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11" hard maple Extra Stout rim trimmed with ebony, marquetry surround on rim, stainless steel tone ring. Unique
custom touches on this instrument include hand-painted design inside resonator and sterling silver "portholes" surrounding
abalone position dots.
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I think the other end of this instrument is worth showing off, too. Note the Waverly tuners. I had been admiring
them for quite some time and have finally made them an option. This banjo is a left handed model, made for a fine gentleman
in Australia.
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Five-stringer with standard four-ply marquetry surrounded rim trimmed in ebony, ebony trimmed resonator (not
shown in this picture), 40 cast solid sterling silver shoes and Banshee tone ring.
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And a front view showing the resonator with rim trimmed in ebony, black binding.
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Five-Stringer with mahogany neck and resonator finished with genuine ebony trim paired up with black binding.
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Same instrument, front view with resonator removed.
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We make every type of banjo (and then some) but I think it's safe to say that the lion's share of our instruments
have been 22 fret five-stringers. Whatever style of instrument you prefer, we can equip it with any high quality wood you
like and any type of tone ring we make. No extra charge for left handed fretboards.
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Same very traditional instrument, front view.
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Our least elaborate neck done in mahogany, center laminated with maple and purple heart and paired up with
our base model resonator. Bronze Celtic knot casting on resonator.
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Plain 11" rim with minimal marquetry around resonator, mahogany neck with multiple laminations under fretboard
and at heel.
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Old, old, old banjo. My father estimates its creation at 1962. That was the year he purchased the small mountain
of Honduras mahogany that has been the mainstay of our neck building ever since. This is one of only about six banjos I have
ever seen by him having a maple neck. But "News Flash" - I am re-introducing maple with several new instruments currently
in progress.
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Rear view, same 1962 laminated maple neck 5 String Banjo with Sloan stainless steel tone ring, rosewood fretboard,
four-ply maple rim with mahogany veneer inside and out, surrounding marquetry band and forty "thistle type" bracket hooks.
This instrument is now in the Yukon.
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