[Dixielandjazz] Fret replacement on B & D Senorita?

[Robert Ringwald]

Elazar wrote:
 
 > Shalom Jazz Fans,
> 
> Can any of you banjo players give me some advice? I need to replace some
> frets on a Bacon & Day Senorita tenor. I've done it before on another banjo
> with a rosewood finger board. But the B & D fingerboard is "mother of toilet
> seat" which seems to be plastic. With a wooden one, I oiled the wood and
> then gently lifted out the old frets with a sharp knife. No problem. But I
> suppose oil won't help much with the plastic. It's a 1940s model, and I
> don't want to risk breaking the fingerboard.
> 
> Can anyone point me in the right direction on this?
   


Elazar, one of the best banjo repair and builders in the world lives near me here in California.  Her name is Rene Karnes.  People send her banjos from all over the world to be worked on.  

If you are interested, let me know and I'll put you in contact with her.  

Best,

--Bob Ringwald




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