, 2 Rings are Cut for Side
  20. View Rings are Glued to Concave Side
  21. View Side is Turned/Sanded on Lathe
  22. View Resonator Ready for Veneer
  23. View 3/32'' Veneer is Steamed and Bent
  24. View Veneer is Glued/Clamped to Resonator Side
  25. View Grooves are Routed for Ivoroid Binding
  26. View Binding is Glued to Resonator Side
  27. View Resonator is Rounted for Mahogany "Star" inlay
  28. View Star Ready for Gluing
  1. View Resonator Inlay is Sanded Smooth/ Hole Cut for Neck
  2. View All Parts are Test Fitted-Front
  3. View All Parts Test Fitted-Back
  4. View Close-up, Back
  5. View Close-up, Front
  6. View Banjo is Disassembled/Metal Parts Buffed
  7. View ArmRest is Buffed
  8. View Parts Ready 4 Shipping 2 First Quality Music 4 Nickel Plating
  9. View Final Sanding Rim
  10. View Final Sanding Neck
  11. View Final Sanding Resonator
  12. View Vintage Amber Stain is Applied with Rag
  13. View Sanding Stain from Binding
  14. View Finsh is Applied With Brush
  15. View Wet Sanding Between Coats
  16. View Wet Sanding PegHead
  17. View Nickel Plated Parts Arrive from First Quality Music !!!!
  18. View Final Coats Applied with AirBrush
  19. View Making StringNut from Bone Blank
  20. View StringNut Before and After
  21. View Cutting End of FretWire
  22. View Cutting Fret Length
  23. View A Finished Fret
  24. View Installing Fret in Neck
  25. View Filing Edges of Installed Frets
  26. View Fret Job Complete!
  27. View Installing Serial Number Plate
  1. View TaDa! Banjo Finished!!!!
  2. View THE END !!!!!
  3. View G. Slaughter 1
  4. View G. Slaughter 2
  5. View G. Slaughter 3
  6. View G. Slaughter 4
  7. View G. Slaughter 5
  8. View G. Slaughter 7
  9. View G. Slaughter 8
  10. View G. Slaughter 9
  11. View G. Slaughter 10
  12. View Inside Construction
  13. View G. Slaughter Neck Inlay
  14. View GS Banjo and HandMade Case

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