A Scientific Method for Determining the Correct Head Tension For Your Banjo Banjo Setup File #2 The first critical adjustment in banjo setup is the head tension. Find the optimum tightness by ear and then find out which coin in your local currency to use to make sure the tension stays at that point. My questions are : Is a calf skin, weight for weight stronger than a plastic Remo ? It should be pretty easy to find when doing a search. I believe the archtops I figured had 5 Star heads. At a given head tension a coin with a larger diameter will not pass under the same straight edge as a coin with the same thickness but smaller diameter would. For those of you with experience and a great ear, factory recommendations are to tighten it between G and G# on our frosted top heads. /Rotate 0>> The head tension of a banjo is probably the biggest driver in the tone of your banjo that you can easily adjust. Oh, that means you need to do that even if the folks in the store you bought it from told you that it is setup already. Unlike the tap note that some people misinterpret or don't hear at all, Drum Dial and coin under stick are objective and repeatable. $4�%�&'()*56789:CDEFGHIJSTUVWXYZcdefghijstuvwxyz�������������������������������������������������������������������������� ? 8 0 obj In the mean time, banjos will sound a whole lot better using this technique.Newcomers should also realize that new heads stretch and they need re-tensioning several times before they stabilize. Bart Veerman - Posted - 05/31/2018: 10:28:38. That's why there's no "Use a dime to get a Bb tap note" included. indicator of the head tension. 'Boil the Cabbage Down bluegrass banjo lesson by Chris Quinn.' endobj All Forums X�7�^��-�~:������j[�+�mP7���?�u��N? I use Steve Davis' 10" ruler and various coins to measure the head tension, The space at the bridge varies from a US Dime 0.055" to a UK 2 pence piece 0.079" When it gets to a Dime I get nervous and ease off the brackets. If the head were tighter, the quarter would bind between the straight edge and head. Glad you liked it, Bart. Before you adjust your Dan demonstrates the method (zoom ahead to 2:15 in the video...) although he places the straightedge parallel to the bridge and under the strings and uses a quarter. The head on my most recent banjo is at about 89 on the drum dial and although it's really hard for me to hear the head note, it sounds like its at "G" when I play a g note on the 5th fret of the d string. Step #2 – Checking head tension. It can be measured with a straight edge and a coin. >> The diagram is simply a way to demonstrate HOW the straightedge and coin method is done, not a primer on how to optimize tension for any particular instrument. In other words, I see no practical way to use that photo, without some added information along the lines of, "If you want head tension x, use coin y at distance z from the center of the head" or something like that.". ���T���O�ɿ�3xy{x��J��N0]��Ϳ݁�9��V��i�)�\��l[�kA���w���Ńr�XŹŬܪJi���ۦ�BjY`��[�ܶ�j^�VJ��U�X�[Y *4+�w�V\k%Y�u����X��r+*�p�?L�rm%�bYnk(HSn��U����mCh�jGC���\��XY�w?�Ne�>����Y7���8���HC%=I/�h���r�Xqi��Dc�z�n��1)7r�q�࢞��1R c*��]��m�i�/��du%$��W��cjZ0��l�4�T$7��*�(��a�U��0 << /Type /Pages /Kids [ Quickstep192 - Posted - 06/01/2018: 11:51:40. steve davis - Posted - 05/31/2018: 05:29:10. Only one thing for it. This has commonly been called the "Steve Davis method", and I do use it. 5 0 obj The bar is cut from a 12" piece of commonly The photo demonstrates its use with an 11" Renaissance head, 5/8" bridge, no 3 0 obj The problem with "straightedge and coin" head tensioning is there are so many variables that change the RESULTS that simply spitting out "tension numbers" is meaningless. I steve davis - Posted - 06/01/2018: 06:20:34. You may, however, start a new topic and refer to this topic with a link: http://www.banjohangout.org/archive/343194. A lot of the import instruments are using metric j bolts that have a much finer thread pitch, so 1/4 turn of the metric threaded nut would be pretty close to 1/6th turn of the standard hardware used by small shop builders.
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