12" Flamed European Ash rim
Rosewood tone ring
Cocobolo cap
Goat skin head
Flamed Eueropean Ash neck
25.5" scale Cocobolo fingerboard
Cocobolo front and rear peghead overlays
Rickard 'Cyclone' tuners
Video to follow in a day or two.
Check out the latest commission! 12" Flamed European Ash rim Rosewood tone ring Cocobolo cap Goat skin head Flamed Eueropean Ash neck 25.5" scale Cocobolo fingerboard Cocobolo front and rear peghead overlays Rickard 'Cyclone' tuners Video to follow in a day or two.
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The latest Walnut commission, a lovely little banjo, finished yesterday and collected today, so didn't get a chance to record a video of this one. 11" Black Walnut block rim Calf skin head Black Walnut neck 25.5" scale Ebony fingerboard The latest commission - a semi-fretless Cherry open back. I originally had this fully strung with Nylgut reds, but the 2nd string snapped, so I replaced the 1,2,3 and 5 strings with light gauge nylon, but kept the red 4th to avoid using a wound. I could barely tell any difference in tone or volume between the two types, but they do feel slightly different to play. I have used both reds and original Nylguts before, without any problems, but I think I'll just stick with nylons from now on. BTW if anyone knows a supplier of real gut strings, please let me know :) 12" Cherry block rim Rosewood tone ring Calf skin head Cherry neck 25.5" scale Rosewood fingerboard Light gauge nylon strings with Nylgut red 4th Just finished this one a few days ago, a lovely little Black Walnut banjo. I'll be sending it over to its new owner in the U.S shortly :) 11" Black Walnut block rim Rolled brass tone ring Goat skin head Black walnut neck 25.5" scale Ebony fingerboard D'Addario medium strings Inlaid Mother of Pearl Buffalo The latest commission! 12" Walnut block rim Rolled brass tone ring Goat skin head Walnut neck 25.5" scale Cocobolo fingerboard Medium gauge D'Addario strings Finished this nice little fretless banjo earlier in the week, lovely deep, mellow tone. I switched over the 'no-knot' tailpiece in the photos for one of my Ebony ones prior to recording the video, which mellowed the tone a tad. 11" 2-ply European Ash rim, dyed black Brass round rod tone ring Black Walnut 2-piece neck Ebony fingerboard with brass side positon markers Calf skin head Nylon 'minstrel' gauge strings Ash armrest, stained black to match rim The last of the current batch, and it turned out great! 12" Black Walnut block rim Indian Rosewood tone ring Renaissance head Kershner tailpiece European flamed Walnut neck 25.5" scale Ebony fingerboard with Abalone dots and 12" radius Light gauge GHS Americana strings Inlaid and engraved Mother of Pearl skull I'll be taking a break for a few weeks before starting the next batch of banjo commissions, I have several jobs around the house to get done, and since my hourly wage building banjos is probably less than half what a crap tradesman charges, it makes more sense for me to do the jobs myself! This banjo could be the last to be completed this year, but I have some pretty cool commissions coming up, which you'll be able to follow the progress of here: www.instagram.com/ballardbanjers/?hl=en Delivery estimate on any new orders is currently around June 2022, give me a shout if you're interested in commissioning something. Finished these two banjos this week, both are available to buy, please use the 'contact' page for enquiries. Full specs and prices are on the '...in stock' page. Top: 11" 2-ply bent English Oak rim Ebony rim cap Renaissance head 2-piece English Ash neck with black pinstripe 25" scale Ebony fingerboard (ideal for a wide variety of tunings) Bottom: 11" 3-ply bent Honduras Mahogany rim Indian Rosewood and Whyte Laydie tone ring Renaissance head Honduras Mahogany rim cap 2-piece American Cherry neck with black pinstripe 23.5" scale Ebony fingerboard (more suited for A or double D tunings) Here's the second of the current batch, a nice custom Cherry banjo with Dobson tone ring. Look out for the third and fourth banjos next week, both will be available to purchase! 11" 3-ply bent Cherry rim with Ebony cap Dobson tone ring Renaissance head Cherry neck 25.5" scale Ebony fingerboard Medium GHS Americana strings All brass hardware |
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