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Wood Top Banjo

Posted by Taffy Evans on October 14, 2020 at 12:01am
BANJO BUILD-OFFThis 5-string banjo is hand built from scratch, no recycled parts, or materials.It has a wood top of thin cedar; the cross braces are of Sitka spruce. For the pot and the neck, I used Yellow Walnut and New Guinee Rosewood laminations. The fingerboard is Jarrah, and the truss rod cover is Ivory. Decorative embellishments are yellow Walnut with Ebony inlay and mother of pearl. A custom maple bridge, Burdiken Plum armrest, and tailpiece along with regular Gotoh geared tuners finish off this build. It has a nice warm tone the highs are bright but not glass shattering.Cheers Taff
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  • Bob "Ambrose" Negus October 15, 2020 at 9:04am

    Beautifully crafted Taffy.

  • Taffy Evans October 15, 2020 at 3:21am
    Hi, thanks for looking and the comments. I started this build some years ago and left it as I stuffed up. But a month ago I was looking at the parts and could not find the mistake, maybe I fixed it. When the banjo build off was announced it was the incentive I needed to get back into it.
    Taff
  • BrianQ. October 14, 2020 at 2:43pm

    Some good looking grain!!!

  • Poorness Studios October 14, 2020 at 8:20am

    So cool! Beautiful workmanship.

  • JD October 14, 2020 at 7:01am

    Beautiful.

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