New neck needed

[bluegrassdan]

I have an old mandolin-banjo with a badly twisted neck. Its a simple bolt on and I was wondering where I could get one preferably with fretboard attached. Maybe there would be a cheap mandolin I could buy with a bolt on I could transplant.

[shawnee creek]

I haven't heard a mandolin made of chestnut, but Warren May in Berea, Ky makes some mellow sounding dulcimers from it. Mike

[allenhopkins]

I haven't heard a mandolin made of chestnut, but Warren May in Berea, Ky makes some mellow sounding dulcimers from it. Mike

Think Mike's post was intended for this thread instead of its current location: moderator might consider moving it over...?

As for the mandolin-banjo neck, (1) I assume when you say "simple bolt-on" that it doesn't have a dowel stick running through the shell to the tailpiece end, but is just bolted on to one side, and (2) IMHO your best bet is to cannibalize another mandolin-banjo to get a usable neck/fretboard. There are scads of these instruments around at reasonable prices, since many were made 75-100 years ago, but few are played today. I'd go to the local instrument dealers/repair shops and see if they have any hanging around that they'd "part out."

[MikeEdgerton]

Either that or check out eBay for mandolin banjos, they are regularly there, many missing pieces.

[Jim]

I recently purchased a "Luthiers Bluegrass mandolin kit" on ebay for $105 with shipping. It is Not a very good kit because of its fully assembled plywood body. However, it comes with a fully assembled neck that is pretty nice and kit comes with hardware ( you can never have too much hardware) and costs less than a Mandolin neck frome Stew-mac.