I love all the woods that I use, but it feels great coming back to Walnut for banjos. This one is as loud and detailed as any banjo I’ve built, but with a gritty darkness that also appeals to me. The rim is a 12” Walnut block rim with Pistachio rim cap and brass tone ring. The neck is Walnut and Maple with a grafted Pistachio fretboard. I also love the little Maple dragonfly we inlaid in the headstock. It has steel strings, a Renaissance head and brass arm rest. The Walnut is all from a local tree that I milled, the Pistachio is from California orchards.