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Shipping a banjo Whether you are shipping a banjo to our shop for repair or setup (a popular alternative for those who live in an area of the country where banjo repair people are non existent) or shipping a banjo to someone as a gift, it is very important to know how to properly pack a banjo so it arrives safely. Start by slacking the strings, but not all the way. Remove the bridge and the resonator hardware and place them in a zip lock bag and place them in the banjo's case pocket so they will be out of the way. Place the resonator (if your banjo has one) in the case and fill it with loosely crumpled newspaper.
Now, place the banjo into the case on top of the resonator. **I do not recommend shipping a banjo without having a hard shell case** Start stuffing newspaper or bubble wrap in the void under the heal of the banjo neck and then filling in under the headstock and the voids under the neck. Don't stuff things too tightly, though. Firm, not stuffed! Now, fill the voids around the banjo pot with bubble wrap and then fill the voids above the headstock and place a layer of bubble wrap on top of the neck.
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