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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
Barry Sholder Std… -
Banjo #502 4 string Tenor Irish Banjo
$650.00Dark Brown Curly Maple fretted neck
22.5″ scale
Oak fretboard 19 frets
Abalone marker dots
Grover #88B friction tuners
Corian nut 1 1/4″wide
D’Addario Irish tenor string set #EJ63i
Canteen gourd 9″ dia x 4″ deep
Goatskin head
Fiberglass… -
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 #534 Gourd Tenor 4 string Irish tuning EADG
$650.00Curly maple neck with tung oil finish
Ash fretboard 19 frets 22 1/2 ” scale
reconstituted stone offset white marker dots
Open machine tuners with wood kets and engraved brass
Goldtone #ITBS string set… -
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… -
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Banjo #540 “Earthtone” fretted 5 string Gourdie
$725.00Cherry 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 476 Radical
$698.00Curly Maple neck lacquer finish
Cherry fretless fingerboard std. 26 3/16″ open G scale
Large Kettle gourd 11.5″ dia x 7″ deep
fiberglassed reinforced gourd
Cocobolo veneer peghead
Ebony friction violin tuners
Corian nut 1 1/4″… -
Banjolele 105B Baritone “Fiddlehead”
$550.00Premium Curly Maple neck
Ash fret board with offset turquoise marker dots
18 frets…. Corian nut
Ebony friction violin tuners…very smooth
Canteen gourd 9 1/4″ dia x 4 1/2″ deep
1 3/4″ soundport
Goatskin head
Aquila Baritone… -
Fretted 5 String Gourd Banjo #467 “Mini 5 Woodspirit” Travel banjo 17″scale
$475.00Cherry Neck with oil finish
Handcarved woodspirit peghead
Oak Fretted Fingerboard Oil Finish
17″ scale 15 frets
Mother of Pearl position dots..12 th dot turquoises
Special Barry Sholder Mini 5 string set
Corian Nut 1 3/8″… -
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… -
New Banjolele #106S “The Gem” soprano 13″ scale 23″ overall length
$475.00Cherry neck
Padauk fretboard
14 frets with offset ash marker dots
13″ scale
8 1/4″ canteen gourd with 1 1/2″ soundport
C. B. Gitty friction tuners ….very smooth
La Bella #11 nylon soprano string set
Corian nut…
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