Posted By: Zachary Hoyt (+39) | Rate Member
$1,195 USD
This banjo has a yellow birch rim and neck, and the trim and Romero-style armrest are walnut. The fretboard is persimmon and the wood has a Tru Oil finish. This is my first banjo from yellow birch. It smells nice when being cut or sanded, but it's not noticeable now that the finish is applied. The birch is from a tree that grew at the farm where I used to live. The top half of the tree blew down in a storm and I cut the rest down and sawed it into boards on the sawmill we had there.
The hardware is raw brass. I will sell the banjo without the armrest for $35 less. The 12" block rim has a wood tone ring profile. The head is a Renaissance, and I can exchange it for a Fiberskyn at no charge. I made the Van Eps style tension hoop, the tone ring, and the dowel stick yoke. The head, tailpiece, strings, and Gotoh tuners came from Smakula Fretted Instruments and the rest of the hardware came from Ode Banjos. The brass plate on the dowel stick has my name, the banjo number, and the town and year of production. There is a two way truss rod in the neck, accessed from the heel. The scale length is 25-1/2", the nut is 1-3/8" wide and made from Corian, and the frets are nickel silver. The 5th string nut is tall, to keep all the strings in the same plane, but I can shorten it so the 5th string rests on the 5th fret if you prefer. I can add 5th string spikes for $5 each. If you want a case I can send the banjo in a Superior CD-1536 or CD-2536 for $175. It is also fine to ship the banjo without a case if you don’t want one. To see a short video demonstration of this banjo please follow the link below:
youtu.be/_fsEl-I_vKw
Location:
United States, Piercefield, NY, 12973
Shipping:
$50-100 UPS Ground insured in lower 48 states, send zip for quote. Other areas please inquire.
Payment Methods:
Escrow.com (Buyer Pays Fees), Check/Money Order, Cash (in person), Paypal
Return Policy:
Returns accepted. Buyer must contact seller within 7 days to arrange return. Refund will be given as Money Back. Buyer pays return shipping.
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New
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Listing No:
113848
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