FOR SALE! Just finished this Walnut mountain banjo, a great little instrument, with a really nice mellow, woody tone. It has a 1930'sSixpence inset in the peghead, found whilst digging veggie beds in the back garden of our old cottage.
The cost is the same  as my base model mountain banjo (£825 + shipping), if commissioned it would cost over £100 more, as it is made from some beautiful American black walnut with Ebony trim, and also features a nice brass scoop plate!

Black Walnut 10" pot
6" goat head
Ash tone ring
One piece black Walnut neck
Ebony fingerboard & peghead overlay
Ebony violin friction pegs
Minstrel gauge nylon strings
Inset 1930s sixpence
​Brass no knot tailpiece

Finished this commissioned Minstrel banjo earlier in the week, possibly the prettiest Minstrel I've built!


If anyone is looking for a mountain banjo, I'll be finishing a nice Walnut one next week, which will be available to buy, keep an eye out for photos :)


Minstrel banjo
Maple neck
Rosewood fingerboard 27" scale
Rosewood peghead overlay & Walnut rear overlay
Mother of pearl Edelweiss flower
12" 2-ply Oak rim with Walnut cap
Goat skin head
Minstrel gauge nylon strings

Just finished the first of 4 similar banjos I currently have on the go, the other 3 will be finished in the coming weeks. I originally started these to use for a workshop I was asked to do, as this has now been cancelled, all 4 banjos will be available to buy.
This one has a thin, Walnut multi ply 12" rim and 1-piece Maple neck, it is very lightweight, sounds great and is very affordable.
​Full details are on the 'banjos in stock' page.

Fresh from the workshop, this banjo has some pretty cool features, including a deep 3.5" x 12" rim with an integral Rosewood tone ring, giving it a lovely deep tone with plenty of bottom end. The Rosewood top and thin calf skin help add a nice rich flavour, it is also set-up with a neck angle to accommodate a 3/4" high bridge, combined with the frailing scoop, this allows for plenty right hand  'claw' space but still maintaining a nice string height over the fretboard.

​Asking price is £1450 plus shipping. If commissioned, with the additional optional extras (underlined in bold), this would cost around £1650, so a nice £200 saving!

Look out for some fretless banjos coming up in the next few weeks :)

12" 2-Ply Maple rim, deep 3.5"
Rosewood tone ring
Ebony rim cap
Calf skin head
2-piece medium flamed neck, with Ebony pinstripe
Ebony fingerboard 26 3/16" scale length
Ebony peghead overlay
​Curvy frailing scoop
26 Nickel plated hooks, nuts and shoes
Gotoh planetary tuners and geared 5th
Nickel plated, notched tension hoop
'No knot' tailpiece
Bone nut and pip
Mother of pearl fingerboard position markers
White fingerboard edge dots
Ebony capped Cherry bridge
Mother of pearl star inlaid and engraved in peghead
Medium gauge GHS Americana strings

Here's the latest commissioned banjo, a super nice Walnut open back fitted with a 12" 'Whyte Laydie' tone ring.
12" Walnut block rim with Ebony cap
Whyte Laydie tone ring
Goat skin head
Walnut neck
25.5" Ebony fingerboard with brass side dots
Inlaid/engraved 'mother of pearl' moon and shooting star
Medium GHS Americana strings
Cherry bridge

 
Also, take a peek at the bottom three pics, this banjo will be finished next week and up for grabs!