Since I only make a handful of these per year, it sort of feels like my pace of progress is slow. But, I am quite pleased with the results. The combination of walnut and pistachio woods, the calf skin head and my custom non-steel string set make for a unique sound. It is dark and haunting, but pops and growls when you dig in. The Oregon walnut comes from Goby in Portland and the pistachio comes from California orchards. Here are the stats for the banjo nerds:

-11” walnut and pistachio block rim with calfskin head.

-25.5” scale length with truss rod in the walnut neck.

- 1/2” bridge with just over 1/8” string height at 12th fret.

-Gotoh tuners, fifth string spike, frailing scoop and Rickard brass hardware

“I wanted to thank you for this banjo. It’s a work of art. Also, sounds so sweet, especially in D tuning (to me anyway) and the sustain- wow. I love it. Congrats on some great craftsmanship.
- J.S. ”