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