Category: Banjos
This is a build I’ve been prototyping for a while. It’s an ultra-light with an inline peghead. I call this unique combination of elements the Thumpy Bantam Banjo. Purchase offers welcome. Here are the details…
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Ultra-Light Banjo in Walnut
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Thumpy Bantam Ultra-Light
The Bantam Ultra-Light is the lightest steel-strung banjo I have built to date. Great for anyone that likes a small, light-weight comfort banjo. Head is permanently fixed and does not have adjustment hardware that pokes the player in the ribs or legs. Here are the specifics:
Five string banjo, short-scale nylon strung fretless. Great for clawhammer and finger-style parlor music. Plays well in common old-time tunings like A, C, D, and G. Will also go down further than G, plays well in F and B-flat. This particular Thumpy Banjo features an 12″ rim with a Fyberskin head. Very articulate for a […]
Shoeless Ultra-Light Banjo Sometimes I get tired of the hardware on the banjo rim poking me. For years I pondered over how to build a banjo that I could play without being poked. The Shoeless Ultra-Light is what I came up with. Inspired by tackhead banjos, the Shoeless Ultra-Light has a non-adjustable, permanently fixed head. […]