Tuesday, 31 January 2012

Grain measure banjo for sale £450 plus postage

This is my latest grain measure minstrel style banjo.

10" pot made from an antique Victorian Sieve, bent oak. Calf skin vellum with fancy trim under the tacks. The neck is Ash with a walnut fingerboard and brass panel over frailing area, this has been aged so as to complement the age of the pot. Tailpiece is sapelle with a simple flower motif. The bridge is hand made 1" tall maple with sapelle cap. Tuning pegs are all hand turned. Its fitted with Aquilia Nylgut Strings.

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