This banjo was built in companion to #068 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.

This banjo features a 10″ rim and short scale length for a very comfortable banjo that is easy to travel with. The 10″ rim has a remarkably rich well rounded tone that has plenty of volume and attack. It can hold it’s own against many banjos with larger rims without being too bright and tight sounding like some smaller rims can be. The engraving on the rim cap are words chosen by the owner that make for a very beautiful and personal touch.

• 10″ Mahogany Rim
• 24.5″ Scale Length
• 1-5/16″ Bone Nut
• Brass Tube 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
• Antique Maple Stain
• Custom Rim Engraving
• Gotoh Tuners
• Hard Oil Satin Finish

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A piccolo/pony banjo made from Curly Maple with a Ladybug inlay.

• 18″ Scale Length
• 8″ Curly Maple Rim
• 1-1/4″ Bone Nut
• Ironwood Fingerboard
• Curly Maple Neck
• Walnut Rim Cap and Peghead
• Red Veneer Details
• Amber Tuner Knobs
• Rolled Brass Tone Ring

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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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This Cherry and Rosewood piccolo features the Seeders Instruments logo in mother of pearl inlayed into the fumed English Oak peghead veneer. It’s a simply adorned piccolo with a one piece cherry neck and a steam bent rim with a Bubinga tone ring and walnut details.

• 18″ Piccolo/Pony Scale Length
• 1-1/4″ Bone Nut
• 8″ Cherry Steam Bent Pot
• Bubinga Tone Ring
• Pointed Volute
• Mother of Pearl Seeders Instruments logo inlayed in Fumed English Oak Peghead
• Rosewood Fretboard
• Aquila Nylgut Strings

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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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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

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