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Walnut Mountain Banjo

10/27/2024

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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Two Fretless Banjos

7/3/2024

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Check out the latest fretless banjos, the top one was a commission, but the bottom one is available.

11" Maple rim, flamed outer layer
Goat skin head
Maple neck
Ebony fingerboard
Rickard 'Cyclone' tuners
Heavy gauge nylon strings

12" Multi Birch Ply rim, sprayed black
Ash neck
Ebony friction tuners
Vintage hooks and shoes
Goat skin head
Heavy gauge nylon strings

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Ash/Mahogany Fretless

5/31/2024

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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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6-String Brazilian Mahogany

4/12/2024

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The latest banjo #202, currently for sale, check out the 'banjos in stock' page for full specs and price.

12" Brazilian Mahogany block rim
Rolled brass tone ring
Renaissance head
Brazilian Mahogany neck
25.5" scale Ebony fingerboard
D'Addario medium strings, with a .032 Elixir acoustic guitar low G.

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2 x Walnut Open Backs

3/29/2024

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Finished two nice banjos this week, the top one was a commission, but the bottom one is available to purchase. Check 'em out!

12" Walnut block rim
Silver Bell tone ring
Calf skin head
25.5" scale fingerboard
Aged hardware
Medium gauge D'Addario strings

11" Bent Walnut rim
Brass rod tone ring
Renaissance head
25.5" scale

See 'banjos in stock' page for detailed specs and price.

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Ash Fretless

3/21/2024

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The latest fretless!
I've been using Ash as a wood choice since I my made first banjo around 15 years ago, it never fails to produce a fantastic tone.
11" Flamed Ash, 3-ply rim
2-Piece plain Ash neck
Indian Rosewood tone ring
Renaissance head
Nylon strings
Sycamore bridge

I should have a nice 25.5" scale, 11" pot, all black Walnut, fretted banjo available the end of next week (currently being oiled), so keep an eye out for that!

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Walnut Mountain Banjo

6-String Banjo-Guitar (Guitjo, Banjitar)

Day of the Dead banjo #207

Two Fretless Banjos

Ash/Mahogany Fretless

Walnut Mountain Banjo

Walnut Dobson #203

6-String Brazilian Mahogany

2 x Walnut Open Backs

Ash Fretless

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