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046 – 12″ Style 3 Dobson Special Banjo

Friday, 25 November 2016 by seeders
Walnut Dobson Banjo with Engraving

This is a 12″ Walnut Style 3 variation. 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. The low end range is enhanced slightly with the larger 12″ rim. 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
  • Nickel Hardware
  • Unplated Brass Tone Ring
  • Striped Ebony Fingerboard
  • EVO Fretwire
  • 1-5/16″ Bone Nut
  • Gotoh Tuners
  • Red Brown Stain
  • Ebony Heel Cap
  • Hard Oil Finish
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045 – Moon and Sun Clover Banjo

Friday, 25 November 2016 by seeders
Custom banjo with engraved sun and moon inlay

This banjo was a custom order that featured some very unique inlays. An abalone crown tops the peghead with a bell hanging from the lower peghead like a necklace. The rear of the peghead has a moon and sun inlay that was a fun challenge to create with Mother of Pearl and Recon Stone. The side peghead snake inlays created a unique challenge and were done with a bronze powder. The green clovers on the fingerboard matched the deep green finish on the neck and rim. The puzzle piece as well as the other inlays have a special meaning to the owner of the banjo who it was designed for.

  • 26.1875″ Scale Length
  • 1-1/4″ Bone Nut
  • Custom Engraved Inlays
  • Kavanjo Banjo Pickup
  • Nickel Hardware
  • Ebony Fingerboard, Rim Cap and Peghead
  • Custom Green Finish
  • Nitrocellulose Satin Finish
  • Rolled Brass Tone Ring
  • Rounded Volute
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044 – Curly Maple Style 3 Dobson Special Banjo

Friday, 25 November 2016 by seeders
Custom Banjo with Curly Maple and Dobson Tone Ring

This is a variation of the Seeders Style 3 Dobson Special made with Curly Maple. 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 adding modern play ability and durability.

  • 25.5″ Scale Length
  • 11″ Curly Maple Rim
  • Dobson Special Tone Ring
  • Hand Engraved Mother of Pearl Inlays
  • Antiqued Brass Hardware
  • Striped Ebony Fingerboard
  • EVO Fretwire
  • 1-5/16″ Bone Nut
  • Gotoh Tuners
  • Warm Amber Stain
  • Cole Boat Heel
  • Hard Oil Finish
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043 – Engraved Curly Maple Piccolo Banjo

Friday, 25 November 2016 by seeders

An elegant but simply adorned Curly Maple piccolo banjo. Stained with a golden brown finish with hand engraved Mother of Pearl inlays.

  • 8″ Piccolo Rim
  • 18″ Scale Length
  • 1-1/4″ Nut
  • Engraved Mother of Pearl Inlays
  • Richlite Fingerboard
  • Stained Curly Maple Neck and Rim
  • Walnut Rim and Heel Cap
  • Ebony Peghead Overlay
  • Aquila Nylgut Strings
  • Rickard Nickel Plated Hardware
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042 – Vine Inlay Piccolo

Friday, 25 November 2016 by seeders

A Walnut Piccolo banjo with a custom vine inlay. The inlay is made from Rosewood with engraved recon stone leaves. Red veneer details match the recon stone dot inlays.

  • 8″ Piccolo Rim
  • 18″ Scale Length
  • 1-1/4″ Nut
  • Richlite Fingerboard
  • Walnut Neck and Rim
  • Red Veneer Accents
  • Ebony Peghead Overlay
  • Aquila Nylon Strings
  • Antiqued Raw Brass Hardware
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041 – Style 5 Dobson Special Banjo

Friday, 25 November 2016 by seeders
Custom Banjo with Engraved Mother of Pearl Inlays

This banjo is the first of my Style 5 Dobson Specials. It has Style 5 inlay details with a Dobson tone ring sitting atop a rolled brass tone ring to isolate it from the wooden rim. This creates the unique Dobson tone but adds an even deeper more balanced low end while keeping a nice crisp well rounded sound. This banjo is owned by the talented Carling Berkhout and can be heard on her Instagram feed.

  • 25.5″ Scale Length
  • 5/16″ Bone Nut
  • 12″ Walnut Rim with Black Lacquer
  • Dobson Special Tone Ring
  • Engraved Fairbanks Mother of Pearl Peghead Inlay
  • Striped Ebony Fingerboard and Peghead
  • Walnut Neck
  • Ivoroid Rim Binding
  • Cole Boat Heel
  • Antiqued Brass Hardware
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040 – Gibson Pyramid Tone Ring Conversion Banjo

Friday, 25 November 2016 by seeders
Gibson TB-2 Pyramid Tone Ring Banjo with Conversion Neck
Gibson TB-2 Pyramid Tone Ring Banjo with Conversion Neck
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Gibson TB-2 Pyramid Tone Ring Banjo with Conversion Neck

This banjo started its life as a 1926 Gibson TB-1 tenor banjo. I converted it to a TB-2 Style Pyramid Tone Ring banjo with a very unique custom inlay theme. The Pyramid Tone Ring is a reproduction ring made by Arnold Clayton fitted to the original rim. The flange has been upgraded from the TB-1 Diamond Flange to an original TB-2 hex flange.

  • 26.375″ Scale Length
  • 1-1/4″ Nut
  • Aztec Themed Engraved Mother of Pearl Inlays
  • Curly Maple Neck
  • Ebony Fingerboard and Peghead
  • Ivoroid Binding
  • Radiused Fingerboard
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039 – Ladybug Pony Banjo

Friday, 25 November 2016 by seeders

A piccolo/pony banjo made from Curly Maple with a Ladybug inlay.

  • 18″ Scale Length
  • 8″ Curly Maple Rim
  • 1-1/4″ Bone Nut
  • Ironwood Fingerboard
  • Curly Maple Neck
  • Walnut Rim Cap and Peghead
  • Red Veneer Details
  • Amber Tuner Knobs
  • Rolled Brass Tone Ring
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038 – Seeders Style 3 Cherry Banjo

Friday, 25 November 2016 by seeders
Custom Banjo with Buckhorn Inlay

This banjo was built for someone who started it all for me. The 4 year old that the very first banjo I sold was built for and my piccolo/pony banjo was designed for was turning 9 and was finally ready for a full sized banjo. It’s a variation of my Style 3 model made from Cherry.

  • 25.5″ Scale Length
  • 1-5/16″ Nut
  • 11″ Cherry Rim
  • Cherry Neck
  • Rolled Brass Tone Ring on Pins
  • Engraved Mother of Pearl Inlays
  • Van Epps Style Tension Hoop
  • Cole Style Boat Heel
  • Walnut Rim Cap
  • Striped Ebony Fingerboard and Peghead
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037 – Engraved 12″ Thin Rim Banjo

Friday, 25 November 2016 by seeders

A walnut long scale banjo with a thin rim featuring engraved mother of pearl inlays. The rim has the owners niece and nephews initials engraved into the rim cap to add an extra personal touch. I used the floral engraving theme to design a unique fifth string transition carving.

  • 27″ Scale Length
  • 12″ Walnut Thin and Deep Rim
  • Hand Engraved Mother of Pearl Inlays
  • Weymann Peghead Shape
  • Ivoroid Bound Fingerboard, Rim and Peghead
  • Ebony Bound Dowel Stick
  • EVO Fretwire
  • Nickel Hardware
  • Fifth String Transition Carving
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