So devastated over my broken banjo head could anyone help?

Ukuleddie Vegger
Ukuleddie Vegger Posts: 524
in The Porch

My beloved banjo fell out of my gig bag onto my driveway. If sounded like a piano falling from the 2nd floor. NIGHTMARE. This banjo means the world to me. It was autographed by a lot of my favorite musicians. (Everyone in PJ, except Stone) I’ve had this banjo since 2000. It was my first big purchase back then ($225 from a pawn shop in Chicago). Does anyone know anybody that could fix it? Everyone I asked told me it’s unfixable and to frame it. I live in LA and I go to Chicago often. Anybody please help:( Also, Ditch your gig bag. I’ll post in Musicians and GearHeads as well Thanks for your time.

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  • ncbuckeye33
    ncbuckeye33 Posts: 37
    I play guitar not banjo, so this may be a stupid question, but is a banjo neck bolt on like a Fender electric guitar?  You could just switch necks.  Also, you could get another banjo just like that one and just switch the body face part that is autographed to the new one.
  • Ukuleddie Vegger
    Ukuleddie Vegger Posts: 524
    The only broken part is the head. I’d compare it to trying to fix a broken tambourine or drum head. The rest of the banjo could be fixed. I’m just wondering if anyone knows how to fix the head because of the autographs. Thank you for responding. 
  • PJammer4life
    PJammer4life Los Angeles Posts: 2,672
    Give this guy a call. The best and cool too.
    https://www.wescottguitar.com/

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  • Loujoe
    Loujoe Posts: 11,862
    Nice treasure you have there! Any stories you care to share. How and who signed it? Very cool. sure it took some work and creativity.
  • JzP
    JzP Posts: 933
    Don't think there is anyway of saving a drum head.  Time for a new head! at least banjo is still in one piece!
    Frame that shit!
    I made big mistake which I figure might happen, traveling to germany to see them couple years ago and not traveling with a hard case.
    I swear some assholes saw all the patches and buttons, laughed at how dumb I was and threw it into a brick wall before I even boarded the plane.  It was folded in half before got it right before I traveled home.  Bogus but my own problem.
    What you got for signatures? Pete seeger? Pete townsend? Tony trishka? Danny barnes?

    Bummtitty Bummmtitty bummtitty. bumm



    ~JzP
  • Ukuleddie Vegger
    Ukuleddie Vegger Posts: 524
    Thank you PJ4Life, just emailed him. 
  • Ukuleddie Vegger
    Ukuleddie Vegger Posts: 524
    edited March 2021
    Loujoe- here are all of them. I’ve been wanting to document them.... Some good memories for sure...
    Dave Grohl
    Eddie Vedder
    Mike McCready
     Matt Cameron
    Jeff Ament
    Serj Tankian
    Ben Harper
    Charlie Musslewhite
    Daniel Johnston
    John Densmore
    Robbie Krieger
    Liam Finn
    Dee Snider
    Jim James
    Beck
    Johnny Depp
    Bela’ Fleck
    Les Claypool 2xs
    Larry Lallonde
    Tim Herb Alexander
    Duff McKagen
    Mike Patton
    Marilyn Manson 
    Danny Elfman
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  • Ukuleddie Vegger
    Ukuleddie Vegger Posts: 524
    JzP 
    You know your pickers! I have Bela Fleck:)

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