Lesson Idea: Fret markers (dots) on the neck - Banjo Ben Clark So the dots on the side of the banjo neck are there to help you map out key locations on the neck when playing the banjo standing up All are marked with a single dot except the twelfth fret which has a double dot
Fret Markers on a Banjo - The Unofficial Martin Guitar Forum But in my banjo book, most of the banjos 1910 or earlier had , at least, 5-7-9 markers These were most common in earlier banjos, if the had any at all, or were not fancy presentation designs Fairbanks had 5-7-9-12 dot markers on SOME plainer models, like the whyte ladie and electric
Dot positions on the neck - Discussion Forums - Banjo Hangout The resonator banjo has side dots and inlays at 3, 5, 7, 10, 12, 15, 19, and 22 I find the tenth fret marker helpful when I attempt to play up there with the capo on the second fret I doubt very much that that was the original intention, but it's worked out okay for me
MOUNTAIN BANJO KIT Assembly Instructions - Harp Kit centerline for locating the marking dots (fig 1) A typical banjo would have marking dots before frets 3, 5, 7, 10, 12, and 17 (fig 1) Make a punch mark on your center line between the frets to mark the location of the marking dots Use a sharp (new) 1 4” drill bit to bore shallow holes where you made your punch marks (fig 2) FIG 1 FIG 2
Fret dots on the side of my fretless Banjo – Carver Banjos I use standard banjo scale length measurements but take away the first fret 26 25” standard minus the length of the first fret = 24 13 16” The measurements for standard fret distances is readily available online
Fret markers on banjo neck - Help Forum - Banjo Ben Clark I was wondering if anyone had any ideas of how I could mark them on my banjo neck, … In one of the lessons you showed the neck of the banjo that had dots to mark some of the frets, the banjo I purchased does not have any
Fret marker locations - Discussion Forums - Banjo Hangout On guitars and basses, the standard is to mark frets 3, 5, 7, 9, 12, 15, 17, 19, 21, 24 (if they go that high) My banjo has the 3, 5, 7, 10, 12, 17, 17, 19, 21 Was the manufacturer of my banjo being especially creative, should it have not passed QC, or is this a banjo building standard?
Building a Mountain Banjo: Marking the Neck - Blogger You can add frets to your banjo if you want, but they require precise measurements from the nut (if I had to guess I would say at least 1 64", but don't quote me on that) and they all need to be level on the plane that is parallel to the fingerboard (or you can get a buzz)
Super noob question but what do these white dots represent? As you mentioned, the marking at the twelfth fret is half the distance from nut to bridge Take the twelfth fret to the nut and half that distance (1 4) that's the fifth fret (where another marker is)