freshthreat
Well-known member
Y'all may remember me from the $20 Kamaka thread...well this is what I had gone to see about when I picked that up from a craigslist add. This banjolele was in pretty bad shape when I got to it, it had been water damaged at some point and the fingerboard had fallen off into little ebony bits (which came with it in a little plastic baggy) and the rim was dripping with rust. Luckily enough the neck was still dead strait so getting a new finger board wont be too much of a hassle.
Here it is when I first got it...
Some #00000 steel wool and a lot of elbow grease took care of the rust, a new goatskin head was needed (nasty business that was) and it was looking pretty good!
Here it is now all strung up and playing quite nice! I am using a Harmony plastic fretboard until the ebony one is finished (with snazzy inlays)...after I get that happening I'll post some more photos!
Too much fun!!!
Here it is when I first got it...
Some #00000 steel wool and a lot of elbow grease took care of the rust, a new goatskin head was needed (nasty business that was) and it was looking pretty good!
Here it is now all strung up and playing quite nice! I am using a Harmony plastic fretboard until the ebony one is finished (with snazzy inlays)...after I get that happening I'll post some more photos!
Too much fun!!!