More from 2018 Banjo Gathering
Added 2018-11-13 02:13:23 +0000 UTCPhotos and videos by Justin Hoffman.
Rare octagonal folk banjo from Kentucky.
This is a tack head mountain banjo--there is no internal tension ring inside the pot and the skin head is held on by a thick strip of leather tacked around it's edge.
The cigar box banjo detailed below is also attributed to Kentucky. Like the octagonal banjo above, its head is secured to the top of the cigar box with tacks--although this maker used a thin wooden ring instead of a strip of leather.
Comments
haha! I'm glad that everyone here is getting to see some of the old banjos that were out on display. I was fortunate to be able to see and hear a bunch of cool stuff.... I love that old octagonal Kentucky Mountain Banjo...
Justin Hoffmann
2018-11-13 12:17:42 +0000 UTCI'm loving Old Blue, sounds great on that big ol' fretless! Good job, Justin
Bobby Banks
2018-11-13 09:04:06 +0000 UTC
