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Fretless 'Howlin' Wolf' Banjo

5/8/2025

The latest fretless banjo!

11" European Flamed Ash rim
Skin head
European Flamed Ash neck
Ebony fingerboard and peghead overlay
Mother of Pearl inlay
Nylgut 'Minstrel' strings
Sycamore bridge

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Banjos 216,217 and 218

4/3/2025

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Just finished these 3 banjos and added them to the '...in stock' page, two fretless and one fretted, check 'em out!

#216
12" Brazilian Mahogany rim
Renaissance head
Brazilian Mahogany neck
Heavy gauge nylon strings

#217
12" Cherry rim
Sonokling tone ring
Goat skin head
Cherry neck
Nylgut 'Minstrel' stringsd

#218
12" Walnut rim
Goat skin head
Dobson tone ring
Walnut neck
25.5" scale
D'Addario medium gauge strings

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Fresh from the workshop and available to purchase, banjo #215.

11" Black Walnut block rim
Rolled brass tone ring
Fibreskyn head
Black Walnut neck with Maple pinstripes
25.5" Ziricote fingerboard, peghead overlay and heel cap

Full specs on 'Banjos in stock' page

I'll be working on a couple of fretless commissions next and hoping to squeeze in a couple of 'stock' fretless banjos too!

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Maple Fretless

1/31/2025

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The latest fretless commission:
11" Maple rim
Sonokling tone ring
Walnut rim cap
Maple neck
Ebony fingerboard and peghead overlay
Goat skin head
Geared tuners
Nylgut 'Minstrel' strings

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The 1st Banjo of 2025!

1/9/2025

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Just finished the first banjo of 2025, a nice start to the year.

12" Walnut rim
Indian Rosewood tone ring
Renaissance head
25.5" scale
Lignum Vitae bridge

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Electric Box Banjo

12/6/2024

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Just finished this fun little 'Box Banjo'! As it turned out so nice, I'll be making some more next year and offering them as an alternative 'standard' model.
Primarily built to be amplified, it doesn't sound too bad unplugged.

Brazilian Mahogany box with tin top
Brazilian Mahogany neck
24.75" scale Pau Ferro fingerboard
Humbucker pick up

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Banjos #210 & #211

11/15/2024

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Just finished these two beasts, very different in tone, but equally great!
Number 211 was a commission, however, 210 is available to buy, full details will be on the 'in stock' page shortly.

Banjo #210
11" Black Walnut rim
Silver Belle tone ring
Goat skin head
Ebony rim cap
Buckeye tailpiece
25.5" scale Ziricote fingerboard
Medium gauge D'Addario strings

Banjo #211
12" Boire block rim
Little Wonder tone ring
Renaissance head
Palm wood rim cap
Rickard tail piece
Boire neck
25" scale Ebont fingerboard
Light gauge D'Addario strings

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Walnut Mountain Banjo

10/27/2024

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The latest mountain banjo!

10" Walnut pot
8" goat skin head
Maple tone ring
Walnut neck
Ebony fingerboard
Geared tuners
Nylgut 'Minstrel' strings

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6-String Banjo-Guitar (Guitjo, Banjitar)

10/4/2024

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Just finished this 6-string banjo-guitar, the first one of these that I've made.
The customer gave me free reigns to build it how I thought best, so I went for a 12" Cherry pot and brass rod tone ring, to give it a rich, deep tone, with plenty of clarity and volume. I'm not much of a guitar player, but it turned out pretty sweet!

12" bent Cherry rim
Brass round rod tone ring
Renaissance head
Cherry neck
14" Radiused Ebony fingerboard

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Day of the Dead banjo #207

9/20/2024

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Finally finished this cool little banjo earlier this week, ready to ship over to the U.S. very soon!

11" Walnut block rim with integral tone ring
Goat skin head
Walnut neck
25.5" scale Ebony fingerboard
Medium gauge D'Addario strings

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Fretless 'Howlin' Wolf' Banjo

Banjos 216,217 and 218

Banjo #215

Maple Fretless

The 1st Banjo of 2025!

Electric Box Banjo

Banjos #210 & #211

Walnut Mountain Banjo

6-String Banjo-Guitar (Guitjo, Banjitar)

Day of the Dead banjo #207

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