Skateboard Banjo
Project Plan
Use old skateboard decks to make the neck (and other parts) of a tenor banjo.
- Hmmm, 5-string or Tenor?
- compare with commercially available, e.g. Ozark: 2102G 5-String Open Backed Banjo (Scale length - 697mm = 27.45")
Geometry and other info: -
| Banjo | # frets | scale |
|---|---|---|
| Gibson 26-1/4" | 22 | 26.250" |
| Long-neck 32-1/4" | 25 | 32.250" |
| Tenor 22-1/4" | 19 | 22.250" |
| Vega 27" | 22 | 27.000" |
- a Tenor banjo has 19 frets and a 22.250 inch scale
- http://www.stewmac.com/FretCalculator
| fret | from nut | fret to fret |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1.249" | 1.249" (nut-1) |
| 2 | 2.428" | 1.179" (1-2) |
| 3 | 3.540" | 1.112" (2-3) |
| 4 | 4.590" | 1.050" (3-4) |
| 5 | 5.581" | 0.991" (4-5) |
| 6 | 6.517" | 0.936" (5-6) |
| 7 | 7.400" | 0.883" (6-7) |
| 8 | 8.233" | 0.833" (7-8) |
| 9 | 9.020" | 0.787" (8-9) |
| 10 | 9.763" | 0.743" (9-10) |
| 11 | 10.463" | 0.700" (10-11) |
| 12 | 11.125" | 0.662" (11-12) |
| 13 | 11.749" | 0.624" (12-13) |
| 14 | 12.339" | 0.590" (13-14) |
| 15 | 12.895" | 0.556" (14-15) |
| 16 | 13.420" | 0.525" (15-16) |
| 17 | 13.916" | 0.496" (16-17) |
| 18 | 14.383" | 0.467" (17-18) |
| 19 | 14.825" | 0.442" (18-19) |
I have no idea what I'm doing!
- body
- bridge
- nut
- neck
- strings