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Akonting #005 “The first Banjo”
$275.00This banjo features the following:
Canarywood neck 45″ in length
Kettle style gourd 9 3/4″ dia x 6″ deep
Tailpiece is Mahogany
Goatskin head
3 friction Ebony violin tuners
All 3 strings are 60lb. mono-filament fishing line(per documents)
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Banjo #253 Radical Turquoise
$430.00Premium Curly Maple neck
Oiled Rosewood fretless Fingerboard
Rosewood friction violin tuners
Turquoise and Rosewood peghead overlay
Custom set D’Addario nylon and Classical Guitar strings
Canteen Gourd 9 1/2″ dia x4″ deep
Corian nut
High Gloss Varnish finish
Turquoise bead rosette around soundport
1 1/2 ” Soundport
Scotchguard on the head
Romero style tailpiece
Goat skin head
Signed and numberedavailable for international sale contact me for details
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Banjo #299 Fencepost 5 string
$375.00“Rustic design” as if it had just been built from materials laying around.
The gourd has had the dirt knock off but ,it is basically in the condition at the time of harvest.
Banjo is in an unsanded state other than the neck
Canteen style gourd with Goatskin head.
Friction violin tuners
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Banjo #303 MOAG - 5 string Fretless Gourdie
Banjo #303 MOAG – 5 string Fretless Gourdie
$500.00Features a figured Curly Maple neck with a hand-rubbed Tru- Oil finish.
Rosewood fingerboard.. with oil finish.
Peghead is Big leaf Maple Burl
Gourd is a canteen style measuring 11 1/2″ dia x 4″ deep with 1 1/2″ sound port.
The gourd is over 1/2″ thick
Goatskin head
Ebony friction violin tuners. -
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Banjo #305 Longneck - 5 string Fretless
Banjo #305 Longneck – 5 string Fretless
$425.0032″ scale fretless, 3 frets have been added so you can capo just behind the third fret for a std banjo size feel.
Cherry neck and fretboard
Curly maple peghead overlay with Danish oil finish
Ebony friction violin tuners
Katalox fingerboard.
Labella #17 strings.
Goatskin head
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Banjo #308 Plantation w ropes
$425.00Cherry neck with oil finish
Oak fretless fingerboard
Plantation style peghead with unique peg pattern
Ebony friction violin pegs…very smooth
Ebony nut
Kettle style gourd measuring 9 1/2″ dia x 6″ deep with a 1 1/2″ soundport
Romero style tailpiece, Calfskin and rawhide ropes
Custom std. Barry Sholder string set
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Banjo #319 Fretless “Big Canteen”
$450.00Nicely figured Curly Maple neck with danish oil finish
Curly Cherry fretless fingerboard
Purpleheart veneer peghead
Ebony friction violin tuners….very smooth!
Big Canteen gourd measuring 11″ dia x 4 1/2″ deep with 1 1/2″ soundport
Romero style tailpiece Corian nut
Big bright sound…..see some of my Youtube video to get a sound byte
Strung with Barry Sholder gourd std. 5 string banjo set. Extras available on accessories page -
Banjo #322
$350.00Cherry neck
Red Oak fretless fingerboard
Curly Mahogany peghead
Canteen Style Gourd 9″ dia. x 4″ deep with 1 1/2″ soundport
The gourd interior is fiberglassed , fine sanded and varnished to produce the best possible tone
Bone nut
Custom Barry Sholder Std. string set
Romero style tailpiece
Ebony friction violin tuners, shaved for smooth tuning -
Banjo #323 Bottle
$425.00Black Walnut neck
Rosewood fretless fingerboard with Danish Oil finish
Ziracote veneer peghead
Bottle Gourd measures 12 1/4″ in length x 9″ wide x 6 1/2″ deep
2 goatskins and 2 soundports
Corian nut 32mm wide
Custom Barry Sholder std 5 string string set
Tru-oil finish
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Banjo #325 longneck Relic Gourdie “The Muzzleloader”
$425.00Highly figured Curly Maple
Antiqued oil finish
32′ Longneck scale with 3 gold frets
Minstral peghead
Ebony violin friction tuners
#17 LaBella string set wound 4th
Oak fingerboard
Bone nut
Goatskin head with Romero style tailpiece
Large Kettle gourd 9 3/4″ dia x 6 1/2″ deep with 1 1/2″ soundport
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Banjo #326 fretless 5 string “Greenman”
$425.00Curly Cherry neck with Tru-oil finish
Ebonized Oak fretless fingerboard
31mm Bone nut
Ebony friction violin tuners very smooth* I have a Youtube video about friction tuners
Romero style tailpiece that keeps the strings off the edge of the gourd
Canteen gourd 9 1/2″ dia x 5″ deep with a 2″ sound port
Strung with Barry Sholder standard 5 string setPlease Note: Available for special order
means that the instrument is currently
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Banjo #327 Faux frets
$425.00Mahogany neck with Tru-oil finish
Rosewood fingerboard
12 ivory plastic faux frets
Peghead is Curly Padauck
Canteen gourd 9 1/2″ dia. x 4″ deep with a 1 1/2″ sound port
Simple purfling rosette on sound port
Goatskin head with Romero style tailpiece
Ebony friction violin tuners…very smooth
Corian nut
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Banjo #329 FRETTED!
$450.00Curly maple neck with Coffee/Olive dye oil finish
Rosewood fretted fingerboard 12 frets Mother of pearl marker dots
Buckeye Burl peghead overlay
Canteen gourd 10″dia x 4 1/2 1 1/2″ sound port
Ebony friction violin tuners
Barry Sholder Std. Banjo string setPlease Note: Available for special order
means that the instrument is currently
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Banjo #330 Fiddlehead Bald Eagle
$650.00Cherry Neck Tru-oil finish semi-gloss
Black Walnut fretless fingerboard with a danish oil finish
Hand carved and colored Bald Eagle peghead
Ebony friction violin tuners
Barry Sholder Standard Gourd banjo string set
Canteen Gourd measures 10 3/4″ dia x 4 1/4″ deep 2″ soundport
Goatskin head
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Banjo #332 Irma (3)
$375.00Highly figured Curly maple neck with a deep amber dye and satin finish
Rosewood fretless fingerboard with oil finish, Rosewood heel cap
The 5th string has a hand carved scallop carving around the peg hole
The nut is bone 34mm
The gourd is huge 9″ dia x 6″ deep with 1 1/2″ sound port
This guy will push out some deep sound and still has bright high tones
Goarskin, Romero style tailpiece
Friction violin tuners very smooth
Barry Sholder Standard gourd banjo string set w/wound 3rd -
Banjo #333 fretless gourd 5 string “Rocket”
$350.00Black Walnut neck with Danish oil finish
Oak fretless fingerboard Danish oil
Peghead is Austrailian Black Bean veneer… look a lot like Koa
Ebony friction violin pegs…very smooth operation
Barry Sholder Standard Gourd banjo string set…much more firm than Nylgut
Romero style tailpiece, Goatskin head
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Banjo #340 “Fencepost”
$375.00Barnwood peghead veneer with nail
Cherry neck oil finish
Fretless Oak fingerboard oil finish
Canteen gourd 10″ dia x 4 1/2″ deep no finish
1 1/2″ soundhole
Ebony nut and violin peg friction tuners
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Banjo #345 Raku Moonman
$390.00Mahogany neck
Curly maple fretless fingerboard
Ebony friction violin tuners
Barry Sholder standard 5 string banjo strings * extras available on the accessories page
Canteen Gourd 9 3/4″ dia. x 4″ deep with 2″ sound port
Romero style tailpiece
Goatskin head
Handmade Raku moon medallion -
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Banjo - #298 Oak fretless 5 String
Banjo – #298 Oak fretless 5 String
$375.00Oak neck. Danish oil rubbed Rosewood Fingerboard
Live edge Big Leaf Maple Burl peghead
Friction Ebony tuners
Corian nut 1.27 wide
Custom set of D’Addario nylon and composite classical guitar strings.
The gourd is a Kettle style measuring 9 3/4″ dia x 5″ deep with a 1 1/2″ soundport. -
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Banjo - #300 - HotRod - 5 String Fretless
Banjo – #300 – HotRod – 5 String Fretless
$350.00The gourd is 9″ in diameter and 5″ deep
The banjo features a Black walnut neck and peghead
Fingerboard is Oak with hand-rubbed Danish oil.
The Corian nut measures 1 5/16″
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Banjo 324 Hotrod
$350.00Curly Maple neck
Rosewood fretless fingerboard
Marbled Walnut veneer peghead
Ebony friction violin tuners
Bone nut
9″x 4″ Canteen gourd 1 1/2″ soundport
Romero stylke tailpiece Hotrod primer gray
Custom barry Sholder Std. String set -
Banjo#338 Mini 5 Travel 5 string Gourdie
$325.00Tenor size 5 strings, 17″ scale with 15 frets
Green Abalone fretboard dots, white side dots
Oak fretboard with Danish oil finish
8 1/2″ canteen gourd with 1 1/2″ soundport
Buckeye Burl peghead plate
Ebony friction violin tuners
Custom Barry Sholder Mini 5 string set * see accessories for extra string sets
Corian nut
Neck is Spalted AlderNote: Available for special order
means that the instrument is currently
unavailable and will have to be built
Usually about 2 weeks
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