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Frank Neat Bean Blossom Walnut 5-String Banjo, 2003

On November 12, 2019 /

Tags: 5-string, Banjo, bean blossom, Bill Monroe, bluegrass, Frank, Kentucky, made in USA, Neat, The Twelfth Fret, walnut

This is an interesting piece – a Frank Neat Bean Blossom 5-string banjo, built as one of 22 Bean Blossom banjos, with the neck and resonator using walnut from a tree that grew next to Bill Monroe’s stage at the Bean Blossom festival grounds. Working from his shop in Russel Spring, central Kentucky, Frank Neat builds some of the world’s finest banjos. He’s run his shop since 1980.

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Rickard Brass Spunover Dobson 12 Inch Banjo, 2019

On October 25, 2019 /

We’ve received a new Brass Spunover Dobson 12-inch, open back banjo from Rickard Banjos in Aurora, just north of Toronto, and it’s a real peach, as Rickard products tend to be. Bill Rickard has been developing his line of banjos and banjo components for several years and his output is impressive. This Brass Spunover Dobson Ring open back 5-string banjo is a great example of the quality of his work.

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Gold Star GF 100JD J D Crowe Bluegrass Album Banjo, 2019

On October 21, 2019 /

The Gold Star GF 100JD is a re-creation of the prewar Gibson RB-3 five string banjo used by J D Crowe on the highly influential 1980 recording ‘The Bluegrass Album'”. That album also featured Tony Rice on Mandolin, Bobby Hicks on Fiddle, Doyle Lawson on Mandolin and vocals, and Todd Phillips on bass.

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Deering Sierra Maple 5-String Banjo, 2010

On October 16, 2019 /

This excellent Deering Sierra banjo dates to December of 2010 and was built at the Deering shop in Spring Garden, California, with capo tacks installed at frets 7, 9 and 10. The Deering Sierra Maple banjo carries a satin finish, and in this case it’s quite clean with no dents or scratches. The metal hardware is nickel plated, and unlike chrome this develops a light patina over time; the plating itself does not show any significant wear. Fret wear is light.

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Deering Sierra Maple 5-String Banjo Walnut, 2013

On September 29, 2019 /

Here we’re looking at a very clean Deering Sierra Maple 5-string banjo, dating to September 2013 and built in Spring Valley California. Greg Deering says about the Deering Sierra Model 5 string banjo: “No one can buy a better banjo…they could buy a fancier one, but not a better one!”.

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Deering John Hartford Radiused Fingerboard 5-String Banjo, 2010

On September 25, 2019 /

Here we’re looking at a Deering John Hartford Radiused Fingerboard 5-string banjo, built during 2010 at the Deering shop in Spring valley, California. This model combines a Grenadillo tone ring with a Violin grade 3-ply Maple rim, Flame maple neck with bound Ebony fingerboard, and flame Maple for the resonator. The instrument has a Walnut stain and a Satin finish.

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5-string

Frank Neat Bean Blossom Walnut 5-String Banjo, 2003

Rickard Brass Spunover Dobson 12 Inch Banjo, 2019

Gold Star GF 100JD J D Crowe Bluegrass Album Banjo, 2019

Deering Sierra Maple 5-String Banjo, 2010

Deering Sierra Maple 5-String Banjo Walnut, 2013

Deering John Hartford Radiused Fingerboard 5-String Banjo, 2010

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