StepbyStep to Pro Banjo SetUp SPBGMA （StepbyStep SPBGMA Pro班卓琴设置）.pdfVIP

Step- by-Step to Pro Banjo Set -Up SPBGMA Workshop 2012 With Tom Nechville The following procedures can make a world of difference in how your banjo sounds. Following these steps will help revive your old banjo, and is a concise guide for achieving optimum sound on any traditional banjo. 1. Neck Joint . Take off the resonator, and look inside. If you have a Mastertone style banjo (including most Bluegrass Banjos), there will be one or usually two coordinator rods inside. While holding the bottom rod itself from turning (by using a nail or small screw- driver stuck through the small hole in the coordinator rod), loosen the nuts on each side of the wooden rim opposite of where the neck attaches. Then make certain the neck is securely fastened to the rim via the coordinator rods, without shims or other obstacles in the way of a solid neck to rim fit. (If you have a visibly bad neck joint, you may want to scrape or sand down any high spots to get a better fit, but beware that this step is best left to a professional repair person.) 2. Secure coordinator rods . You should finger-tighten the loose nuts on the inside and outside of the rim. Give them a slight tightening with a wrench without stressing the rim and tone ring assembly. Hopefully you have improved the neck attachment and removed any stresses put into the rim and tone ring from improperly adjusted coordinator rods. Its a mistake to use the rods for more than a minute action adjustment. Any major change in playing action should be accomplished by changing bridges or re-cutting the heel to the appropriate angle. 3. Check Head Tension. If the head looks totally stretched out, or if there are any soft spots around the perimiter indicating that it’s broken, it’s time to change it. I recommend Remo Frosted heads. Even head tension is perhaps the most important step to professional sound. During re-a