Banjos by J. A. Sloan & Son
Quietly making some of the world's finest musical instruments since 1959.

Just a few images that can be seen around our luthier's shop on any given day.

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My dad, John Augustus Omar Sloan, with his afternoon "cuppa tea."

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Pulling a folding banjo out of storage for a client.

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Installing the nut in a new neck.

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Me, Peter Sloan, in the old shop. We moved to our new bigger, brighter building in 2007.

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My banjo assembly bench, rather littered as usual.

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Folding banjos awaiting refinishing.

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A new rim destined to be matched up with a tenor neck.

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