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Boston Globe Sunday Magazine Feature

Friday, 11 March 2022 by seeders
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Quoted from The Boston Globe Magazine photo essay “Inside the workshops of some of the region’s premier musical instrument makers” featured in the March 11th 2022 Sunday Magazine. For full article and to see the other makers featured see link below.

“One half of the folk duo Carling & Will, William Seeders Mosheim knows a thing or two about making music. When it comes to his livelihood of building instruments, he’s learned that the more parts one makes by hand, the better.

At Seeders Instruments (seedersinstruments.com, 802-768-1215) — nestled on a wooded hillside in Dorset, Vermont — he shares a bright workshop with his father, a maker of fine furniture, and his metalworker brother. There, he makes banjos with painstaking care, crafting almost all of the parts himself. “I don’t have to rely on any other makers to supply my rims, supply my inlays, to supply my hardware,” Mosheim says. “I can really fine-tune all the bits and pieces that go into my instruments.”

He adds, “There is nothing better than to see the instruments I create go on to make beautiful music in the hands of other artists.”

https://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/03/11/magazine/inside-workshops-some-regions-premier-musical-instrument-makers/

 

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094 – 11-5/8″ Curly Maple and Zircote Banjo

Monday, 06 July 2020 by seeders

This Curly Maple and Zircote banjo features an 11-5/8″ rim, a relatively new size for Seeders Instruments. I believe this one is the third or fourth one I’ve made with great results. You get a little more low end without it getting too muddy while retaining some of the clarity of an 11″. A great balance between 11″ and 12″ rim choices. This model features Zircote appointments and hand engraved mother of pearl inlays. 

  • 11-5/8″ Curly Maple Deep Rim
  • 25.5″ Scale
  • 1-5/16″ Tusq Nut
  • 1/8″ at the 12th fret action with 11/16″ Seeders Violin Bridge
  • EVO Fretwire
  • 3/8″ Rolled Brass Tube Tone Ring
  • Antiqued Brass Hardware
  • Hand Engraved Mother of Pearl Inlays
  • Black Mother of Pearl Engraved Scalloped Square Inlays
  • Flushmount Truss Rod Cover
  • Gotoh Tuners
  • Boat Heel
  • Vintage Thin and Eco Friendly Satin Waterborne Laquer Finish
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072 – Curly Maple Style 3 Dobson Special Banjo

Monday, 23 July 2018 by seeders

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
  • Red Brown Stain
  • Cole Boat Heel
  • Hard Oil Satin Finish
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067 – Curly Maple Whyte Laydie Compass Banjo

Monday, 23 July 2018 by seeders

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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063 – Curly Maple Style 3 Dobson Special Banjo

Monday, 23 July 2018 by seeders

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
  • Warm Amber Stain
  • Cole Boat Heel
  • Hard Oil Satin Finish
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061 – Curly Maple Style 3 Dobson Special Banjo

Monday, 23 July 2018 by seeders

This is a custom built 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
  • Stern Tannery Calf Skin Head
  • Radiused Ebony Fingerboard
  • Ebony Backstrap
  • Hand Engraved Mother of Pearl Inlays
  • Antiqued Brass Hardware
  • EVO Fretwire
  • 1-3/8″ Bone Nut
  • Keith Tuners
  • Warm Amber Stain
  • Cole Boat Heel
  • Hard Oil Satin Finish
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059 – de Groot 12″ Curly Maple Dobson Special Banjo

Monday, 23 July 2018 by seeders

This is a variation of the Seeders 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.

This banjo is owned by the talented Allison de Groot. You can hear her playing it with Bruce Molky’s “Molsky’s Mountain Drifters” as well as her other duo with Tatiana Hargreaves.

  • 25.5″ Scale Length
  • 12″ Curly Maple Rim
  • Stern Tannery Calf Skin Head
  • 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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058 – Curly Maple Style 3 Dobson Special Banjo

Monday, 23 July 2018 by seeders

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
  • 12″ 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
  • Red Brown Stain
  • Cole Boat Heel
  • Hard Oil Satin Finish
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057 – Curly Maple Style 3 Dobson Special Banjo

Monday, 23 July 2018 by seeders

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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038 – Seeders Style 3 Cherry Banjo

Friday, 25 November 2016 by seeders
Custom Banjo with Buckhorn Inlay

This banjo was built for someone who started it all for me. The 4 year old that the very first banjo I sold was built for and my piccolo/pony banjo was designed for was turning 9 and was finally ready for a full sized banjo. It’s a variation of my Style 3 model made from Cherry.

  • 25.5″ Scale Length
  • 1-5/16″ Nut
  • 11″ Cherry Rim
  • Cherry Neck
  • Rolled Brass Tone Ring on Pins
  • Engraved Mother of Pearl Inlays
  • Van Epps Style Tension Hoop
  • Cole Style Boat Heel
  • Walnut Rim Cap
  • Striped Ebony Fingerboard and Peghead
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