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So I posted over on banjo hangout for the banjo perspective help. The consensus was it is likely a wood topped banjolin over there. The repair direction I believe I am leaning towards is a drop in...

I'll make a post on banjo hangout later when I have a better idea what I'm looking for. I'm sure it's Gunna cost an arm and a leg to make this thing functional Soni gotta be careful.

I agree the...

I think regardless what the actual form was a drop in resonator pot or custom stretched skin is my best choice.

It's Gunna take me a while to find the parts and afford them but I'm going to get...

So I have no doubt that at some point it had a banjo head in it at some point. I have living family members that have seen it.

My family was hillbilly as hell.

The hole looks hand cut, and...

For sure some.interesting stuff. I definitely just want it playable. Slowly been getting ahold of his old instruments and just want them to keep, play, and pass down after I take a bit more care of...

hmmm, I am still going to get it playable some way. It is just odd. I do not see any tool marks, just belt marks to indicate any cage on the outside. so you may be right.

The hole does look a...

Whats the thought process to get to this conclusion.

I litterally know nothing about it, but the proported owners were heavy into bluegrass and such and filtered around Alabama and Tennessee.
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So I am looking for some information on another one of my grandfathers mandolins.

This time its an old rough banjolin.

Story goes that it was from his grandmother and she called it a...

There was a repair to the neck joint done about 40 years ago. It looks roughly done, but it is solid and looks straight there. If I look at it sideways there is some major warping. As far as...

I have to see if I can fix the neck first. It's got a pretty nasty bend, and it makes the action way too high.

It does look that way.

It wouldn't surprise me. He would buy what he liked the sound of. Price or name brand didn't mean much. His favorite guitar was free and custom made, even though he had expensive ones too.

Is it...

So my grandfather passed away a few years back. He used to play bluegrass, and had a large stockpile of different instruments. Over the years I have slowly inherited different instruments. A few days...