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
• Antiqued Brass Hardware
• Seeders Wide Notch Comfort Tension Hoop
• Seeders Curly Maple Armrest
• Hand Engraved Monogramed Seeders Tailpiece
• Sustainer Neck Attachment
• Seeders 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 built in companion to #069 and both feature a tunneled fifth string and similar details to each other. They feature calligraphy inlays in the scoop designed by the owners talented friend Kathryn Darnell. Simple and elegant was our approach to this pair of instruments. The tunneled fifth string make them incredibly comfortable banjos to play while giving them a unique look. The rare Quilted Cuban Mahogany came from a good friends wood stash that he’s been sitting on for 50+ years that made for a beautiful accent. The wood choices and contrasts of this particular banjo made a very stunning and unique instrument.

• 11″ Curly Maple Rim
• 25.5″ Scale Length
• 1-5/16″ Bone Nut
• Whyte Laydie Tone Ring
• Raw Brass Hardware
• Tunneled Fifth String
• Mother of Pearl Inlays
• Honduran Rosewood Fretboard, Heel, and Rim Cap
• Quilted Cuban Mahogany Peghead Overlay
• Birdseye Maple Neck
• Ivoroid Binding
• Gotoh Tuners
• Hard Oil Satin Finish

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This piccolo/pony banjo features coffee themed inlays and a coffee color stain. There’s a coffee pot on the peghead, a coffee bean on the fifth fret and a coffee cup on the scoop. Made for a graphic designer that no doubt enjoys her coffee. Even being small these piccolo/pony banjos offer a great palette for creative inlays and designs.

• 18″ Piccolo/Pony Scale Length
• 1-1/4″ Bone Nut
• 8″ Curly Maple Steam Bent Pot
• Rolled Brass Tone Ring
• Engraved Coffee Themed Inlays
• Ebony Fingerboard
• Seeders Peghead Shape
• Calfskin Head
• Aquila Nylgut Strings

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