Fortunately, only temporarily! Traveling for 3 months and deciding which 2 need to go to a well-trusted friend's home for temporary storage. Either my Stelling Staghorn, Huber Lexington, or Nechville Galaxy Phantom:
1. Huber: my tubier sounding banjo tuned to around 88-89 on dial. Looks like a Gibson Granada. Sounds great but has the thinnest neck out of the 3 and makes it slightly harder to play. Looks the most traditional.
2. Nechville: I see this as my novelty banjo. It has a tunneled 5th string, radius fretboard, electric guitar style headstock, and have a wood with brass hoop tone ring for it as well as the nickel plated bronze tone ring. The fretboard inlays are gorgeous too with the galaxy/cosmos symbols.
3. Stelling: I get compliments on this one all the time, especially when I show them the staghorn on the resonator backside. It's my brightest banjo tuned to a 92 on dial and a non-frosted matte black head. It's my easiest to play banjo with a neck slightly wider than my Huber. Comes with spikes at 2, 4, and 5 fifth string frets. I'm leaning towards my Stelling.
That's one lucky friend!
Edited by - TimFoster on 11/01/2026 22:07:32
I would offer help...
But the drooling on them ..would hurt thier well being... :0/...
;0)
Nice trio...
Well, naturally I'd choose the Stelling. I'd let the other two take a 3 month rest. Hopefully, while you're traveling, you won't have to leave the Stelling in the car overnight, but can have it in a safe place.
We traveled in the motorhome for years and I always took my Stelling. It was safely locked up in the motorhome when we left for any reason.
If it will be safe and temperature controlled, take your favorite. If not, take your novelty banjo.
When traveling with a banjo, it's a good idea to carry the one that is easiest to replace. Just in case something happens, like a car wreck, or a break in at a place you're staying, it's something to think about. Having lost a banjo to a burglar in the past, I think about these things now.
That was one of the reasons Bill Emerson played a Fender banjo most of the time when he was traveling with The Country Gentlemen. It would be easier to replace than his prewar RB4.
Edited by - Culloden on 11/02/2026 07:59:17
The Nechville.It doesn't have a 5th peg that can fail.
Travel with the stealth Nechville. No one will see it.
3 months? Take your favorite.
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