| We have just taken delivery
of another Wildwood Banjo from Arcata California. The Wildwood 'Minstrel'
clawhammer open-back banjo, pictured above, arrived yesterday and
features all of the attention to detail that has kept Wildwood one of North
America's top banjo makers for 30 years. The Wildwood banjos feature slightly
wider necks, their own version of the Tubaphone-style tone ring,
maple neck with ebony fingerboard, ebony peghead veneer & heal
cap, nickel plated brass hardware and a fiberskin head.
Wildwood banjo necks are 2 piece.
laminated maple with an ebony black veneer down the center line. Laminated
necks are inherently stronger and more stable than most 1 pc. necks. Each
neck is reinforced with a 2-way adjustable truss rod system.
Binding and wood purfling along the side of the neck is standard
on all models except the Minstrel. The intensity of the figure in the wood,
as well as the complexity of the inlays increase with each model.
Wildwood rims are completely different
from conventional rims. Where as conventional rims are "wrapped laminates",
our rims are machined from solid rock maple blocks. The effect is obvious
as soon as you play one of our banjos. The volume, the clarity, the character
of the sound are all due to the solid nature of these rims. Each
rim is machined to exacting spec’s, bound and purfled to match the neck
(on open back models only), and stained to match the color of the neck.
Wildwood resonators are 3-ply inner
core of hard maple, and veneered top and sides with either fancy curly/fiddleback
maple, or burl figure black walnut. They are bound with cream colored ivoroid
binding and purfled with wood marquetry to match the neck. These resonators
not only add volume and drive but elegance and beauty as well! |
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