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Open Back Banjo Prices - 2025
Base model - £1750(fretted) £1650(fretless) + shipping  
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Add £75 if choosing Black Walnut for main wood  

No case is included in price, please contact for case options and costs
2-piece neck with centre pinstripe for extra stability and improved aesthetics (choice of Cherry, Maple, *Black Walnut, Ash). Figured woods are available at additional costs.
Carbon Fibre reinforced neck
'Flat' or 'Dobson' style heel
Side dots and mother of pearl fingerboard position markers
Frailing scoop (curvy, straight or arc)
11” or 12” rim. Either block constructed Walnut, or bent Cherry, Maple, Ash, Oak with matching top & bottom cap
24 (26 on 12" rim) Round hooks and Hex Nuts (Raw Brass or Nickel Plated)
24 (26 on 12" rim) Shoe Brackets 
No-Knot tailpiece (Brass or Nickel Plated)
Notched Tension Hoop (Brass or Nickel Plated)
Choice of fingerboard wood (this includes most exotic hardwoods such as Ebony and Rosewood)
Choice of various scale length fingerboards
Peghead front overlay to match fingerboard
Slotted or solid peghead, choice of shapes on solid pegheads
Waverly 18:1 tuners on Slotted, planetary tuners on Solid peghead
Geared 5th tuner or slotted 5th with Waverly to match slotted pegheads.
Amber Elite (Renaissance) or Original Elite (Fyberskin) Head
Bone nut and pip
Steel or Nylon strung
Left or Right handed
​Optional Extras with additional price
Rickard 'cyclone' 10:1 ratio planetary tuners - £150
​Peghead rear overlay £100
Ebony integral tone ring £80
Ebony rim cap £80
Rosewood integral tone ring  £70
Round rod Brass tone ring £70
Rolled Brass tone ring £100
Dobson tone ring £170
Please enquire about other tone rings and prices
Calf or Goat skin head £90
Inlay £35 per hour
Flush frets on Fretless models! £50
Brass plate on semi-fretless or fretless £100
2-way truss rod £50
Armrest £35
12” radiused fingerboard £60
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'Tackhead' Fretless Banjo - £1050+Shipping

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Basic Model
11" Ash or Oak rim
Goat skin head, glued and tacked
Ash or Oak 1-piece neck
Ebony Violin tuners
Ebony Tailpiece
Paddle shape peghead
​Nylon strings








'Mountain' Fretless Banjo - £1100+Shipping

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Basic Model
10" Cherry, Maple, Oak or Ash pot 
6" or 8" Goat skin head or Remo head
4" sound hole on back
Cherry, Maple or Ash neck with separate fingerboard (enquire for options)
Ebony Violin type tuners
Nylon strings

Frailing scoop





'Old Timer' Fretless banjo - £1250+shipping

Basic Model
Steam bent, Ash or Oak 12" rim
1-piece neck
Goat skin head
Ebony tailpiece
Ebony violin type friction tuners
Brass tension hoop
10 Brass hooks, nuts, shoes
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Electric Box Banjo - £1250+Shipping

Basic Model
Hard wood, hand made box (contact for available woods)
Selection of metal tops to choose from
Humbucker pickup
Neck made to same specs as open back model, with choice of woods, scale length, peghead shape and style
​No knot tail piece
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Electric 3-string Box Guitar - £1000+Shipping

Basic Model
Hard wood, hand made box (contact for available woods)
Selection of metal tops to choose from
Humbucker pickup
1-Piece neck with separate fingerboard (various woods available)
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Shipping costs for banjos:
U.K - £75
Europe (most of!)- £130
U.S.A - £160
Australia - £240

These shipping costs are to be used as a guide and in most cases they are the maximum amount, however, depending on your order the cost could be less. 

Turnaround time is approx 8 months from date of ordering. A 10% non-refundable deposit is required to confirm your order, a further 40% is required once I begin building (approx 2 months prior to delivery date) and the remaining 50% due on completion.