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Adjustments
Caution About Doing Your Own Adjustments
Before you start tinkering with your banjo, there is something you need to think
about. What happens if you break the hanger-bolt or something? Th is is not uncom-
mon when someone completely new to banjo adjustments starts tinkering with
his/her banjo. A reputable repairman usually guarantees his work and repairs any
mistakes he makes or replaces the instrument if he breaks it. If you break it, however,
you will suffer the loss. We recommend that before attempting any adjustments, you
read this manual carefully, and take your banjo to a reputable repairman. Watch him
work on it and ask questions so that next time, you will be more familiar with how to
do the adjustments yourself.
Tightening The Head
The head of your banjo should be nice and tight in order to sound its best. However,
if it's too tight, the bass notes will be stifled. Tighten the head with the bracket
wrench. Tighten each hex nut just a fraction of a turn, going around the rim several
times, keeping the tension hoop level, until they are all tight. You may get to a point
where the hex nuts squeak when you tighten them, indicating the head is getting very
tight, so don't tighten past this point.
Broken Head
A head can get brittle with age, so replacing a broken head is just part of owning a
banjo. A banjo head has no set life-span. Obviously, if the head has a tear or
puncture, it needs to be replaced, but occasionally the head will tear under the hoop
so the tear is not visible. In this case, no matter how much you attempt to tighten the
head, some of the j-bolts won't get as tight as others. Banjo heads are readily
available for purchase, and replacing them is fairly straightforward.
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