I have been given a 5 string banjo with a broken neck and would like to replace the neck with a Tenor uke neck. Does anyone know where I can buy one? Will it work, i.e. is it worth the effort and be playable? I could go to a baritone neck but mainly play tenor.
Replacement tenor uke neck for 5 string banjo
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oldetymey
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Mainland sells necks on their site. At a good price to boot!
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fernandogardinali
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I don't think it will work properly. Why don't you get a plectrum or tenor banjo neck?
DaveVisi
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I think you'd be better off with a banjo neck too. The mounting is entirely different, usually using a dowel stick or a pair of 'control rods" running across the diameter of the pan. You can't attach directly to the rim without distorting the tension on the head.
I'd look for a tenor banjo neck instead. It's four strings, and designed to fit a banjo head.
I'd look for a tenor banjo neck instead. It's four strings, and designed to fit a banjo head.
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Here is a place with several banjo necks...pricey but real nice...good luck http://bernunzio.com/category/parts/necks/if you scroll down to the last item....there is a 45.00 banjo neck though
I regularly see tenor banjo necks on Ebay., i.e. http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_odk....TR1.TRC0.A0&_nkw=tenor+banjo+neck&_sacat=619
Thanks everyone for the information. I decided to go with a short scale tenor banjo neck and bought one from Andybanjo in Faversham UK. It is a straight bolt on with no mods. The great thing for me is that it has the same scale length as a baritone uke - I am putting nylgut strings on with a low d. Thanks again.
