1890's(?) hand hammered Buckbee banjo.
Hey there everyone. I know its been a while but I just haven't been into making any videos for a while. There also hasn't been anything exciting over Winter. With Spring comes work, and new things. like this banjo. All I needed to make was the armrest. I didn't go through all the steps because most blacksmiths know how to look at something simple like this and immediately understand it. You forge like you normally would, except you must constantly anneal the copper. If you bend something wrong, anneal it, open it up, anneal it again and re-bend it. Trying to bend work hardened copper is when your work fails.
I want to give the links to the 2 great players I mention. Most people are familiar with blue grass style banjo. Tyler Gifford is a natural talent. This gentleman plays with power , confidence, and style. He has well rounded fret board knowledge and can do some pretty incredible tricks manipulating the tuners while playing... seeing is believing. Check him out at @tylerjgifford
Next is Clifton Hicks. Find him and great banjo links at @CliftonHicksbanjo If you like old traditional playing on cool old banjos, Clifton is for you! Clifton has the ability to make you feel like your witnessing and hearing the soundtrack to these traditional stories from both England and early America up though the Civil War era and turn of the century. Clifton has quite a collection of vintage instruments, and incredible technique. Some of these old things are hard as heck to play, but he makes it look easy.
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This was a wall hanger in someone's collection. Should never have had metal strings...as such I've only gently messed around a couple times. 3 of the strings are .009's and one .023. Currently sounds like a child's cheap toy. Would like real gut stings, but a set Aquila Nylgut's will get strung up after some decent tunners get put on.
If that banjo could talk I bet it would tell some stories ❤
@blackbutteforge
Ай бұрын
No doubt. I wish I had some history on it.
Cool video dude, and thanks for the shoutout, too. Would love to get my hands on an antique banjo like that one day. Hope you have a great 4th and good luck entertaining with some porch tunes!
@blackbutteforge
Ай бұрын
Thanks Tyler. These old antiques are all over Ebay. Get in on an auction, and get one! I don't know if you have a good Blacksmith over there, but let me know if you need something for an instrument that you can't find. Not much we can't do here, the only thing we turn down is the bed sheets at night.
Great video. It would be advisable to swap over to nylon/nylgut strings. It’s definitely 1890s, and they weren’t using wire strings yet.
@blackbutteforge
Ай бұрын
Absolutely. Thanks for the comment. 6:30 Thats was the plan. Should never have had those metal strings. I'm leaving them there though to keep tension on the neck while the thing acclimates from the south to the high mountains around the Forge. I usually let instruments acclimate a month before adjusting/doing anything.
I would suspect that the pattern on the rim cladding was made by a roller die on that material before it was applied to the wood rim.
@blackbutteforge
15 күн бұрын
@@markosterman419 sure, that would make sense. That would be alot of hand work for a inexpensive banjo.