Is there a place to get HO gauge railroad spikes online [to use as banjo 5th string capos]?
A kit is available that contains 10 high quality Model RR spikes that are blue steel 5/16 inch long. They are .034 in diameter. The kit also includes a #66 twist wire bit that is several thousandths smaller and makes the correct size lead hole. There are also complete instructions for installing the spikes. The price is $3.50 which includes postage. Send check to Jim Atwater, 174 W. Ridge Circle, Macon, GA. 31210, E-Mail: jra174@bellsouth.net. Q: What can you tell me about a banjo marked The Monarch by the L.B. Gatcomb Co. of Boston, Mass. CC A: For a while Lincoln B. Gatcomb was the leading Boston, MA banjo and guitar maker, in business 1875-1895, he also advertised mandolins. He hand made, and later manufactured, some fine instruments, among then Robinson banjos for a few years beginning circa 1891, and the Lansing Banjo. He stopped making instruments in 1895 but continued in business publishing music until 1899 when the company was sold to Oliver Ditson. For more on Gatcomb and the
