138 – 12″ Curly Maple Dobson Special Style 0 Banjo
These banjos have a powerful well rounded tone unique to the Dobson Special. Featuring a comfortable neck profile ideal for all hand sizes and comfort while playing all over the neck. The Dobson Special utilizes a Dobson tone ring mounted on a rolled brass ring to isolate the tone ring from the wooden rim giving it a unique and powerful Dobson sound with more balanced and a well defined overall tone.
- 25.5″ Scale Length
- 12″ Curly Maple Rim
- Dobson Special Tone Ring
- Black Mother of Pearl inlays
- Antiqued Brass Hardware
- Ebony Fingerboard and Peghead
- EVO Fretwire
- Seeders Wide Notch Comfort Tension Hoop
- Seeders Curly Maple Armrest
- 1-5/16″ Black Tusq Nut
- Gotoh Tuners
- Renaissance Head
- Dark Brown Stain
- Cole Boat Heel
- Satin Nitrocellulose Finish
- Published in Banjos
137 – 11″ Walnut Dobson Special Style 0 Banjo
The Dobson Special banjos have a powerful well rounded tone with a comfortable neck profile ideal for all hand sizes and comfort while playing all over the neck. The Dobson Special utilizes a Dobson tone ring mounted on a rolled brass ring to isolate the tone ring from the wooden rim giving it a unique and powerful Dobson sound with more balanced and a crisp overall tone. It’s simple but elegant inlays and overall design has a vintage inspired look while adding modern play ability and durability.
- 25.5″ Scale Length
- 11″ Walnut Rim
- Dobson Special Tone Ring
- Mother of Pearl Inlays
- Antiqued Brass Hardware
- Seeders Wide Notch Comfort Tension Hoop
- Seeders Walnut Armrest
- Ebony Details
- EVO Fretwire
- 1-5/16″ Black Tusq Nut
- Black Rim Binding
- Dark Reddish Brown Stain
- Gotoh Tuners
- Black Suede Head
- Cole Boat Heel
- Vintage Thin Nitrocellulous Satin Finish
- Published in Banjos
136 – 12″ Walnut Dobson Special Banjo
The Dobson Special banjos have a powerful well rounded tone with a comfortable neck profile ideal for all hand sizes and comfort while playing all over the neck. The Dobson Special utilizes a Dobson tone ring mounted on a rolled brass ring to isolate the tone ring from the wooden rim giving it a unique and powerful Dobson sound with more balanced and a crisp overall tone. It’s simple but elegant inlays and overall design has a vintage inspired look while adding modern play ability and durability.
- 25.5″ Scale Length
- 12″ Walnut Rim
- Dobson Special Tone Ring
- Hand Engraved Mother of Pearl Inlays
- Antiqued Brass Hardware
- Seeders Wide Notch Comfort Tension Hoop
- Seeders Walnut Armrest
- Ebony Details
- EVO Fretwire
- 1-5/16″ Black Tusq Nut
- Black Rim Binding
- Dark Reddish Brown Stain
- Gotoh Tuners
- Fiberskyn Head
- Nylgut Strings
- Cole Boat Heel
- Vintage Thin Nitrocellulose Satin Finish
- Published in Banjos
135 – 11″ Walnut Dobson Special Banjo
The Dobson Special banjos have a powerful well rounded tone with a comfortable neck profile ideal for all hand sizes and comfort while playing all over the neck. The Dobson Special utilizes a Dobson tone ring mounted on a rolled brass ring to isolate the tone ring from the wooden rim giving it a unique and powerful Dobson sound with more balanced and a crisp overall tone. It’s simple but elegant inlays and overall design has a vintage inspired look while adding modern play ability and durability.
- 25.5″ Scale Length
- 11″ Walnut Rim
- Dobson Special Tone Ring
- Abalone Inlays
- Antiqued Brass Hardware
- Seeders Wide Notch Comfort Tension Hoop
- Seeders Curly Maple Armrest
- Ebony Details
- EVO Fretwire
- 1-5/16″ Black Tusq Nut
- Black Rim Binding
- Dark Reddish Brown Stain
- Gotoh Tuners
- Renaissance Head
- Cole Boat Heel
- Vintage Thin Nitrocellulous Satin Finish
- Published in Banjos
134 – de Groot 12″ Curly Maple Dobson Special
This Dobson Special banjo was built for Allison de Groot as a twin to Seeders #059 which she has owned and played for many years. Allison wanted an identical banjo to tour with for using various tunings on stage quickly and easily as well as a good backup for her main banjo. It was built using the same details as #059 with a few additional details that I’ve added to my banjos recently.
These banjos have a powerful well rounded tone unique to the Dobson Special. Featuring a comfortable neck profile ideal for all hand sizes and comfort while playing all over the neck. The Dobson Special utilizes a Dobson tone ring mounted on a rolled brass ring to isolate the tone ring from the wooden rim giving it a unique and powerful Dobson sound with more balanced and a well defined overall tone.
You can hear her playing it with her duo with Tatiana Hargreaves.
- 25.5″ Scale Length
- 12″ Curly Maple Rim
- Dobson Special Tone Ring
- Black Mother of Pearl inlays
- Antiqued Brass Hardware
- Ebony Fingerboard and Peghead
- EVO Fretwire
- Seeders Wide Notch Comfort Tension Hoop
- Seeders Curly Maple Armrest
- 1-5/16″ Black Tusq Nut
- Gotoh Tuners
- Renaissance Head
- Rich Brown Stain
- Cole Boat Heel
- Satin Nitrocellulose Finish
- Published in Banjos
133 – GMBR 11-5/8″ Banjo
This banjo was made for a raffle at the 2022 Green Mountain Bluegrass Festival. It features a Vermont hardwood fingerboard and custom inlays depicting the logo of the festival.
- 11-5/8″ Walnut Rim
- 25.5″ Scale Length
- 1-5/16″ Black Tusq Truss Rod
- Walnut Neck
- Ironwood Fingerboard and Peghead
- Reconstone Inlays
- Cole Boat Heel
- Flush Mount Truss Cover
- Antiqued Brass Hardware
- Rolled Brass Tone Ring
- EVO Frets
- Gotoh Tuners
- Published in Banjos
1926 Vegaphone Professional 5 String Conversion
This banjo started its life as a 1926 Vegaphone Professional tenor banjo. It had been in the owners family it’s whole life and they wanted to play it as a 5 string but not ruin the integrity of the original banjo. My kind of conversion! We used the original details of the 4 string neck to create the conversion neck and none of the original banjo was altered so it could always be put back to original condition if desired. These are always incredible sounding banjos that are excellent for almost any style of playing you throw at them. It’s always a pleasure to see one that has been so lovingly cared for it’s whole life.
- 26″ Scale Length
- Maple Two Piece Neck
- Original Vega Details
- Mother of Pearl Inlay
- Ivoroid Binding
- Gotoh Tuners
- Ebony Fingerboard
- Published in Banjos
132 – 12″ Walnut Dobson Special Banjo
This banjo has a powerful well rounded tone unique to the Dobson Special with a comfortable neck profile ideal for all hand sizes and comfort while playing all over the neck. The Dobson Special utilizes a Dobson tone ring mounted on a rolled brass ring to isolate the tone ring from the wooden rim giving it a unique and powerful Dobson sound with more balanced and a crisp overall tone. It’s simple but elegant inlays and overall design has a vintage inspired look while having modern playability and durability.
- 25.5″ Scale Length
- 12″ Walnut Rim
- Dobson Special Tone Ring
- Black Mother of Pearl Dot Inlays
- Antiqued Brass Hardware
- Seeders Wide Notch Comfort Tension Hoop
- Seeders Curly Maple Armrest
- Ebony Details
- EVO Fretwire
- 1-5/16″ Black Tusq Nut
- Black Rim Binding
- Golden Brown Stain
- Gotoh Tuners
- Fiberskyn Head
- Cole Boat Heel
- Vintage Thin Nitrocellulous Satin Finish
- Published in Banjos
131 – 12″ Curly Maple Engraved Dobson Special
This banjo has a powerful well rounded tone unique to the Dobson Special with a comfortable neck profile ideal for all hand sizes and comfort while playing all over the neck. The Dobson Special utilizes a Dobson tone ring mounted on a rolled brass ring to isolate the tone ring from the wooden rim giving it a unique and powerful Dobson sound with more balanced and a crisp overall tone. It’s simple but elegant inlays and overall design has a vintage inspired look while having modern playability and durability.
- 25.5″ Scale Length
- 12″ Curly Maple Rim
- Dobson Special Tone Ring
- Hand Engraved Mother of Pearl Inlays
- Antiqued Brass Hardware
- Seeders Wide Notch Comfort Tension Hoop
- Seeders Curly Maple Armrest
- Ebony Details
- EVO Fretwire
- 1-5/16″ Black Tusq Nut
- Black Rim Binding
- Reddish Brown Stain
- Gotoh Tuners
- Renaissance Head
- Cole Boat Heel
- Vintage Thin Nitrocellulous Satin Finish
- Published in Banjos
130 – 12″ Curly Maple Dobson Special Banjo
This banjo has a powerful well rounded tone unique to the Dobson Special with a comfortable neck profile ideal for all hand sizes and comfort while playing all over the neck. The Dobson Special utilizes a Dobson tone ring mounted on a rolled brass ring to isolate the tone ring from the wooden rim giving it a unique and powerful Dobson sound with more balanced and a crisp overall tone. It’s simple but elegant inlays and overall design has a vintage inspired look while having modern playability and durability.
- 25.5″ Scale Length
- 12″ Curly Maple Rim
- Dobson Special Tone Ring
- Hand Engraved Mother of Pearl Inlays
- Antiqued Brass Hardware
- Seeders Wide Notch Comfort Tension Hoop
- Seeders Curly Maple Armrest
- Ebony Details
- Modern width EVO Fretwire
- 1-5/16″ White Tusq Nut
- Black Rim Binding
- Honey Maple Stain
- Gotoh Tuners
- White Suede Head
- Cole Boat Heel
- Vintage Thin Nitrocellulous Satin Finish
- Published in Banjos