015 – Black Crow Tenor Banjo
This curly maple and ebony banjo is the first tenor banjo that I have built. Featuring a artistic crow peghead inlay and unique heel carving with a fleur-de-lis detail.
- 23″ Scale Length
- 1-1/4″ Buffalo Horn Nut
- 10″ Steam Bent Curly Maple pot with Ebony cap
- Ebony Tone Ring
- Antiqued Raw Brass Hardware
- One Piece Curly Maple neck
- Ebony Rear Peghead overlay dying into the volute
- Gold Mother of Pearl ‘Crow’ Peghead Inlay
- Brass Side Dots
- Fleur de lis Heel Carving
- Stainless Steel Pinned Scoop Plate
- Narrow EVO Fretwire
- Hand Rubbed Oil Finish
- Published in Banjos
012 – VT Buckhorn Banjo
This Mahogany and Claro Walnut banjo was built for talented Vermont musician, Jeremy Sicily. It features a twelve-inch pot with with Vermont-themed custom engraved inlays. The twelve-inch stained black pot is made from Claro Walnut with a Mahogany rim cap and Wenge tone ring. The neck is a beautiful piece of curly mahogany that features a ogee neck carving behind the fifth fret. The state of Vermont inlay at the fifth fret features an engraving of Vermont’s counties.
Listen to Jeremy’s band the Flat Top Trio.
- 12″ Claro Walnut and Mahogany Pot
- 25.5″ Scale Length
- 1 1/4″ Nut
- Hand Rubbed Oil Finish
- Lightly Antiqued Brass Hardware
- Ogee Curve Carving Behind Fifth Fret
- Seeders Cherry Bridge
- Seeders Pyramid Heel
- Engraved Mother of Pearl Inlays
- Scooped Fingerboard
- W.A. Cole Style Peghead
- Published in Banjos
010 – Longneck Tubaphone Banjo
My first longneck build loosely based on the early Vega Pete Seeger model. The banjo is curly maple with ebony and brass appointments. The long scale, fiberskyn head and tubephone tone ring give it a very rich tone with plenty of punch. The banjo also has my first engraving work on the inlaid stars and dots.
- 11″ Steam Bent Pot with 28 Ball Shoe Bracket Band
- 32″ Longneck Scale Length
- Tubaphone Tone Ring
- 1 1/4″ Nut
- Stained Black with Hard Oil Hand Rubbed Finish
- Antiqued Brass Harware
- Hand Engraved Inlays
- Seeders Cherry Bridge
- Seeders Pyramid Heel
- Hidden Fret Ends
- Published in Banjos
008 – Saturn and Stars Piccolo Banjo
This walnut and cherry piccolo banjo was built for my first international order. I happened to have a very interesting piece of ebony with some distinctive grain that I think complemented the Saturn and Star inlay design nicely. This piccolo banjo features hidden fret ends with no binding, a new standard feature for all Seeders Banjos without neck binding. This gives the feel of neck binding but keeps the neck very simple and unadorned.
- 8″ Pot
- 18″ Scale Length
- Walnut Tone Ring
- 1 1/4″ Nut
- Hard Oil Hand Rubbed Finish
- Antiqued Brass Bill Rickard Hardware
- Seeders Cherry Bridge
- Hidden Fret Ends
- Published in Banjos