This is the second banjo this month made from some wood I bought from a retired banjo builder. It is some very dense curly cherry and it looks and sounds awesome. I had a great time playing this banjo the last couple of days and I truly love the sound. The cherry is balanced with some multi colored, grafted pistachio from California orchards. The rim is an 11” block rim with a rolled brass tone ring, but I swear it’s louder than my maple tubaphone!
