Lemon Banjos - Posted - 10/28/2020:  14:17:27

Ok, I'm new to this business, so I'm just kind of trying to get as much attention as possible. Also, I enjoy writing stuff like this, so that's where I am...



Anyway...



Lemon Banjos is presenting the Midcentury Series of banjos. The Midcentury Series include the ML-100, ML-150, ML-250, and ML-500. This series of banjos is meant to honor the style of bluegrass banjos of the 1950's and 1960's.

Standard features of the ML-100 are:

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  Dark-stained mahogany neck with sunburst maple resonator

  
  


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  Rosewood Fretboard

  
  


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  Dot inlays

  
  


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  Flyswatter headstock

  
  


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  Hard maple block rim

  
  


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  Small diameter brass hoop (archtop style)

  
  


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  Nickel-plated parts

  
  

Standard features of the ML-150 are:

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  Sunburst mahogany neck and resonator

  
  


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  Rosewood fretboard

  
  


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  "Bowtie" inlays

  
  


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  Flyswatter headstock

  
  


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  Cream binding and concentric rings

  
  


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  Hard maple block rim

  
  


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  Small diameter brass hoop (archtop style)

  
  


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  Nickel-plated parts

  
  

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Standard features of the ML-250 are:

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  Sunburst mahogany neck and resonator

  
  


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  Rosewood fretboard

  
  


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  "Bowtie" inlays

  
  


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  Flyswatter headstock+binding

  
  


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  Cream binding and concentric rings

  
  


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  Hard maple block rim with LR-54 integrated wooden tone ring

  
  


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  Nickel-plated parts

  
  

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Standard features of the ML-500 are:

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  Sunburst curly maple neck and resonator

  
  


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  Ebony fretboard

  
  


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  "Bowtie" inlays

  
  


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  Flyswatter headstock

  
  


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  Cream binding+purfling and concentric rings

  
  


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  Hard maple block rim with LR-54 intergrated wooden tone ring

  
  


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  Gold-plated parts

  
  

All of these photos depict computerized likenesses of banjo models. Although they are very accurate, they only represent the real banjos.

Lemon Banjos - Posted - 10/28/2020:  14:17:51

For more information on the LR-54 wooden tone ring, read here.

eMike - Posted - 10/28/2020:  22:34:34

Can you post some sound files of the banjos you have built?

Dragonslayer - Posted - 10/31/2020:  04:37:50

These look really snazzy!
But I definitely would like to hear more sound clips, especially with the LR-54 tone ring

Lemon Banjos - Posted - 10/31/2020:  04:58:45

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Originally posted by Dragonslayer

These look really snazzy!

But I definitely would like to hear more sound clips, especially with the LR-54 tone ring

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I have almost completed another banjo using the LR-54. This banjo is basically an ML-250, but with a finish like a CL-30 or CL-75.

Bart Veerman - Posted - 11/03/2020:  17:56:08

The banjos in the first 2 pictures look like they're archtops - is that what they're supposed to be?

Lemon Banjos - Posted - 11/03/2020:  18:00:38

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Originally posted by Bart Veerman

The banjos in the first 2 pictures look like they're archtops - is that what they're supposed to be?

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Yes sir, that is exactly what they are. They come standard as archtop brass hoop banjos, but they could be customized to whatever type of tone ring a buyer would like.