Banjolele cont..

burtonbird · Feb 26, 2013

Thanks to those who responded to my newbie post yesterday regarding my banjolele.
Its full length is 20.5inches. Have taken out the pegs and ordered new ones. Have the tailpiece but no bridge, have been searching the net for a new head but can't find one, it measures 7/7.5 inches diameter, can anyone help me please with a supplier?? Have attached a couple of photos but at the moment just looks like a load of letters and numbers so don't know if theyve uploaded or not.

Thanks again

Zenin · Feb 26, 2013

burtonbird said:
Thanks to those who responded to my newbie post yesterday regarding my banjolele.
Its full length is 20.5inches. Have taken out the pegs and ordered new ones. Have the tailpiece but no bridge, have been searching the net for a new head but can't find one, it measures 7/7.5 inches diameter, can anyone help me please with a supplier?? Have attached a couple of photos but at the moment just looks like a load of letters and numbers so don't know if theyve uploaded or not.

Thanks again

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http://www.ukuleleworld.com/Banjo-Uke-Parts/

http://www.stewmac.com/shop/Bridges,_tailpieces/Banjo_bridges/4-String_Banjo_Bridges.html

So far as I know there's basically no difference between a "Ukulele Banjo" bridge and any other 4 string banjo bridge (tenor banjo, plectrum banjo).

dhoenisch · Feb 26, 2013

You could just get any tenor banjo bridge. I picked up a 2-footed Grover for my recent purchase and it's fine. As for the head, is the original one plastic? If so, I would have no idea where to get that size, but if it's a skin head, that's no problem and you could get a new head at www.elderly.com. Or, you could purchase a flesh hoop and a skin and just convert it to that. If you search the Internet for mounting a skin head onto a banjo, it's not hard to do.

Dan

freedive135 · Mar 1, 2013

http://www.banjohangout.org/pages/default.asp?browsertype=d

Lots of info for banolele.

UKEonomics · Mar 1, 2013

On my banjo ukes, I usually just get one of these bridges...

https://www.cbgitty.com/cubecart/2pc-wood-4-string-banjo/cigar-box-guitar-bridges.html

A 4 string banjo bridge will work for ya, but it will sit up too high. You'll have to sand it down a bit.

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