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Banjo #461 5 string fretless Gourdie “Woodspirit”
$700.00Cherry neck with handcarved woodspirit
Hand painted
Oak fretless fingerboard tuned to open G
Corian nut
Ebony friction violin tuners… very smooth
Large Kettle gourd 9 1/2″ dia x 1/2″ deep
Natural goatskin head
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Banjo #503 Left -Handed fretless Gourdie 5 string
$625.00Mahogany neck with oil finish
Ash fretless fingerboard 26 3/16″ scale
Kettle gourd 10″ dia x 5 1/2″ depth
1 3/4″ soundport
Natural goadskin head
Ebony friction violin tuners…very smooth operation
Corian nut 1 3/8″ wide
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Banjo #513 Greenman 5 string fretless
$695.00Cherry neck With urethane finish
1/4 sawn Oak fretless fingerboard
26 3/16″scale ..same as a mastertone tune to open G
Hand carved and colored peghjead
Flat canteen gourd 10 ” dia x 4″ deep
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Banjo #529 Gourd 5 string fretless “Mosaic”
$849.00Curly Maple neck tung oil finish
Cherry fretless fingerboard 26 3/16″ scale..same as the Gibson Mastertone
Handmade paper mosaic gourd treatment polyurethane sealed
*** there is a texture to the gourd surface.
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Banjo #531 Gourd fretless “Radical Hot Rod”
$685.00Cherry neck wood with polyurethane
Oak fretless fingerboard ebonized
Kettle gourd 8″ dia x 4″ deep 1 1/2″ sound port
Natural goatskin head
Ebony friction violin tuners …very smooth
Corian nut 1 1/4″w
Barry Sholder gourd… -
Banjo #532 5 string fretless Gourd banjo”Moonman” Raku
$725.00Mahogany neck with Tung oil hand-rubbed finish
1/4 sawn Oak fingerboard
Raku moonman medallion 1 3/4″ diameter
Gourd is 10 1/2″ dia. x 4 1/2″ deep
1 3/4″ soundport
Corian nut 1 7/16″ w
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Banjo #536 Fencepost fretless 5 string gourd banjo
$650.00Cherry neck w/tung oil finish
Ash fretless fingerboard w tung oil
The neck is raw wood except for the playing area
Gourd has fiberglass and epoxy bracing on the interior
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Banjo #537 5 string Naked Maple fretless gourdie
$825.00All Premium Curly Maple wood throughout with hand-rubbed Tung oil finish
Big 10 1/2″ dia x 5″ deep gourd 1 3/4″ sound port
The gourd interior is epoxy and fiberglassed and cross… -
Banjo #538 fretless Bottle gourdie
$700.00Black Walnut neck with hand rubbed Tung oil finish
Fretless Ash fingerboard
Gourd measures 11″ x 6 1/2″ wide x 5″ deep
Classic minstrel peghead
Ebony friction violin tuners…very smooth
Barry Sholder std gourd string… -
Banjo #540 “Earthtone” fretted 5 string Gourdie
Original price was: $725.00.$699.00Current price is: $699.00.Cherry neck with Tung Oil
Rustic dye treatment
1/4 sawn oak fretted fingerboard 26 3/16″ scale Open G
Natural Goatskin head
Gourd 10″ dia x 4 1/2″ deep 1 3/4″ soundport
Offset malachite marker dots
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Banjo #540 “Earthtone” fretted 5 string Gourdie
Original price was: $725.00.$699.00Current price is: $699.00.Cherry neck with Tung Oil
Rustic dye treatment
1/4 sawn oak fretted fingerboard 26 3/16″ scale Open G
Natural Goatskin head
Gourd 10″ dia x 4 1/2″ deep 1 3/4″ soundport
Offset malachite marker dots
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Banjo #541 Naked Maple fretted 5 string Goudie
$900.00All premium Maple construction finished in tung oil
20 frets
Corian nut
Gourd measures 9″ x 6″ deep 1 3/4″ sound port
Natural goatskin
Ebony friction violin tuners…very smooth operation
Barrty Sholder std. Gourd string set… -
Banjo #542- Tall Gourd, 5 string fretted gourd banjo
$675.00Cherry Neck with Ting oil finish
Black walnut fretboard with 13 frets
Turquoise marker dots
Burned and painted soundport Rossette
Curly Eucalyptus veneer peghead overlay
Corian nut
Natural goatskin head
Ebony friction tuners…very smooth operation
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Banjo #543 The Blackout 5 string fretless Gourdie
$650.00Cherry neck finished with Tung oil
Sweeny Minstrel peghead
1/4 sawn Oak fretless fingerboard
Natural goatskin head
Gourd measures 9 1/2″ x 5 3/4″ with 1 3/4″ soundport
Corian nut
Barry Sholder stand gourd string set… -
Banjo#544 Fretless 5 string gourdie “The Cottonwood Bark”woodspirit
$700.00Handcarved Cottonwood bark woodspirit peghead
Cherry neck
Fretless Ash fingerboard tung oil finish
Big 10″ x 6″ gourd with epoxy/fiberglass and internal bracing
1 3/4″ soundport
Corian nut
Ebony friction violin tuners …very smooth
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Gourd Banjo #507 fretless “Hot Rod”
$675.00Curly Maple neck lots of figuring with oil finish
Fretless fingerboard is quarter-sawn Oak similar to what you see on Antique furniture
Kettle gourd 8″ dia. x 5 1/2″ deep
Carbonfiber/epoxy gourd interior
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Just finished. Left-Handed .#525 5 string Fretlless Naked Maple Gourdie
$700.00Premium curly maple construction throughout
Tung oil finish
Fretless fingerboard
Kettle gourd 9 1/4″ x 4″
1 3/4″ soundport
Ebony friction violin tuners…very smooth operation
Corian nut 1 3/8″ wide
26 3/16″ standard banjo scale
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Left-Handed #525 5 string Fretlless Naked Maple Gourdie
$700.00Premium curly maple construction throughout
Tung oil finish
Fretless fingerboard
Kettle gourd 9 1/4″ x 4″
1 3/4″ soundport
Ebony friction violin tuners…very smooth operation
Corian nut 1 3/8″ wide
26 3/16″ standard banjo scale
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New Banjo #521 “Raven” 5 string gourd Fretless banjo
$750.00Cherry Neck with tung oil finish
Quartersawn Oak fretless fingerboard
Violin style handcarved Ravens head with ebony friction pegs
Ebony nut 1 5/16″ wide
Barry Sholder Std. gourd string set w/wound 4th
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New Banjo #524 Five string fretless Wormy Ash Irma
$680.00Wormy Ash neck lots of worm holes with tung oil finish
Black Walnut fretless fingerboard
Irma peghead
26 3/16″ scale
12″ Canteen Gourd with fiberglass and epoxy interior support
2″ sound port
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New Banjo #527 Hammered Copperhead 5 string fretless
$750.00Mahogany neck w oil finish
Ash fretless fingerboard
peghead is hammered copper with chemical patina
Big Kettle 9 3/4″ x 6″ deep
1 3/4″ soundport
Natural goatskin head
Barry Sholder standard gourd string set…wound 4th
Ebony friction…
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