the skin is drying on this banjo. i had a disaster last night, where i dried the surface faster than the sides, which caused the head to tear along the tacks, forcing me to do it again today. above you can see the head as it looks just after it is tacked on, then again after the skin has been rough trimmed and dried slightly. the rubber bands help keep the edges of the skin from getting wrinkled during drying. on the right, you can see the tailpiece, copied from an instrument on the banjo sightings database.
i should get to shaping rick's banjo neck tonight. you'll notice that many of the recent photos of my banjos in progress are not taken in the workshop. its wintertime, which means the workspace is a little colder than normal, so i've been doing most of the non-dusty work inside my apartment.
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