This banjo has now been sold , for information on new models please contact me .
Hi ya , this is a very interesting little banjo. It was intended to be the start of a new model line but I got a bit carried away with it 🙂 .
This is a wooden top banjo , 11 inch pot. The pot is block construction . It’s made out of Australian she oak with cocobolo for the tone ring and the rim cap . It’s very striking and projects well for a woody.
The neck is sycamore , with a beautiful flame in it. If your not familiar with sycamore it’s a very close relative to maple . So close, in fact , I believe in the states they generally just label it as maple. It’s traditionally used for the back of fiddles.
Fingerboard is a lovely piece of AAA quality ebony , with a satin wood strip underneath.
Peghead is back strapped with ebony , front veneer is also ebony and is inlayed with mop ‘ man in the moon ‘ .
At the other end of the neck there’s a carved heel , ebony heel cap and a Birdseye maple dowel stick.
The banjo is fitted with a stained goat skin vellum that’s very stable.
This banjo comes with a slightly tatty but very useable hard case to protect it during postage .
This really is a very pretty little banjo that punches way above its weight . I’ve listed some other spec below . Please excuse photos , I couldn’t switch the flash off ! 🙂
- 26. 3/16″ Scale length
- All hardware is nickel plate
- 24 hooks and brackets
- Notched tension hoop
- Vega style neck brace
- No knot tailpiece
- Mop position dots , mop star at fifth fret
- S style frailing scoop
- Bone top nut , bone fifth nut
- Carbon fibre neck reinforcement
- Planetary tuners , geared fifth
- Vega style dowel stick ferrule
- Capo spike at 7 th fret
- 3/4 maple bridge , Brazilian rosewood top hand made ( by me ! 🙂 compensated third.
…..and so on … Here’s a chance to buy a nice hand made banjo at a very reasonable price . Feel free to email or phone for more details , I’ll do my best to help . Malc
Contact: 0787-0505-662 or malc(at)brightonbanjos.com
Good news, I’m sure the new owner will love it.
Lovely work and great talent. Hope yo see one in the ‘flesh’ one day. Tim
…. Also a BARGAIN…
Beautiful work Malc… Excellent flame