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Administrators: Diamond Eagle (owner)
Mine's a kit from the early 70's.
It has an archtop cast aluminum rim/ring, mahogany neck with rosewood fingerboard and head cap. I shaped and finished the neck and resonator. Inlays are mine. It's been... Read More |
Different Take on a Diamond Eagle
A really slick Stew-Mac Diamond Eagle I saw once was built by luthier Rockne Riddlebarger who was in Morehead, KY at the time. It was black laquered with checkerboard... Read More |
New banjo
I finally got everything put together and it sounds great! I'm really hapy with how it all came together. All parts from Stew-Mac except the neck, which was built by Mark Hickler... Read More |
1984 Stew Mac
Back in 1984 I built a Stewart McDonald banjo. Still have it and it plays great. I think it is a diamond Eagle. Is there any way of telling? Foes anyone know when Stew Mac... Read More |
1981 Archtop
A cabinet maker in Springfield, LA, by the name of Mac Norrid made my Stew-Mac from an archtop kit in 1981. It was a combination birthday present (Nov. 81) and college graduation present (March 82)... Read More |
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StewMac Eagle Resonator Banjo - ON HOLD |
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Stewart MacDonald Eagle 3R Bluegrass Kit Banjo from 1970's |
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