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Ash/Mahogany Fretless

5/31/2024

The latest fretless commission turned out pretty sweet!

12" European Ash, lightly figured 3-ply rim
Brazilian Mahogany rim cap
Calf skin head
Brazilian Mahogany neck
Pau Ferro fingerboard and peghead overlay
'Ballard' Sycamore bridge
Gotoh tuners
Aquila Nylgut 'Minstrel' strings

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Walnut Mountain Banjo

5/16/2024

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Just finished this flashy little mountain banjo. Haven't made one of these since early last year, so it was fun to build, turned out great too!

American black walnut 10" pot
Ebony rim cap
Walnut/Ash tone ring
6" Goat skin head
Walnut neck
Ebony fingerboard with Brass scoop plate
Ebony peghead overlay with inset 1945 penny farthing
LaBella nylon strings

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Walnut Dobson #203

5/10/2024

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Finished this one the end of last week, a replacement banjo for #188, which was stolen a few months back.
We decided to make a few changes/improvements to this one, most notably a 12" pot with additional Rosewood tonering, which sounds great, rather than the 11". An extra mother of pearl design was added to the peghead and 12th fret, and a Walnut rear peghead overlay with black pinstripe instead of Ebony.

12" Black walnut block rim
Rosewood/Dobson tone ring combination
Fibreskyn head
Black walnut neck
25.5" scale Ebony fingerboard
Hawktail tailpiece
D'Addario medium gauge strings

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Ash/Mahogany Fretless

Walnut Mountain Banjo

Walnut Dobson #203

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