1927 Gibson TB-2 Pyramid Tone Ring Conversion Neck
A five string conversion neck for a 1927 Gibson TB-2 Pyramid Tone Ring Tenor Banjo.
- Curly maple neck
- TB-2 Inlay Pattern and Peghead
- Radiused Fretboard
- Waverly Tuners
- Ivoroid Binding
- 26 3/16″ Scale Length
- 1 1/4 Nut”
Seeders Banjo #014 – Native Wood Plectrum Banjo
This plectrum banjo was built for engineer/recording artist Jim Gilmore. Jim owns and runs Southview Arts Recoding Studio as well as being an accomplished singer/songwriter. The banjo features native Vermont cherry, walnut and ironwood with cherry burl peghead and heel overlays.
- 11″ Native Cherry and Walnut Pot
- Ironwood Tone Ring
- Ironwood Fretboard
- Walnut Dot Inlays
- 26 3/16″ Scale Length
- 1 1/4″ Nut
- Pyramid Heel
Seeders Banjo #013 – Whyte Laydie
This curly maple and ebony banjo is the first banjo I have had the chance to make to put up for sale. Usually my work is made custom for my clients requests. While designing this banjo I wanted to showcase some of my abilities that I don’t always get to use. This banjo features engraved mother of pearl in ebony with a black lacquered steam bent pot. It has a Whyte Laydie tone ring from Bill Rickard with hardware to match. It also features a new detail I came up with while carving the neck, the mini volute. This is a great sounding banjo the delivers what you would expect in tone and volume from the Whyte Lydie tone ring.
- 11″ Steam Bent Maple Pot Lacquered Black
- 25.5″ Scale Length
- 1 1/4″ Nut
- Hand Rubbed Oil Finish on the neck
- Lightly Antiqued Brass Rickard Hardware
- Ogee Curve Carving Behind Fifth Fret
- Mini Volute (See neck Side Profile Picture)
- Seeders Cherry Bridge
- Engraved Mother Of Pearl Inlays
- Scooped Fretboard
- Whyte Laydie Tone Ring
- Ivoroid Binding on Neck and Pot
- Gotoh Tuners
- Curly Maple Neck
- Narrow EVO Fretwire
Seeders Banjo #012 – 12″ Pot Mahogany and Claro Walnut
This Mahogany and Claro Walnut banjo was built for talented Vermont musician, Jeremy Sicily. It features a twelve-inch pot with with Vermont-themed custom engraved inlays. The twelve-inch stained black pot is made from Claro Walnut with a Mahogany rim cap and Wenge tone ring. The neck is a beautiful piece of curly mahogany that features a ogee neck carving behind the fifth fret. The state of Vermont inlay at the fifth fret features an engraving of Vermont’s counties.
Listen to Jeremy’s band the Flat Top Trio.
- 12″ Claro Walnut and Mahogany Pot
- 25.5″ Scale Length
- 1 1/4″ Nut
- Hand Rubbed Oil Finish
- Lightly Antiqued Brass Hardware
- Ogee Curve Carving Behind Fifth Fret
- Seeders Cherry Bridge
- Seeders Pyramid Heel
- Engraved Mother of Pearl Inlays
- Scooped Fingerboard
- W.A. Cole Style Peghead
Featured on WCAX’s Made In Vermont
Seeders Instruments has been featured as part of WCAX’s Made In Vermont segment. Read the story and watch the video at the link below.
Seeders Banjo #011 – Walnut Flushfret Banjo
A walnut and Cherry flushfret banjo. This banjo has an ironwood fretboard with ruler style fret markers in walnut. It is strung with Aquila Nylgut strings. The banjo has inlayed apples, one in Bubinga on the peghead and one in Walnut on the fretboard.
- 11″ Walnut and Cherry Pot
- 25.5″ Scale Length
- Walnut Tone Ring
- 1 1/4″ Nut
- Hand Rubbed Oil Finish
- Lightly Antiqued Brass Hardware
- Ogee Curve at fifth string
- Seeders Cherry Bridge
- Seeders Pyramid Heel
- Walnut Flushfrets
- Aquila Nylgut Strings
Seeders Banjo #010 – Longneck Tubaphone Banjo
My first longneck build loosely based on the early Vega Pete Seeger model. The banjo is curly maple with ebony and brass appointments. The long scale, fiberskyn head and tubephone tone ring give it a very rich tone with plenty of punch. The banjo also has my first engraving work on the inlaid stars and dots.
- 11″ Steam Bent Pot with 28 Hook Ball Shoe Bracket Band
- 32″ Longneck Scale Length
- Tubaphone Tone Ring
- 1 1/4″ Nut
- Stained Black with Hard Oil Hand Rubbed Finish
- Antiqued Brass Harware
- Hand Engraved Inlays
- Seeders Cherry Bridge
- Seeders Pyramid Heel
- Hidden Fret Ends
