Bending your Banjos

Follow steps on page 2 and 3 for all banjos that are bent in a single plane (Not sideways)
Place a straight Banjo in the centre slot of the Bending Block.
With your banjo in place, put the bending bar over the tail of the banjo, leaving a space of approx 4-5mm from the bar to
the bending block
In one smooth action - bend your banjo to the desired angle
Remove your bending bar from the banjo
Image here shows a 20° Banjo.
With your banjo in place, put the bending bar over the tail of the banjo, leaving a space of approx 4-5mm from the bar to
the bending block – In one smooth action bend to 45°
Image of the 45°
With your banjo in place, put the bending bar over the tail of the banjo, leaving a space of approx 4-5mm from the bar to
the bending block – In one smooth action bend to 90°
Image of bent 90°
To bend a Side Bend Banjo – place your banjo fitting in the block as shown
To bend a Side Bend Banjo – place your banjo fitting in the block as shown and place the bar over the banjo fitting, once
again leaving a small gap.
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to the bending block – In one smooth action bend to 20° to the side
To bend a compound Banjo (Bent in two directions). Follow the side bend instruction, then place in the top slot, as shown
below. Pull this towards you using the bending bar as previously shown, to create an H693LB. Turn the banjo around, to
create the RB style of fitting when needed.
Image shows an H693-03LB