Taylor Faulring documented the process of completing a 5-string banjo from start to finish over several photos. The photos show laying out the banjo parts, constructing the pot, applying stain to the neck, installing hardware like the tuners and resonator, drilling nut holes, mounting the neck, and finally setting up the completed banjo.

1. The Completed 5 String Banjo
5 String
Bluegrass
Banjo Photo
Album
By:
Taylor
Faulring

2. Laying out all the banjo’s
parts.

3. The semi-construction
of the banjo’s pot.

4. The complete pot of
the banjo sitting on
top of the unfinished
resonator.

5. This is the unfinished
neck from the side to
show the outline of
the banjo’s neck.

6. Applying the first round
of stain to the banjo’s
neck.

7. After the second
application of stain the
resonator had absorbed
the stain to my liking

8. The complete neck
of the banjo with
the geared tuners
applied. The
banjo’s truss rod
cover is not
installed at this
time.

9. The completed pot
with the completed
resonator and
resonator
hardware installed.

10. The drilling of the fifth
string nut hole, in which
the string rest on.

11. The mounting of the
banjo’s neck to the pot
with the co-ordinator rods.

12. The semi-complete banjo
without a setup or finalizing
of the banjo.

13. The setting up of the banjo,
in which I was able to set up
the to my personal
preferences of my liking on
this particular banjo.