085 – 6 String Walnut and Brass Banjo
This is the first six string (low bass) banjo that I made. It was built for the skilled hands of Jake Blount (https://jakeblount.com/) using African Adinkra Symbols as inlay and the brass cutouts. The second banjo I’ve made featuring hand hammered brass details. This banjo is a beautiful example of expression of an artist continuing to the instrument they play.
- 25.5″ Scale Length
- 12″ Walnut Rim with Richlite Rim Cap
- Tubaphone Tone Ring
- Walnut 6 String Neck (Low Bass String)
- Richlite Fretboard, Peghead Underlay, and Heelcap
- Hand Hammered Brass Peghead and Scoop Overlay
- Brass Inlays
- EVO Frets
- Balsam Banjo Works Hawktail Tailpiece
- Antiqued Brass Hardware
- Fiberskyn Head
- Published in Banjos
083 – Walnut and Zircote Rolled Brass Banjo
- 25.5″ Scale Length
- 12″ Walnut Rim with Black Binding
- Walnut Neck
- Rolled Brass Tone Ring
- Abalone and Brass Dot Inlays
- Renaissance Head
- Paddle Peghead
- Curved Volute
- Antiqued Brass Hardware
- Gotoh Tuners
- EVO Frets
- Published in Banjos
082 – 10″ Forrest and Night Sky Curly Maple Custom Banjo
This banjo was quite an undertaking. The inlay started out as a photograph of the Redwoods in California that the owner then turned into a painting. I took the painting and turned it into the inlay you see here. It depicts majestic Redwood trees under a night sky with a full moon shining brightly above. It was built for a woman of small stature which is why some of the details are smaller than typical.
- 10″ Curly Maple Rim with Ebony Rim Cap
- 25″ Scale Length
- 1-3/16″ Nut Width
- Custom Recon Stone, Mother of Pearl, and Wooden Inlay
- Curly Maple Neck
- Asymmetrical Peghead Shape
- Rolled Brass Hoop Tone Ring
- Ebony Fingerboard, Peghead, and Heelcap
- Antiqued Brass Hardware
- Stained Calf Skin Head
- Black Tusq Nuts
- Gotoh Tuners
- EVO Frets
- Published in Banjos
081 – 11″ Walnut and Zircote Banjo
- 11″ Walnut Rim with Zircote Rim Cap
- 25.5″ Scale Length
- 1-5/16″ Tusq Nut
- Zircote Peghead, Fingerboard, and Heel Cap
- Romero Tone Ring
- Paddle Peghead
- Antiqued Brass Hardware
- Stained Calf Skin Head
- EVO Frets
- Gotoh Tuners
- Published in Banjos
080 – 11-5/8″ Engraved Curly Maple Banjo
- 25.5″ Scale Length
- 11-5/8″ Curly Maple Rim with 3/8″ Brass Tube Tone Ring
- 1-5/16″ Tusq Nut
- Hand Engraved Mother of Pearl Inlays
- Zircote Peghead and Fingerboard
- Antiqued Brass Hardware
- EVO Fretwire
- Gotoh Tuners
- Stained Curly Maple Finish
- Water Bourne Lacquer Finish
- Published in Banjos
079 – 11″ Brass Clad Slothead Engraved Banjo
This slot head banjo features a brass and Walnut half spun over rim with a Walnut neck and Maple accent veneers. The rim features a deep brass clad exterior topped and Walnut internal rim with a Bubinga tone ring. The unique design of this banjo gives it an eye catching look and has an incredibly well rounded sound to match.
- 25.5″ Scale Length
- 11″ Walnut and Brass clad rim
- 1-5/16″ Black Tusq Nut
- Hand Engraved Mother of Pearl Inlays
- Bubinga Tone Ring
- Ebony Fingerboard
- Ebony Peghead Overlays
- Maple Veneer Details
- Pointed Volute
- Slot Head Peghead and Fifth String
- Antiqued Brass Hardware and Clad Rim
- EVO Frets
- Waverly Tuners
- Seeders Violin Bridge
- Vintage Thin Eco Friendly Water Bourne Lacquer
- Published in Banjos
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