"There's no way for us to turn back time to a period before you damaged your guitar." I don't know man, I've seen some pretty incredible repairs on this channel.
That banjo repair was painful to watch. Huge props to you for trying to fix that mess. You're a WAY better person than I am for attempting (and succeeding) to fix that 'thing'.
This is very chiropractic. "I say there chiro. I have a problem. I'm buckling under pressure." "I'm going to adjust your neck angle." "I see." "I'll try not to damage your flesh ring. " " ...I see."
A while back I bought an old Kay banjo with that same tail piece. For the longest time I just thought I was incompetent at restringing a banjo. Thank you for showing that it’s the tail piece, not me!