I am currently scheduling custom builds for June 2023. Custom designs take more time to figure out and build, so I have been thinking about having separate prices for custom work for some time. A banjo that is a stock design I make but with a different combination of woods or a different tone … Continue reading Custom Banjos

The mahogany in this banjo has a somewhat unusual story. I bought my first African mahogany at a retirement/yard sale that a woodworker had in 2016 near where I used to live north of Syracuse. He told me he had been employed at Marsellus Casket in Syracuse and had bought a bunch of wood when … Continue reading Banjo #286, mahogany 10″ C scale-$1050

This banjo is made from walnut with a rosewood fretboard.  I will sell the banjo without the Romero-style armrest for $35 less.  The rim is 11″ with a wood tone ring profile, the scale length is 25.5″ and the nut width is 1-3/8″. It has brass right angle tuners and a two way truss rod … Continue reading Banjo #284 walnut 11″ slot head-sold

This banjo has an African mahogany rim, neck and Romero-style armrest with a rosewood fretboard and peghead overlay, and raw brass hardware. The wood has a Tru Oil finish. I will sell the banjo without the armrest for $30 less. The 12″ block rim has a wood tone ring profile turned into the top. The … Continue reading Banjo #283, mahogany 12″-$1135

This banjo has a curly maple rim, neck and Romero-style armrest, with a rosewood fretboard, overlay and heel cap and walnut rim cap and neck stripe.  I will sell the banjo without the armrest for $35 less if it isn’t wanted.  This banjo has a Renaissance head on a 12″ block rim with a wood … Continue reading Banjo #282, curly maple 12″-$1135

This is another experimental wood topped banjo, or banjo hybrid of some kind. I was asked to make something similar in 2020, and have been meaning (but often failing) to keep one in stock since then. The sound seems to me almost or about as loud as my regular banjos, but with more sustain. The … Continue reading Wood topped banjo #4-$950

This is my ninth cello banjo, made from cherry with a jatoba fretboard and cherry burl peghead overlay. The scale length is 29 inches and the rim diameter is 16 inches. The nut width is 1-3/8″ and there is a two way truss rod in the neck. The head is a Remo Renaissance which the … Continue reading Banjo #277, 16″ cherry cello-$1250

This banjo has a curly maple rim, neck and Romero-style armrest with walnut trim, a machiche fretboard, and raw brass hardware. This is the first stock banjo I’ve built with some of the curly maple lumber I bought last summer from a sawmill in Tupper Lake. It is much darker and more colorful than the … Continue reading Banjo #276, 11″ curly maple with Whyte Laydie-type tone ring-sold

This banjo has a walnut rim, neck and Romero-style armrest, a slightly streaky ebony fretboard and raw brass hardware. The wood has a Tru Oil finish. I will sell the banjo without the armrest for $35 less. The 12″ block rim has a brass Whyte Laydie/Electric type tone ring. The head is a Renaissance, and … Continue reading Banjo #275, walnut 12″ with Whyte Laydie-type tone ring-$1245

This banjo has a cherry rim, neck, and Romero-style armrest, a jatoba fretboard, a cherry burl peghead overlay and raw brass hardware. The wood has a Tru Oil finish. There is a patch of darker color on the back of the neck that I found when I cut it out of the board. I will … Continue reading Banjo #274, 11″ cherry with wood tone ring-sold

This banjo is made from walnut except for a zebrawood fretboard and Romero-style armrest top. It has raw brass hardware. The wood has a Tru Oil finish. I will sell the banjo without the armrest for $40 less. The 12″ block rim has a wood tone ring profile turned into the top. The head is … Continue reading Banjo #273, 12″ walnut with wood tone ring-$1130

The mahogany in this banjo has a somewhat unusual story. I bought my first African mahogany at a retirement/yard sale that a woodworker had in 2016 near where I used to live north of Syracuse. He told me he had been employed at Marsellus Casket in Syracuse and had bought a bunch of wood when … Continue reading Banjo #272, mahogany 10″ C scale-sold

This banjo has a cherry rim, neck, and Romero-style armrest, a jatoba fretboard, a cherry burl peghead overlay and raw brass hardware. The wood has a Tru Oil finish. The banjo has a wormy cherry neck. Sometimes I have people who request distressed looking wood, so I thought I’d try making a stock banjo when … Continue reading Banjo #271, cherry 11″ with wood tone ring-sold

This banjo has an African mahogany rim, neck and Romero-style armrest, a rosewood fretboard, rim cap, heel cap and peghead overlay, and raw brass hardware. The wood has a Tru Oil finish. I will sell the banjo without the armrest for $30 less. The 12″ block rim has a wood tone ring profile turned into … Continue reading Banjo #270, mahogany 12″-sold

This banjo has a walnut rim, neck and Romero-style armrest, a rosewood fretboard and raw brass hardware. The wood has a Tru Oil finish. I will sell the banjo without the armrest for $35 less. The 12″ block rim has a 12″ brass Whyte Laydie/Electric tone ring. The head is a Renaissance, and I can … Continue reading Banjo #268, walnut 12″ with WL/Electric tone ring-sold

This banjo has an African mahogany rim, neck and Romero-style armrest, rosewood fretboard, neck stripe, rim cap, heel cap and peghead overlay, and raw brass hardware. The wood has a Tru Oil finish. I will sell the banjo without the armrest for $30 less. The 12″ block rim has a wood tone ring profile turned … Continue reading Banjo #266, mahogany with rectangular brass tone ring-sold

This banjo has a walnut rim, neck and peghead overlay, zebrawood fretboard and Romero-style armrest, and raw brass hardware. The wood has a Tru Oil finish. I will sell the banjo without the armrest for $30 less. The 12″ block rim has a wood tone ring profile turned into the top. The head is a … Continue reading Banjo #265, walnut 12″ wood tone ring-sold

This banjo has a cherry rim, neck, and Romero-style armrest, a jatoba fretboard, a walnut peghead overlay and heel cap, and raw brass hardware. The wood has a Tru Oil finish. I will sell the banjo without the armrest for $30 less. The 12″ block rim has a wood tone ring profile turned into the … Continue reading Banjo #264, cherry 12″ wood tone ring-sold

This banjo has a cherry rim, neck, and Romero-style armrest, a jatoba fretboard, a walnut peghead overlay, rim cap and neck stripe, and raw brass hardware. The wood has a Tru Oil finish. I will sell the banjo without the armrest for $30 less. The 11″ block rim is fitted to a brass Whyte Laydie/Electric … Continue reading Banjo #263, cherry 11″ with Whyte Laydie-type tone ring-sold

This banjo has a cherry rim, neck, and Romero-style armrest, a hop-hornbeam fretboard, a curly maple peghead overlay, rim cap and neck stripe, and raw brass hardware. The wood has a Tru Oil finish. I will sell the banjo without the armrest for $30 less. The 11″ block rim carries a 5/8″x3/16″ rectangular brass tone … Continue reading Banjo #262, cherry 11″ with rectangular brass tone ring-sold

This banjo has a cherry rim, neck, and Romero-style armrest, a jatoba fretboard, a cherry burl peghead overlay and raw brass hardware. The wood has a Tru Oil finish. I will sell the banjo without the armrest for $30 less. The 11″ block rim has a wood tone ring profile turned into the top. The … Continue reading Banjo #261, cherry 11″ with wood tone ring-sold

This banjo has a somewhat unusual history. It was the last banjo I built at St. Francis Farm in Orwell NY, prior to moving to Piercefield in August 2022. It was spoken for before completion and shipped to the buyer in Italy, but it disappeared somewhere in Italy before it reached him. I refunded his … Continue reading Banjo #260, cherry 10″C scale-sold

This banjo has a curly maple rim, neck and Romero-style armrest, with an ebony fretboard, curly walnut peghead overlay, and cherry neck stripe, heel cap and rim cap.  I will sell the banjo without the armrest for $35 less if it isn’t wanted.  This banjo has a Renaissance head on an 11″ block rim with … Continue reading Banjo #257, curly maple 11″-sold

–The original price was $1110 but since I have now had the banjo for a year I have lowered the price by 10%, which brings it to $999.– This banjo is made from maple with persimmon trim.  I will sell the banjo without the armrest for $35 less if it isn’t wanted.  The banjo has … Continue reading Banjo #256, maple 12″- sold

This banjo has a walnut rim, neck and Romero-style armrest, with a rosewood fretboard, curly walnut peghead overlay, and curly maple rim cap, heel cap and neck stripe.  I will sell the banjo without the armrest for $35 less if it isn’t wanted.  This banjo has a Renaissance head on a 12″ block rim with … Continue reading Banjo #255, walnut 12″-sold

This banjo is made from cherry with walnut heel cap, rim cap, and peghead overlay, and a persimmon fretboard.  I will sell the banjo without the Romero-style armrest for $30 less.  This banjo has a Renaissance head on a 12″ block rim, 5/8″ thick, with a 1/4″ round brass tone hoop.  The scale length is … Continue reading Banjo #254, cherry 12″ with round brass tone hoop-sold

This banjo has a walnut rim, neck, and Romero-style armrest with a zebrawood fretboard. I will sell the banjo without the armrest for $35 less if it isn’t wanted. This banjo has a Renaissance head on a 12″ block rim with a brass Whyte Laydie/Electric type tone ring and a walnut rim cap. The scale … Continue reading Banjo #250, walnut with Whyte Laydie-type tone ring-sold

This banjo is made from cherry with walnut neck stripe, heel cap, rim cap, and peghead overlay, and a persimmon fretboard.  I will sell the banjo without the Romero-style armrest for $30 less.  This banjo has a Renaissance head on a 12″ block rim, 5/8″ thick, with a wood tone ring profile turned into the … Continue reading Banjo #249, cherry 12″ with persimmon fretboard-sold

This banjo is made from walnut with a zebrawood fretboard.  I will sell the banjo without the Romero-style armrest for $35 less.  The rim is 11″ with a wood tone ring profile, the scale length is 25.5″ and the nut width is 1-3/8″. It has Grover 18-1 Sta-Tite tuners and a two way truss rod … Continue reading Banjo #247, 11″ walnut slot head with wood tone ring-sold

This banjo has an African mahogany rim, neck and Romero-style armrest, with a rosewood fretboard, neck stripe, rim cap, heel cap and peghead overlay.  I will sell the banjo without the armrest for $35 less if it isn’t wanted.  This banjo has a Renaissance head on a 12″ block rim with a wood tone ring … Continue reading Banjo #246, mahogany 12″ wood tone ring-sold

This banjo has a curly maple rim, neck and Romero-style armrest, with a streaky ebony fretboard and peghead overlay and walnut neck stripe and rim cap.  I will sell the banjo without the armrest for $35 less if it isn’t wanted.  This banjo has a Renaissance head on an 11″ block rim with a 3/16″x5/8″ … Continue reading Banjo #245, curly maple 11″ with brass tone ring-sold

This banjo has a cherry rim, neck and Romero-style armrest, with a jatoba fretboard and walnut trim.  I will sell the banjo without the armrest for $35 less if it isn’t wanted.  This banjo has a Renaissance head on a 12″ block rim with a rectangular brass tone ring, 3/16″ thick and 5/8″ high.  The … Continue reading Banjo #242, cherry 12″ with brass tone ring-sold

This banjo has a walnut rim and neck, with a zebrawood fretboard and Romero-style armrest. I will sell the banjo without the armrest for $45 less if it isn’t wanted. This banjo has a Renaissance head on a 12″ block rim with a brass Whyte Laydie/Electric type tone ring and a walnut rim cap. The … Continue reading Banjo #243, walnut 12″ with WL-type tone ring-sold

This is another experimental wood topped banjo, or banjo hybrid of some kind. I was asked to make something similar in 2020, and have been meaning (but often failing) to keep one in stock since then. The sound seems to me almost or about as loud as my regular banjos, but with more sustain. The … Continue reading 12″ cherry wood topped banjo #3-sold

This banjo has a curly maple rim, neck and Romero-style armrest, with an ebony fretboard and walnut trim.  I will sell the banjo without the armrest for $35 less if it isn’t wanted.  This banjo has a Renaissance head on a 12″ block rim with a 1/4″ round brass tone hoop.  The scale length is … Continue reading Banjo #241, curly maple 12″ with brass tone hoop-sold

This is my eighth cello banjo, made from cherry with a jatoba fretboard and cherry burl peghead overlay. The scale length is 29 inches and the rim diameter is 16 inches. The nut width is 1-3/8″ and there is a two way truss rod in the neck. The head is a Remo Renaissance which the … Continue reading Banjo #240, 16″ cherry cello-sold

This banjo has a cherry rim and neck with Romero-style armrest and a jatoba fretboard. I will sell the banjo without the armrest for $30 less.  This banjo has a Renaissance head on an 11″ block rim, 5/8″ thick, with a wood tone ring profile.  The scale length is 23″ and the nut is 1-3/8″ … Continue reading Banjo #239, cherry A scale-sold

This banjo has a walnut rim, neck and Romero-style armrest, with a rosewood fretboard.  I will sell the banjo without the armrest for $35 less if it isn’t wanted.  This banjo has a Renaissance head on a 12″ block rim with a wood tone ring profile and a walnut rim cap.  The scale length is … Continue reading Banjo #238, walnut 12″-sold

This banjo is slightly different then my usual stock banjos, with a longer scale length, more brackets, and a different peghead shape. The rim, neck and Romero-style armrest are African mahogany, and the fretboard, neck stripe, rim cap and peghead overlay are ebony.  I will sell the banjo without the armrest for $35 less if … Continue reading Banjo #235, 12″ mahogany with brass tone hoop-sold

This banjo has a walnut rim, neck and Romero-style armrest, with a zebrawood fretboard and a curly walnut peghead overlay. I will sell the banjo without the armrest for $35 less if it isn’t wanted. This banjo has a Renaissance head on a 12″ block rim with a brass Whyte Laydie/Electric type tone ring and … Continue reading Banjo #234, walnut 12″ with WL tone ring-sold

This banjo has a walnut rim, neck and Romero-style armrest, with a rosewood fretboard.  I will sell the banjo without the armrest for $35 less if it isn’t wanted.  This banjo has a Renaissance head on a 12″ block rim with a wood tone ring profile and a walnut rim cap.  The scale length is … Continue reading Banjo #226, walnut 12″-sold

This banjo has a curly maple rim, neck and Romero-style armrest, with an ebony fretboard and walnut trim.  I will sell the banjo without the armrest for $35 less if it isn’t wanted.  This banjo has a Renaissance head on a 12″ block rim with a wood tone ring profile and a walnut rim cap. … Continue reading Banjo #225, curly maple 12″-sold

This banjo has a walnut rim, neck and Romero-style armrest, with a katalox fretboard and a curly walnut peghead overlay. I will sell the banjo without the armrest for $35 less if it isn’t wanted. This banjo has a Renaissance head on an 11″ block rim with a brass Whyte Laydie/Electric type tone ring and … Continue reading Banjo #222, walnut 11″ with WL tone ring-sold

This banjo has a walnut rim and neck with Romero-style armrest and a ziricote fretboard. I will sell the banjo without the armrest for $35 less.  This banjo has a Renaissance head on an 11″ block rim, 5/8″ thick, with a wood tone ring profile.  The scale length is 23″ and the nut is 1-3/8″ … Continue reading Banjo #219, walnut 11″ A scale-sold

This banjo has a walnut rim, neck and Romero-style armrest, with an ebony fretboard and a curly walnut peghead overlay. I will sell the banjo without the armrest for $35 less if it isn’t wanted. This banjo has a Renaissance head on a 12″ block rim with a brass Whyte Laydie/Electric type tone ring and … Continue reading Banjo #218, walnut 12″ with WL tone ring-sold

This banjo has a walnut rim, neck and Romero-style armrest, with a zebrawood fretboard and a curly walnut peghead overlay.  I will sell the banjo without the armrest for $35 less if it isn’t wanted.  This banjo has a Renaissance head on a 12″ block rim with a wood tone ring profile and a walnut … Continue reading Banjo #217, walnut 12″-sold

This banjo is made from cherry with curly maple neck stripes and rim cap, a cherry burl peghead overlay, and a jatoba fretboard.  I will sell the banjo without the Romero-style armrest for $30 less if you don’t want it.  This banjo has a Renaissance head on an 11″ block rim, 5/8″ thick, with a … Continue reading Banjo #216, 11″ cherry-sold

This banjo is made from cherry with curly maple neck stripes and rim cap, a cherry burl peghead overlay, and a jatoba fretboard.  I will sell the banjo without the Romero-style armrest for $30 less if you don’t want it.  This banjo has a Renaissance head on an 11″ block rim, 5/8″ thick, with a … Continue reading Banjo #215, cherry 11″ with paddle peghead-sold

This banjo has a curly maple rim and neck with walnut trim and Romero-style armrest and a streaky ebony fretboard. I will sell the banjo without the armrest for $35 less.  This banjo has a Renaissance head on an 11″ block rim, 5/8″ thick, with a wood tone ring profile.  The scale length is 23″ … Continue reading Banjo #211, curly maple A scale-sold

This banjo has a walnut rim, neck and Romero-style armrest, with a curly walnut peghead overlay and zebrawood fretboard.  I will sell the banjo without the armrest for $35 less if it isn’t wanted.  This banjo has a Renaissance head on a 10″ block rim with a wood tone ring profile and a walnut rim … Continue reading Banjo #206, 10″ walnut C scale-sold

This banjo is different from what I usually offer as a stock instrument, and there is a longish and not-very-interesting story behind it. I made a custom banjo, but when I was working on the neck I forgot to look at my list which showed that the customer had requested the bridge location to be … Continue reading Banjo #205, 11″ walnut A flat scale-sold

This banjo is made from cherry with curly maple neck stripes and rim cap, a cherry burl peghead overlay, and a jatoba fretboard.  I will sell the banjo without the Romero-style armrest for $30 less if you don’t want it.  This banjo has a Renaissance head on an 11″ block rim, 5/8″ thick, with a … Continue reading Banjo #204, 11″ cherry-sold

This banjo has a white ash rim, neck and Romero-style armrest, with a hop-hornbeam fretboard and a curly ash peghead overlay.  This is the first banjo I have made from darker colored ash boards. I don’t know why some ash trees are white all the way through and some have dark areas in the center … Continue reading Banjo #203, 12″ ash-sold

This banjo is mainly walnut with a zebrawood fretboard.  This is the first time I’ve used zebrawood. I will sell the banjo without the Romero-style armrest for $35 less.  The rim is 11″ with a wood tone ring profile, the scale length is 25.5″ and the nut width is 1-3/8″. It has Grover 18-1 Sta-Tite … Continue reading Banjo #200, walnut 11″ slot head-sold

This banjo has a cherry rim, neck and Romero-style armrest, with a cherry burl peghead overlay and jatoba fretboard.  I will sell the banjo without the armrest for $30 less.  This banjo has a Renaissance head on an 11″ block rim, 5/8″ thick, with a wood tone ring profile.  The scale length is 23″ and … Continue reading Banjo #199, cherry A scale-sold

This banjo is made from cherry with a cherry burl peghead overlay and a jatoba fretboard.  I will sell the banjo without the Romero-style armrest for $30 less if you don’t want it.  This banjo has a Renaissance head on a 12″ block rim, 5/8″ thick, with a wood tone ring profile.  The scale length … Continue reading Banjo #198, cherry 12″ with round brass tone hoop-sold

This banjo has an African mahogany rim, rim cap, neck and Romero-style armrest, with a rosewood fretboard and peghead overlay.  I will sell the banjo without the armrest for $35 less if it isn’t wanted.  This banjo has a Renaissance head on a 12″ block rim with a 3/16″x5/8″ rectangular brass tone ring with the … Continue reading Banjo #197, mahogany 12″ with rectangular brass tone ring-sold

This banjo has a walnut rim, neck and Romero-style armrest, with a rosewood fretboard and a curly walnut peghead overlay. I will sell the banjo without the armrest for $35 less if it isn’t wanted. This banjo has a Renaissance head on a 12″ block rim with a brass Whyte Laydie/Electric type tone ring and … Continue reading Banjo #196, walnut 12 with WL/Electric tone ring-sold

This banjo has a walnut rim, neck and Romero-style armrest, with a persimmon fretboard and a curly walnut peghead overlay.  I will sell the banjo without the armrest for $35 less if it isn’t wanted.  This banjo has a Renaissance head on a 12″ block rim with a wood tone ring profile and a walnut … Continue reading Banjo #195, walnut 12″-sold

This is an experimental wood topped banjo, or banjo hybrid of some kind. I was asked to make something similar about a year ago, and have been meaning ever since to make one to have in stock. This one is a bit different from the first one. The bridge is somewhat further from the tailpiece, … Continue reading Wood topped banjo #2, cherry 12″-sold

This banjo is made from cherry with curly maple neck stripes and rim cap, a cherry burl peghead overlay, and a jatoba fretboard.  I will sell the banjo without the Romero-style armrest for $30 less if you don’t want it.  This banjo has a Renaissance head on an 11″ block rim, 5/8″ thick, with a … Continue reading Banjo #192, cherry 11″-sold

This banjo has an African mahogany rim, neck and Romero-style armrest, with a rosewood fretboard, neck stripe, rim cap, heel cap and peghead overlay.  I will sell the banjo without the armrest for $35 less if it isn’t wanted.  This banjo has a Renaissance head on a 12″ block rim with a wood tone ring … Continue reading Banjo #191, 12″ mahogany-sold

This is my seventh cello banjo, made from cherry with a jatoba fretboard and cherry burl peghead overlay. The scale length is 29 inches and the rim diameter is 16 inches. The nut width is 1-3/8″ and there is a two way truss rod in the neck. The head is a Remo Renaissance which the … Continue reading Banjo #185, 16″ cherry cello-sold

This banjo has a mahogany rim, neck and Romero-style armrest, with a rosewood fretboard, rim cap, heel cap and peghead overlay.  I will sell the banjo without the armrest for $35 less if it isn’t wanted.  This banjo has a Renaissance head on a 12″ block rim with a wood tone ring profile.  The scale … Continue reading Banjo #184, 12″ mahogany-sold

This banjo is made from cherry with curly maple neck stripes and rim cap, a cherry burl peghead overlay, and a jatoba fretboard.  I will sell the banjo without the Romero-style armrest for $30 less if you don’t want it.  This banjo has a Renaissance head on an 11″ block rim, 5/8″ thick, with a … Continue reading Banjo #183, cherry 11″-sold

This banjo has a curly maple rim, neck and Romero-style armrest, with a ziricote peghead overlay and fretboard,  and walnut neck stripe, heel cap and rim cap.  I will sell the banjo without the armrest for $35 less.  This banjo has a Renaissance head on an 11″ block rim, 5/8″ thick, with a wood tone … Continue reading Banjo #182-curly maple A scale-sold

 This banjo has a walnut rim, neck and Romero-style armrest, with a rosewood fretboard and a curly walnut peghead overlay.  I will sell the banjo without the armrest for $35 less if it isn’t wanted.  This banjo has a Renaissance head on a 12″ block rim with a brass Whyte Laydie/Electric type tone ring and … Continue reading Banjo #180, walnut 12″ with WL-type tone ring-sold

This banjo has a walnut rim, neck and Romero-style armrest, with a rosewood fretboard and a curly walnut peghead overlay.  I will sell the banjo without the armrest for $35 less if it isn’t wanted.  This banjo has a Renaissance head on a 12″ block rim with a wood tone ring profile and a walnut … Continue reading Banjo #179, walnut 12″-sold

This is the first resonator banjo that I’ve built to have in stock. I’ve been making all of the parts for a while and in the summer of 2020 I made a complete custom banjo, but I’ve been wanting to try making a classic resonator banjo for a while and I finally made time to … Continue reading Banjo #175, walnut resonator -sold

This banjo has a mahogany rim, neck and Romero-style armrest, with a rosewood fretboard, rim cap, heel cap and peghead overlay.  I will sell the banjo without the armrest for $35 less if it isn’t wanted.  This banjo has a Renaissance head on a 12″ block rim with a wood tone ring profile.  The scale … Continue reading Banjo #174, mahogany 12″-sold

This banjo has a walnut rim, neck and Romero-style armrest, with a rosewood fretboard and a curly walnut peghead overlay.  I will sell the banjo without the armrest for $35 less if it isn’t wanted.  This banjo has a Renaissance head on a 12″ block rim with a wood tone ring profile and a walnut … Continue reading Banjo #173, walnut 12″-sold

This banjo is a little different from my usual stock banjos since it has a paddle peghead and a Dobson heel.  It’s made from cherry with curly maple neck stripes and rim cap, a cherry burl peghead overlay, and a jatoba fretboard.  I will sell the banjo without the Romero-style armrest for $30 less if … Continue reading Banjo #166, 11″ cherry-sold

This banjo has an African mahogany rim, neck and armrest with a rosewood fretboard, neck stripe, overlay, heel cap and rim cap. I will sell the banjo without the Romero-style armrest for $35 less if it isn’t wanted. This banjo has a Renaissance head on a 12″ block rim with a wood tone ring profile. … Continue reading Banjo #163, mahogany 12″-sold

This banjo has a curly maple rim, neck and armrest with a persimmon fretboard and walnut trim. I will sell the banjo without the Romero-style armrest for $35 less if it isn’t wanted. This banjo has a Renaissance head on a 12″ block rim with a wood tone ring profile.  The scale length is 25-1/2″ … Continue reading Banjo #162, curly maple 12″-sold

This banjo is made from cherry with walnut neck stripe, heel cap, rim cap, and peghead overlay, and a jatoba fretboard.  I will sell the banjo without the Romero-style armrest for $30 less if you don’t want it.  This banjo has a Renaissance head on a 12″ block rim, 5/8″ thick, with a wood tone … Continue reading Banjo #161, cherry 12″-sold

This banjo is made from cherry with a curly maple neck stripe, heel cap and rim cap, a cherry burl peghead overlay, and a jatoba fretboard.  I will sell the banjo without the Romero-style armrest for $30 less if you don’t want it.  This banjo has a Renaissance head on an 11″ block rim, 5/8″ … Continue reading Banjo #157, 11″ cherry-sold

This banjo has a walnut rim, neck and Romero-style armrest, with a rosewood fretboard and a curly walnut peghead overlay.  I will sell the banjo without the armrest for $35 less if it isn’t wanted.  This banjo has a Renaissance head on a 12″ block rim with a wood tone ring profile and a walnut … Continue reading Banjo #155, walnut 12″-sold

This banjo is made from cherry with walnut neck stripe, heel cap, rim cap, and peghead overlay, and a jatoba fretboard.  I will sell the banjo without the Romero-style armrest for $30 less if you don’t want it.  This banjo has a Renaissance head on a 12″ block rim, 5/8″ thick, with a wood tone … Continue reading Banjo #154, cherry 12″-sold

This banjo has a curly maple rim, neck and armrest with a rosewood fretboard and walnut trim. I will sell the banjo without the Romero-style armrest for $35 less if it isn’t wanted. This banjo has a Renaissance head on a 12″ block rim with a wood tone ring profile.  The scale length is 25-1/2″ … Continue reading Banjo #153, curly maple 12″-sold

This banjo has a cherry rim, neck and Romero-style armrest, with a jatoba fretboard,  walnut rim cap and cherry burl peghead overlay.  I will sell the banjo without the armrest for $30 less.  This banjo has a Renaissance head on a 10″ block rim, 5/8″ thick, with a wood tone ring profile.  The scale length … Continue reading Banjo #152, 10″ cherry C scale-sold

This banjo has a cherry rim, neck and Romero-style armrest, with a jatoba fretboard,  and walnut neck stripe, heel cap, rim cap and peghead overlay.  I will sell the banjo without the armrest for $30 less.  This banjo has a Renaissance head on an 11″ block rim, 5/8″ thick, with a wood tone ring profile. … Continue reading Banjo #151, 11″ cherry A scale-sold

This banjo has a cherry rim, neck and Romero-style armrest, with a jatoba fretboard,  and walnut neck stripe, heel cap, rim cap and peghead overlay.  I will sell the banjo without the armrest for $30 less.  This banjo has a Renaissance head on a 12″ block rim, 5/8″ thick, with a wood tone ring profile. … Continue reading Banjo #147, cherry 12″-sold

This banjo has a curly maple rim, neck and armrest with a streaky ebony fretboard and walnut trim. I will sell the banjo without the Romero-style armrest for $35 less if it isn’t wanted. This banjo has a Renaissance head on a 12″ block rim with a wood tone ring profile.  The scale length is … Continue reading Banjo #146, 12″ curly maple-sold

This banjo has a walnut rim, neck and Romero-style armrest, with a curly walnut peghead overlay and granadillo fretboard.  I will sell the banjo without the armrest for $35 less if it isn’t wanted.  This banjo has a Renaissance head on a 10″ block rim with a wood tone ring profile and a walnut rim … Continue reading Banjo #144, 10″ walnut C scale-sold

After I made my last slot head banjo I received a couple of inquiries about a banjo with a slot head and a standard 5th string tuner, one of which led to a custom build in January, so that is how I made this one.  This banjo is cherry with a walnut peghead overlay, rim … Continue reading Banjo #140, 11″ cherry slot head-sold

This is my second mahogany A scale banjo.  The neck, rim, and Romero-style armrest are made from African mahogany (khaya family) with a rosewood peghead overlay and fretboard and a walnut rim cap.  If you don’t want the armrest let me know and I’ll take it off and lower the price by $35.  The tuners … Continue reading Banjo #138, 11″ mahogany A scale-sold

This is my sixth cello banjo, made from walnut with a slightly streaky ebony fretboard. The scale length is 29 inches and the rim diameter is 16 inches. The nut width is 1-3/8″ and there is a two way truss rod in the neck. The head is a Remo Renaissance which the fine folks at … Continue reading Banjo #137, walnut 16″ cello-sold

This banjo has a cherry rim, neck and Romero-style armrest, with a jatoba fretboard,  walnut neck stripe, heel cap, rim cap and peghead overlay.  I will sell the banjo without the armrest for $30 less.  This banjo has a Renaissance head on a 12″ block rim, 5/8″ thick, with a wood tone ring profile.  The … Continue reading Banjo #136, cherry 12″ with wood tone ring-sold

This banjo is mainly cherry with a cherry burl peghead overlay and heel cap and a jatoba fretboard.  I will sell it without the Romero-style armrest for $895, just let me know.  The rim is 11″ with a wood tone ring profile, the scale length is 25.5″ and the nut width is 1-3/8″. It has … Continue reading Banjo #133, 11″ cherry slot head-sold

This banjo has a walnut rim, neck and Romero-style armrest, with a somewhat streaky ebony fretboard and a curly walnut peghead overlay.  I will sell the banjo without the armrest for $35 less if it isn’t wanted.  This banjo has a Renaissance head on a 12″ block rim with a wood tone ring profile and … Continue reading Banjo #131, walnut 12″ with wood tone ring-sold

This banjo has a curly ash rim and neck, a cherry internal resonator and Romero-style armrest, cherry burl peghead overlay and heel cap, and jatoba fretboard.  I will sell the banjo without the armrest for $30 less.  This banjo has a Renaissance head on a 12″ block rim with wood tone ring profile and an … Continue reading Banjo #128-curly ash 12″ with internal resonator-sold

This banjo has a cherry rim, neck and Romero-style armrest, with a jatoba fretboard and heel cap, walnut neck stripe and cherry burl peghead overlay.  I will sell the banjo without the armrest for $30 less.  This banjo has a Renaissance head on a 12″ block rim with a wood tone ring profile and a … Continue reading Banjo #127-cherry 12″ with wood tone ring-sold

This banjo has a walnut rim, neck and Romero-style armrest, with a slightly streaky ebony fretboard.  I will sell the banjo without the armrest for $35 less if it isn’t wanted.  This banjo has a Renaissance head on a 12″ block rim with a wood tone ring profile and a walnut rim cap.  The scale … Continue reading Banjo #126, walnut 12″ with wood tone ring-sold

This banjo has a walnut rim, neck and Romero-style armrest.  I will sell the banjo without the armrest for $35 less.  This banjo has a Renaissance head on a 12″ block rim with a brass Whyte Laydie/Electric type tone ring and a walnut rim cap.  The fretboard is ebony, the scale length is 25-1/2″ and … Continue reading Banjo #125, walnut 12″ with WL-type tone ring-sold

This banjo has a cherry rim, neck and Romero-style armrest, with a jatoba fretboard and heel cap, walnut neck stripe and cherry burl peghead overlay.  I will sell the banjo without the armrest for $35 less if it isn’t wanted.  This banjo has a Renaissance head on a 12″ block rim with a wood tone … Continue reading Banjo #123, cherry 12″-sold

This banjo has a walnut rim, neck and Romero-style armrest, with a streaky ebony fretboard and heel cap, ebony neck stripe and curly walnut peghead overlay.  I will sell the banjo without the armrest for $35 less if it isn’t wanted.  This banjo has a Renaissance head on a 12″ block rim with a wood … Continue reading Banjo #122, walnut 12″-sold

This banjo has a curly maple rim and neck with a persimmon fretboard and walnut trim. I will sell the banjo without the Romero-style armrest for $35 less if it isn’t wanted. This banjo has a Renaissance head on a 12″ block rim with a 3/16″ round brass tone hoop.  The scale length is 25-1/2″ … Continue reading Banjo #120, curly maple 12″-sold

This banjo has a curly maple rim and neck with a persimmon fretboard. The Romero-style armrest, peghead overlay,  heel cap, rim cap and neck stripe are made from walnut. I will sell the banjo without the armrest for $35 less if it isn’t wanted. This banjo has a Renaissance head on a 12″ block rim … Continue reading Banjo #118-12″ curly maple with brass tone ring-sold

This is my fifth cello banjo, made from walnut with a multicolored ebony fretboard and peghead overlay. The scale length is 29 inches and the rim diameter is 16 inches. The nut width is 1-3/8″ and there is a two way truss rod in the neck. The head is a Remo Renaissance which the fine … Continue reading Banjo #116, walnut 16″ cello-sold

This banjo has a walnut rim, neck and Romero-style armrest, with Rocklite Sundari for the fretboard, peghead overlay and heel cap.  I will sell the banjo without the armrest for $35 less if it isn’t wanted.  This banjo has a Renaissance head on a 12″ block rim with a wood tone ring profile and a … Continue reading Banjo #115, walnut 12″-sold

This banjo has a walnut rim, neck and armrest, with a curly walnut peghead overlay and an ebony fretboard.  I will sell the banjo without the armrest for $35 less if it isn’t wanted.  This banjo has a Renaissance head on a 10″ block rim with a wood tone ring profile and a walnut rim … Continue reading Banjo #111, walnut 10″ C scale-sold

This banjo has a walnut rim, neck and armrest, with a curly walnut peghead overlay and an ebony fretboard.  I will sell the banjo without the armrest for $35 less if it isn’t wanted.  This banjo has a Renaissance head on a 10″ block rim with a wood tone ring profile and a walnut rim … Continue reading Banjo #107, 10″ walnut C scale-sold

This banjo has a walnut pot, neck and Romero-style armrest, with a curly walnut peghead overlay and an ebony fretboard.  I will sell the banjo without the armrest for $35 less if not wanted.  This banjo has a Renaissance head on a 12″ block rim with an internal resonator and a brass Whyte Laydie-type tone … Continue reading Banjo #106, walnut internal resonator with WL tone ring-sold

  This is my fourth cello banjo, made from walnut with ebony fretboard and heel cap and a curly walnut peghead overlay.  The scale length is 29 inches and the rim diameter is 16 inches. The nut width is 1-3/8″ and there is a two way truss rod in the neck.  The head is a … Continue reading Banjo #105, 16″ walnut cello banjo-sold

This is my first banjo with a granadillo fretboard, and my first slothead in a while.  It has Grover Sta-Tite tuners, and the hardware is a mix of nickel plated and brass, just like the tuners.  I made the Van Eps style tension hoop and the dowel stick brace, the Renaissance head and the tailpiece … Continue reading Banjo #104, walnut 10″ C scale slothead-sold

This is my first banjo with a thin rim, it is just over 1/4″ thick and is made from a slice of a maple Keller drum shell with a 1/16″ cherry veneer added on the inside and outside.  It has a 1/4″ round brass tone hoop on top of the rim.  The neck is cherry, … Continue reading Banjo #103, cherry 12″ thin rim-sold

This banjo is based on banjo #46 which I built almost two years ago and even more similar to banjo #100 but with shoes instead of a round flange.  The basic idea is that the banjo can be set up as a 5+1 or “lojo” which is tuned like a standard 5 string but with … Continue reading Banjo #102, walnut 5+1 or 6 string convertible-sold

This banjo has a curly maple rim and neck with a Rocklite Ebano fretboard. The Romero-style armrest, the peghead overlay,  heel cap, rim cap and neck stripe are made from walnut. I will sell the banjo without the armrest for $35 less if the armrest isn’t wanted. This banjo has a Renaissance head on a … Continue reading Banjo #101, curly maple 12″-sold

This banjo is very similar to banjo #46 which I built almost two years ago but with some different materials.  The basic idea is that the banjo can be set up as a 5+1 or “lojo” which is tuned like a standard 5 string but with an extra low G added below the low D … Continue reading Banjo #100, 5+1 or 6 string convertible-sold

This banjo has a curly maple rim and neck with a curly walnut peghead overlay and a Rocklite Ebano fretboard. The Romero-style armrest, the heel cap and rim cap and the stripe are made from walnut. I will sell the banjo without the armrest for $35 less if the armrest isn’t wanted. This banjo has … Continue reading Banjo #99, curly maple 12″-sold

This is my first walnut A scale banjo.  The neck, rim, rim cap and Romero-style armrest are made from walnut with an ebony fretboard and a curly walnut peghead overlay.   If you don’t want the armrest let me know and I’ll take it off and lower the price by $35.  This banjo has Gotoh … Continue reading Banjo #97, 11″ walnut A scale with brass hardware-sold

This banjo has a walnut rim, neck and Romero-style armrest.  I will sell the banjo without the armrest for $35 less.  The fretboard, peghead overlay and heel cap are all made from Rocklite Sundari, which is an engineered material made to look and function like rosewood.  There’s a lot of information about it online, and … Continue reading Banjo #96, walnut 12″ with brass tone ring-sold

This banjo has a walnut rim, neck and Romero-style armrest, with a curly walnut peghead overlay and a slightly streaky ebony fretboard.  I will sell the banjo without the armrest for $35 less if the armrest isn’t wanted.  This banjo has a Renaissance head on a 12″ block rim with a wood tone ring profile … Continue reading Banjo #95, walnut 12″ with brass hardware-sold

The neck, rim, rim cap and Romero-style armrest are made from cherry, the peghead overlay and heel cap are cherry burl, and the fretboard is jatoba.   I will sell the banjo without the armrest for $30 less.  The scale length is 23″ and the nut width is 1-3/8″.   There is a two way … Continue reading Banjo #94, 11″ cherry A scale-sold

This is my third cello banjo, made from walnut with ebony fretboard and heel cap and a curly walnut peghead overlay.  The scale length is 29 inches and the rim diameter is 16 inches. The nut width is 1-3/8″ and there is a two way truss rod in the neck.  The head is a Remo … Continue reading Banjo #92, walnut 16″ cello banjo-sold

This C scale banjo is made from a few different colors of African mahogany (khaya family) that I had on hand, with an ebony peghead overlay, heel cap and fretboard.  I will sell it without the armrest for $35 less.  The frets are EVO and the nuts are Corian.  The scale length is 19-3/4″ and … Continue reading Banjo #91, mahogany C scale with brass hardware-sold

This is my first mahogany A scale banjo.  The neck, rim, rim cap and armrest are made from African mahogany (khaya family) with an ebony peghead overlay, heel cap and fretboard and an ebony stripe running through the dowel stick and neck.  If you don’t want the armrest let me know and I’ll take it … Continue reading Banjo #90, mahogany 11″ A scale-sold

This banjo has a walnut rim, neck and armrest, with a curly walnut peghead overlay and a streaky ebony fretboard.  I will sell the banjo without the armrest for $35 less if the armrest isn’t wanted.  This banjo has a Renaissance head on a 10″ block rim with a wood tone ring profile and a … Continue reading Banjo #89, walnut 10″ C scale, brass hardware-sold

This banjo has a walnut rim, neck and armrest, with a curly walnut peghead overlay and an ebony fretboard.  I will sell the banjo without the armrest for $35 less if the armrest isn’t wanted.  This banjo has a Renaissance head on a 12″ block rim with a wood tone ring profile and a walnut … Continue reading Banjo #88, walnut 12″ with brass hardware-sold

This banjo has a walnut rim, neck and armrest, with a curly walnut peghead overlay and an ebony fretboard.  I will sell the banjo without the armrest for $35 less if the armrest isn’t wanted.  This banjo has a Renaissance head on a 12″ block rim with a wood tone ring profile and a walnut … Continue reading BANJO #79, WALNUT 12″ WITH BRASS HARDWARE-sold

This is my 5th C scale banjo, it’s made from African mahogany (khaya family) with an ebony peghead overlay, heel cap and fretboard.  The frets are EVO and the nuts are Corian.  The scale length is 19-3/4″ and the nut width is 1-3/8″.   There is a two way truss rod accessed at the heel … Continue reading Banjo #78, 10″ mahogany C scale-sold

This banjo has a walnut rim, neck and armrest, with a curly walnut peghead overlay and a streaky ebony fretboard.  I will sell the banjo without the armrest for $35 less if the armrest isn’t wanted.  This banjo has a Renaissance head on a 12″ block rim with a wood tone ring profile and a … Continue reading Banjo #75, walnut 12″ with brass hardware-sold

This banjo has a walnut rim, rim cap, neck and armrest, with a multicolored ebony fretboard and peghead overlay.  I will sell the banjo without the armrest for $35 less if the armrest isn’t wanted.  This banjo has a Renaissance head on a 12″ block rim with a brass Whyte Laydie/Electric style tone ring.   … Continue reading Banjo #74, walnut 12″ with WL tone ring-sold

This banjo has a walnut rim, neck and armrest, with a curly walnut peghead overlay and a multicolored ebony fretboard.  I will sell the banjo without the armrest for $35 less if the armrest isn’t wanted.  This banjo has a Renaissance head on a 12″ block rim with a wood tone ring profile and a … Continue reading Banjo #73, walnut 12″ with brass hardware-sold

This banjo has a walnut rim and neck, with a curly walnut peghead overlay and a streaky ebony fretboard. I will add a walnut armrest for $35, if you’d like one just let me know. This banjo has a Renaissance head on a 12″ rim with a wood tone ring profile. The scale length is … Continue reading Banjo #71, walnut 12″ with brass hardware-sold

This is my third C scale banjo and the first with brass hardware.  It’s made from cherry with a curly walnut peghead overlay and heel cap and a persimmon fretboard with EVO fret wire.  The scale length is 19-3/4″ and the nut width is 1-3/8″.   There is a two way truss rod accessed at … Continue reading Banjo #68, 10″ cherry C scale-sold

This banjo has a walnut rim, neck and armrest, with a curly walnut peghead overlay and a streaky ebony fretboard.  I will sell the banjo without the armrest for $35 less if the armrest isn’t wanted.  This banjo has a Renaissance head on a 12″ rim with a wood tone ring profile.  The scale length … Continue reading Banjo #67, walnut with brass hardware-sold

This is a banjo that I made last January for an exhibit at Traditional Arts of Upstate NY in Canton. North Country Public Radio did a story about the exhibit with some sound from this banjo being played by the curator of the exhibit, if you follow the link at the bottom the banjo starts … Continue reading Banjo #62, ash 12″-sold

This is my first banjo that doesn’t have either a round brass tone hoop or a wood tone ring profile turned into the top of the rim.  I’ve been fitting tone rings to custom rims for other people for years, but I didn’t try making my own banjo with one till now.  This is also … Continue reading Banjo #59, walnut 12″ with Whyte Laydie-type tone ring-sold

This banjo has a walnut rim, neck and armrest, with a curly walnut peghead overlay and rim cap and a rosewood fretboard and heel cap.  I will sell the banjo without the armrest for $35 less if the armrest isn’t wanted.  This banjo has a Renaissance head on a 12″ rim with a wood tone … Continue reading Banjo #58, walnut 12″ with brass hardware-sold

This banjo is similar to the other cherry 12s I have made, except that it has a maple stripe in the neck and dowel stick, and comes with an armrest.  I will sell the banjo without the armrest for $30 less if the armrest isn’t wanted.  This banjo has a Renaissance head on a 12″ … Continue reading Banjo #57, 12″ cherry with brass hardware-sold

This is the first complete internal resonator banjo I have put together.  I made a number of internal resonator pots last year to a somewhat different design, but I didn’t furnish the necks for them.  This banjo has a 12″ rim and 27″ scale length.  The inner and outer rims and neck are ash, the … Continue reading Banjo #55, ash 12″ internal resonator-sold

This is my first banjo with a persimmon fretboard.  It has a 12″ walnut rim, 5/8″ thick with a wood tone ring profile on the top of the rim and a walnut rim cap.  It is fitted with a Renaissance low crown head.  I made the brass tension hoop which is Van Eps style with … Continue reading Banjo #53, walnut 12″, brass hardware-sold

This is my second cello banjo.  The first one had the same size pot but I made it with two necks, one made for a 29″ scale and the other with a 25″ scale.  The first cello banjo was sold with the long neck, and I made a new and somewhat improved pot to fit the … Continue reading Banjo #51- 16″ cherry cello banjo -sold

This banjo has a 12″ walnut rim, 5/8″ thick with a wood tone ring profile on the top of the rim and a Renaissance medium crown head.  I made the brass tension hoop which is Van Eps style with holes instead of notches.  The neck has a 1-3/8″ wide Corian nut, Corian 5th string nut, rosewood fretboard … Continue reading Banjo #49, walnut 12″, brass hardware-sold

This is an experimental banjo that I put together to try out some ideas that were new to me, and some that may be entirely new as far as I know.  It is a 6 string banjo that can be set up like a guitar, tuned EADGBE or as a 5+1 banjo or ‘lojo’ as … Continue reading Banjo #46, 12″ cherry 6 string-sold

This banjo was begun in December 2016 and completed in January.  It has a 12″ rim, 25-1/2″ scale length and 1-3/8″ nut width.  The rim and neck are cherry, the fretboard is jatoba and the peghead overlay is cherry burl.  The bridge is maple and the nut is Corian.  The 5th string nut is bone. … Continue reading Banjo #43, cherry 12″ with brass hardware-sold

This banjo has a 12″ walnut rim, 5/8″ thick with a wood tone ring profile on the top of the rim and a Renaissance medium crown head.  I made the brass tension hoop which is Van Eps style with holes instead of notches, and this is my first one to use a silver-soldered joint instead … Continue reading Banjo #42, walnut 12″, brass hardware-sold

This banjo is the first I have made with nickel-plated hardware for a while.  The wood is curly maple with a hickory neck stripe, fretboard, peghead overlay and heel cap.  The hardware is nickel plated and came from Elderly Instruments and Stew-Mac except for the shoe bolts which are stainless steel.  The scale length is … Continue reading Banjo #40, curly maple 11″, nickel, sold

  This banjo was made in November 2016.  I had some trouble with the flash in these pictures, but we don’t get enough natural light at this time of year most days to avoid using it.  There is not as much variation in the color of the mahogany as the pictures show, though the neck … Continue reading Banjo #39, mahogany 12″, brass hardware-sold

This is the first banjo that I have built with a veneer layer over the outside of the block rim, though I have made a number of veneered rims for other people.  This banjo has a 12″ walnut rim, 5/8″ thick with a 3/16″ round brass tone hoop on top and a Renaissance head.  Total … Continue reading Banjo #38, walnut 12″, brass hardware-sold

This banjo is made mainly from cherry with a jatoba fretboard, cherry burl peghead overlay and maple bridge. It has Gotoh raw brass tuners, a brass tension hoop that I made myself and the rest of the brass hardware came from Balsam Banjo Works except for the tailpiece.  The fretwire is EVO Gold.  The position … Continue reading Banjo #37, cherry 11″, brass hardware-sold

This is my 36th banjo, completed in October 2016.  It is made from African mahogany with a rosewood fretboard and peghead overlay.   The pot is 12″ in diameter and about 3-1/8″ deep, with a wood tone ring profile turned into the top of the rim, a Renaissance head and raw brass hardware.  I made the Van … Continue reading Banjo #36, Mahogany 12″-sold

This is my 35th banjo, completed in October 2016.  It’s a 12″ pot with a wood tone ring profile turned into the top of the rim, a Renaissance head and raw brass hardware.  I made the Van Eps style tension hoop myself, and the rest of the hardware was bought.  The scale length is 25.5 … Continue reading Banjo #35, cherry 12″-sold

This banjo is African mahogany (Khaya sp.) with an ebony fretboard.  The scale length is 19-3/4″ and it is tuned to an open C chord (cGCEG).  The overall length is just under 30″ and it weighs 3 pounds 2.5 ounces, so it could be used as a travel banjo.  The nut is made from Corian … Continue reading Banjo #31, mahogany 10″ C scale-sold

This banjo has a 12″ walnut rim, 5/8″ thick with a 1/4″ round brass tone hoop on top and a Renaissance head.  Total pot height is 3-1/8″ or so.  I made the brass tension hoop which is Van Eps style with holes instead of notches.  The neck has a 1-3/8″ wide Corian nut, ebony fretboard … Continue reading Banjo #30, walnut 12″ with brass hardware, -sold

To see a video demo of this banjo please follow the link below: Here is a video posted by the new owner of this banjo: This is my 29th banjo. The rim and neck were made in January 2016 but I didn’t buy the hardware and put it together until May. The wood is cherry with a … Continue reading Banjo #29, cherry, brass hardware-sold

This banjo has a 12″ walnut rim, 1/2″ thick with a 1/4″ round brass tone hoop on top and a Renaissance head.  Total pot height is 3-1/8″ or so.  The tension hoop is a Van Eps style with holes instead of notches.  The neck has a 1-3/8″ wide Corian nut, ebony fretboard with scoop, EVO … Continue reading Banjo #28, walnut 12″, brass hardware-sold

This is a 24″ scale banjo which can be tuned to G or A.  It was a custom build and my first time making a flush fret banjo, though I have done flush frets on resonator guitars before. The fretboard is ebony and the fret markers are hop-hornbeam.  There are pearl front and side dots. … Continue reading Banjo #27, custom 11″ walnut flush fret-sold

I started building this in December 2015 and finished in February 2016. The pot is 16″ in diameter and made from cherry wood. It has a drum head mounted on a wood tone ring. The tension hoop is made from 6061 aluminum. There are 36 brackets and the hooks, nuts and shoes are nickel plated. The … Continue reading Banjo #26, 16″ cherry cello banjo-sold

To see a video demo of this banjo please follow the link below: https://youtu.be/sEy8u4k0CiQ This is the 25th banjo I have built. It was started in December 2015 and finished in January 2016. The wood is cherry with a jatoba fretboard and maple bridge. It has Gotoh raw brass tuners, a brass tension hoop that … Continue reading Banjo #25, 12″, cherry and brass-sold

To see a video demonstration of this banjo please follow the link below. https://youtu.be/2DaioD9csh0 This is the 23rd banjo I have built. It has a 5/8″ thick rim and the nut width is 1-5/16″ with 1-3/32″ spacing from the 1st to the 4th string. There is a two way truss rod accessed from the heel. … Continue reading Banjo #23, 11″ walnut and nickel-sold

To see a short video demonstration of this banjo please follow the link below: This is the 22nd banjo I have built. All of the wood is ash except for the fretboard and nut which are jatoba (also known as Brazilian Cherry, it is a very hard wood), the dots which are maple and the … Continue reading Banjo #22, 11″ ash and nickel-sold

I built this banjo to order in summer 2015.  It was mostly walnut with some exotic woods that the customer provided.  This was my first banjo with a bound fretboard as well as my first lefty.

This was a custom order for a banjo with a 19-3/4″ scale length and 11″ pot.  It was tuned to open C, the same as a full size banjo capoed at the 5th fret.  It was also my first time making a minstrel-style peghead and an armrest.  I am always happy to build custom instruments.

This was my first time making a tenor banjo, in 2014.   It has an 11″ pot and 17 frets.

This was the first custom banjo I built, and the first from walnut.  It was built early in 2011.