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NECK PARTS AND SERVICES:
banjo necks • mandolin necks • truss rods • truss rod installation • peghead veneers • peghead back veneers • attaching peghead veneers • peghead shaping • A5, F5, H5, and F4 fretboards • radiused fretboards • Gaboon ebony fretboards • Brazilian rosewood fretboards • fretboard extenders • peghole drilling • bushing recess drilling • banjo neck heel shaping • mandolin dovetail and "V" neck joints • scroll strengthener (plug) • scroll strengthener installation • banjo dowel sticks • fretwire • position dot stock • pearl dots • inlay filler mix • nut blanks (bone, Corean, pearl, abalone)
BODY PARTS:
rib sets • rim sets • F5/F4 rim sets • A5 rim sets • block sets • headblocks • f-hole routing • f-hole gauze • kerfed lining • F5, A5, and F4 soundboards • Sitka spruce soundboards • Adirondack Red Spruce soundboards • Douglas Fir soundboards • Western Red Cedar soundboards • plain maple backboards • curly maple backboards • Honduras Mahogany backboards • American Black Walnut backboards • Virzi Tone Producer kits • fingerrest (pickguard) kits • end pins • corner points (bone, Corean) • F4 soundboard rosettes • peghead inlays
MANDOLIN KITS:
F5, A5, and F4 mandolin kits • questions and answers about building mandolin kit (FAQS) • comparison of F4, A5, F5, and H5 instruments
DECORATIVE PARTS:
15th fret crosspiece • black/white/black binding • ivoroid binding • peghead binding • tortoise shell binding • pearl and abalone tuning machine buttons • pearl and abalone inlay sets • fingerest (pickguard) kits • F4 soundhole rosette • tortoise shell fingerrest (pickguard) material • completion set (hardware) • nut blanks (bone, Corean, pearl, abalone)
HARDWARE:
tuning machines • mandolin and mandola bridges • one-piece bridges (early style) • left-handed bridges • tailpieces • fingerrest (pickguard) kits • comparison of mandolin machine types • end pins • pearl and abalone tuning machine buttons • completion set
PLANS AND FULL-SIZE DRAWINGS:
F5 mandolin drawing set • H5 mandola drawing set • F4 mandolin drawing set • A5 mandolin drawing set • early catalog reprints
LUTHIERY SERVICES:
rim and soundboard assembly • tap tuning service • peg hole drilling • peg bushing recess drilling • carving your soundboard wood • carving your neck wood • steam bending your mandolin rib wood • de-damping (break-in) service
TOOLS AND FIXTURES:
body assembly fixtures • body templates and patterns • Siminoff router attachment for Dremel and Grizzly hand tools • router cutter bits • fretboard gluing supports (cauls) • fret setting tool (for radiused and flat fretboards) • fret leveling gauge
TAP TUNING COMPONENTS:
strobe tuners • software (computer) tuners • tap tune hammers • microphone • microphone cables • Art of Tap Tuning (instruction manual and DVD) • signal sustainer (compressors) • how to choose the right tuning equipment
CONSTRUCTION BOOKS:
The Ultimate Bluegrass Mandolin Construction Manual • The Luthier's Handbook • The Art of Tap Tuning • The Luthier's Handbook • Constructing a Solid-Body Guitar • Constructing a 5-String Banjo • How To Set Up The Best Sounding Banjo
CATALOG REPRINTS:
Gibson and Vega catalog reprints from the Pickin' Magazine archives.
EDITORIAL UPDATES TO BOOKS:
The Ultimate Bluegrass Mandolin Construction Manual • The Luthier's Handbook • The Art of Tap Tuning • How to Set Up The Best Sounding Banjo • Constructing a 5-String Banjo
SUPPLIES:
glues • cements • inlay filler mix • binding • fretwire • ebony for peghead veneers • dyed pearwood for peghead back veneers
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT OUR KITS:
FAQs (frequently asked questions) • Assembling rib and block sets • more about neck joints • selecting the right tuning machines • tools you'll need to build a kit • breaking in your new instrument
GENERAL INFORMATION:
Instruction sheets (free downloads) • historic catalog reprints (from Pickin' archives) • Ordering from Siminoff • about Siminoff Banjo and Mandolin Parts • about Virzi Tone Producers