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 having modern playability and durability.

• 25.5″ Scale Length
• 12″ Curly Maple Rim
• Dobson Special Tone Ring
• Hand Engraved Mother of Pearl Inlays
• Mother of Pearl Side Dots
• Ebony and Maple Backstrap
• Antiqued Brass Hardware
• Seeders Wide Notch Comfort Tension Hoop
• Seeders Curly Maple Armrest
• Seeders Tailpiece
• Violin Bridge
• Ebony Fingerboard and Peghead
• EVO Fretwire
• 1-5/16″ Black Tusq Nut
• Black Rim Binding
• Honey Maple Stain
• Rickard Cyclone Tuners
• Renaissance Head
• Cole Boat Heel
• Flush Mount Truss Rod Cover
• Vintage Thin Nitrocellulose Satin Finish

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This banjo was custom built for a student at Berklee College of Music looking for a banjo with a strong voice and tone to fit playing clawhammer as well as to accompany songwriting and singing. The design was based on The Lion Head Model but simplified aesthetically. The Whyte Laydie tone ring is one of the staples of the old time banjo world and is an amazing versatile tone ring for many styles of playing. The compass inlay was inspired by a drawing that adorned the owners first banjo and they wanted to continue on the theme.

• 11″ Curly Maple Rim
• 25.5″ Scale Length
• Whyte Laydie Tone Ring
• Antiqued Brass Hardware
• Engraved Abalone Compass Inlay
• Striped Ebony Fingerboard and Appointments
• Cole Boat Heel
• Gotoh Tuners
• Black Tusq Nuts
• Hard Oil Satin Finish

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This banjo is loosely based on early the golden age of Fairbanks and Fairbanks and Cole banjos. I redesigned the classic lion head griffin giving it a more fierce and lion like head. Using the original inlay patterns I created my own engravings giving it a traditional but more refined look. The curly maple 12″ rim features a Whyte Laydie tone ring with ivoroid binding and antiqued raw brass hardware. The tone from the 12″ Whyte Laydie is deep and precise. Paired with the elegant looks this is one of the finest of banjos available from Seeders Instruments.

• 25.5″ Scale Length
• 12″ Curly Maple Rim
• Whyte Laydie Tone Ring
• Hand Engraved Mother of Pearl Inlays
• Antiqued Brass Hardware
• Striped Ebony Fingerboard
• EVO Fretwire
• Seeders Pointed Nuts
• 1-5/16″ Nut
• Ivoroid Binding
• Gotoh Tuners
• Red Amber Stain
• Cole Boat Heel
• Seeders Violin Bridge
• Hard Oil Satin Finish

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A custom Curly Maple, Cherry, and Ironwood banjo that features custom blue fretboard inlays with accompanying bluebird inlay. The 10 1/2″ rim delivers a focused tone while being more comfortable for a smaller person or someone desiring a more compact feel.

• 10-1/2″ Curly Maple and Cherry Rim
• 24-1/2″ Scale Length
• Rolled Brass Tone Ring
• Custom Recon Stone and Ebony Bluebird Banjo
• Recon Stone Fretboard Location Dots
• Ironwood Fingerboard
• Raw Brass Hardware
• 1-5/16″ Nut
• Gotoh Tuners with Amber Knobs
• Antique Maple Stain
• Seeders Violin Bridge
• Hard Oil Satin Finish

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