This design is much different than that of the oil cans. With the oil can banjos, as with gourd banjos, the neck has a dowel stick, typically one piece that goes through the pot. The mountain banjo has a pot made from three rings of… Read More
This is the “Industrial” with the new bridge and nut. The banjo is tuned to A Modal tuning.
I’ve made a neck blank for the next oil can banjo, but I’ve decided to put that aside for later and instead I’m going to try to make a mountain banjo similar to those described in the FoxFire book, a much different design than either… Read More
The other day I posted photos of two oil cans that are on their way through the post from eBay-land to 27th Street. My plan, as I mentioned, is to stretch my modest abilities a little by making my own fretless neck for two new… Read More
This afternoon, I drove up to Cookstown Ontario, about a 45 minute drive north of 27th Street to meet Dena Lee and visit her shop, the Story Gourd Workshop. I’ve wanted to do this for some time since I found out she was making gourd… Read More
27th Street 