Kentucky Mountain Banjo--Completed!
Added 2020-01-17 00:11:02 +0000 UTCAs yall know, I'm short on time this month, but I did manage to finish up this Kentucky style mountain banjo late last night! Attached some glamour shots of it plus a photo of Addie Graham at Hindman, Kentucky (1918) holding an original example. Also attached a photo of the earliest banjo of this type we are aware of; it's pot is square (not octagonal) and it does strike me as pre-1880 (which would make it an 'early' banjo).
More soon. - Clif
Comments
how did you mount the hide?
Joakim Svensson
2020-05-04 19:42:06 +0000 UTCI really like it! Nice work. How does the tension ring work?
Seth
2020-02-04 09:34:51 +0000 UTCThat's beautiful. Like to try and build one of those. I've built a few cigar box guitars but this would be quite a bit more involved. Hope you'll let us see you play it!
Richard Hawkins
2020-01-17 01:45:38 +0000 UTCThe pot is all tulip poplar except the thin ring that holds down the hide is red oak.
Clifton Hicks
2020-01-17 01:17:26 +0000 UTCThat's a looker. What wood did you use for the body?
Nick Conner
2020-01-17 01:12:17 +0000 UTC
