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Now that you own a Pyle banjo, you will find that banjo maintenance will become a big part of you being able to enjoy your banjo. Just as a car needs maintenance, gas, and the engine tuned up, so your banjo needs to be tightened up and adjusted. If you were to play your banjo without doing anything to maintain it, you would find that soon it would be losing its quality of sound, rattling, and becoming harder to play. Realize that your banjo is an instrument.
FINGERBOARD CARE To clean the fingerboard, rub it down with fret cleaner, then with a clean cloth rub the oil into the wood, not leaving any excess on the fingerboard. If you notice grooves in your frets, this is normal wear and tear, however if it happens within a year you may be pressing harder than necessary when you fret the neck and may be creating more fret wear than normal. Try using a lighter touch. FINISH Waxing the finish of the neck and resonator protects as well as shines it.
You will find that a couple of minutes now and then, making the needed adjustments, will improve the sound immensely. It is to your advantage to become proficient at making adjustments from the start. CAUTION ABOUT DOING YOUR OWN ADJUSTMENTS Before you start tinkering with your banjo, there is something you need to think about. What happens if you break the truss-rod, a hanger-bolt or something? This is not uncommon when someone completely new to banjo adjustments starts tinkering with his/her banjo.
HOW TO THREAD STRINGS The string is passed through the string hole near the top of the string post from the center of the peg-head toward the edge of the peg-head. The string is wound around the post in a direction away from the center of the peg-head. Pass the free end under the attached string so the first wind is around the post above the string end. The free end is then bent up and the string continues to be wound around the tuner post in the same direction so the next wind goes under the string.
IMPROVING BANJO SOUND The banjo, more than any other stringed instrument, must be correctly adjusted to bring out its best tone. Each adjustment is important to the overall sound of the banjo. If your banjo doesn't have the sound it once had, you'll find this checklist helpful in restoring its original life.
