057 – Curly Maple Style 3 Dobson Special Banjo
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
- Rich Brown Stain
- Cole Boat Heel
- Hard Oil Satin Finish
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032 – Brass Star Curly Maple Banjo
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022 – Curly Maple Piccolo Banjo
A Curly Maple and Ebony Piccolo banjo with engraved mother of pearl inlays and engraved rim cap. The rim cap is engraved with the owner’s family’s initials as well as a quote from the Mary Oliver poem ‘The Summer Day’. We used the inlay design from Seeders Banjo #012 as well as the volute detail and bound dowel stick from Seeders Banjo #015. The fifth string neck carving was inspired by the work of Lee Sproull of Alabama.
- 8″ Curly Maple Steam Bent Pot with Engraved Ebony Rim Cap
- 18″ Scale Length
- 1-1/4″ Buffalo Horn Nut
- Engraved VT Buck Horn Mother of Pearl Inlays
- Laminated Ebony Neck Volute
- Carved Fifth String Detail
- Seeders Pyramid Heel
- Antiqued Brass Hardware
- Stained Three Piece Curly Maple Neck
- Stained Goat Skin Head
- Seeders Curved Bridge
- Ebony Bound Dowel Stick
- Mother of Pearl Side Dots
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