• 25.5″ Scale Length
• 11″ Mahogany Rim with Zircote Rim Cap
• Mahogany Neck with Zircote Details
• Green and Black Veneer Details
• White and Black Ebony Inlays
• Honduran Rosewood Tone Ring
• 1-5/16″ Black Tusq Nut
• EVO Frets
• Van Eps Style Tension Hoop
• Antiqued Brass Hardware
• Gotoh Tuners
• Seeders Violin Bridge

This is a somewhat simplified version of the Dobson Special model that I make that features a rolled brass tone ring instead of a Dobson and simplified brass and abalone dots on the fingerboard.

• 25.5″ Scale Length
• 1-5/16″ Black Tusq Nut
• 11″ Curly Maple Rim with Ebony Rim Cap
• Curly Maple Neck with Striped Ebony Details
• Rolled Brass Tone Ring
• Engraved Mother of Pearl Peghead Inlay
• Brass and Abalone Fingerboard Dots
• Honey Maple Stained Finish
• EVO Frets
• Gotoh Tuners
• Renaissance Bridge
• Seeders Violin Bridge

A fancier version of the popular Dobson Special model that I’ve made for a number of years. This one features some upgraded inlays as well as vertical grain Ivoroid binding on the fingerboard.

• 25.5″ Scale Length
• 12″ Curly Maple rim with Ebony Rimcap
• Dobson Special Tone Ring
• Curly Maple Neck with Ebony Details
• Cole Boat Heel
• Hand Engraved Mother of Pearl Inlays
• Vertical Grain Ivoroid Binding
• Antiqued Brass Finish
• Rickard Cyclone 10:1 Tuners
• Reddish Brown Stain
• EVO Frets
• Seeders Violin Bridge
• Vintage Thin Waterbourne Lacquer Satin Finish

This is a wildly fun banjo. Fairly basic in design but has some interesting bells and whistles along with an eye catching washed purple finish.

• 25.5″ Scale Length
• 11″ Curly Maple Rim with Ebony Rimcap
• Curly Maple Neck w/ Tunneled Fifth String
• Honduran Rosewood Tone Ring
• Striped Ebony Fingerboard, Peghead, and Heelcap
• Radiused Fingerboard
• Stainless Steel Narrow Frets
• Calf Skin Head
• Antiqued Brass Hardware
• Gotoh 510 Guitar Tuners
• Washed Purple Stain
• Van Eps Style Tension Hoop

This banjo is the first of a sustainable model that I’ve introduced. It features all domestic hardwoods, Richlite details, and minimal plastics (the only plastic is the tuner knobs). It also features my preffered waterbourne “ultra-low” VOC lacquer finish which has an incredibly low impact on the environment compared to traditional finishes.

• 25.5″ Scale Length
• 11″ Curly Maple Rim with Richlite Rim Cap
• Curly Maple Neck
• Dobson Tone Ring
• Richlite Fretboard and Peghead
• Reconstone Inlays
• Cole Boat Heel
• Asymetrical Peghead Shape
• Stained Calf Skin Head
• Antiqued Brass Hardware
• EVO Frets
• Gotoh Tuners
• Reddish Brown Stain

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

• 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

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

• 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