​Wooden-bodied BANJOS
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Reproduction Early Banjo

Photographic reference in the book ‘Ring the Banjar! The Banjo in America from Folklore to Factory’ by Robert Lloyd Webb, MIT Museum, page IX.
Being rather partial to banjo’s myself I had a go at reconstructing one with a few tweaks thrown in.
 
Specifications:
 
Body: 160 year old Baltic Pine
Neck:  Tasmanian Oak including non adjustable truss rod
Fretboard:  Jarrah
Features: Scale length 615 mm; adjustable Nut and Bridge; steel strings gauge 0.10 – 0.23; handmade tailpiece 
Finish:  Burst finish with Nitro Cellulose Lacquer
Body depth:  90 mm
Body width:  270 mm
Body length:  270 mm
Overall length:  670 mm
Neck width:  40 – 55 mm
String spacing:  10 – 12 mm
 

Huon Pine CBG Banjo

Specifications:

Constructed using a neck heel as opposed to through the body for better sound quality. Can be played as an acoustic instrument and through an amplifier. 
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Features: Adjustable Nut and Bridge; Single Coil pickup; Tone and Volume
Overall length: 900mm  Body length: 338mm  
Body width: 200mm  Body depth: 75mm  
Scale length: 620mm  Fretboard: Jarrah  
Neck: Tasmanian Oak  Neck width: 36-55mm  
​String [steel] gauge: 0.10-0.23 
String width: 10 - 12mm  
Body: Huon Pine top and Blackwood back
Finish: Herringbone and Jarrah purfling. Sealed with Nitro cellulose lacquer.

CBG Resonator Banjo

Specifications:

Constructed using a neck heel as opposed to through the body for better sound quality. 
Balsa Resonator diameter 160mm with Copper cover plate. Can be played as an acoustic instrument and through an amplifier.

Features: Adjustable Nut and Bridge; Single Coil pickup
Overall length: 850mm  
Body length: 300mm  
Body width: 190mm  
Body depth: 80mm  
Scale length: 620mm  
Fretboard: Jarrah  
Neck: Tasmanian Oak  
Neck width: 38-55mm  
Strings [steel] gauge: 0.10-0.23  
​String width: 10 - 12mm  
Body: Ply
Finish: Burst spray and pin-stripe finish sealed with Nitro cellulose lacquer.

CBG Banjo

Specifications:

Constructed using a neck heel as opposed to through the body for better sound quality. Can be played as an acoustic instrument and through an amplifier.

Adjustable Nut and Bridge; Single Coil pickup; inspection plate

Overall length: 910mm  Body length: 345mm  
Body width: 215mm  Body depth: 95mm  
Scale length: 620mm  Fretboard:Jarrah  
Neck: Tasmanian Oak  Neck width: 38-50mm  
​String [steel] gauge: 0.10-0.24 String width: 10 - 12mm  Body: Huon Pine top with Ply sides and back. Patina paint scheme sealed with Nitro cellulose lacquer.

Spider cone Resonator Banjo

Specifications:

Body:  Huon Pine top; Australian Kauri sides; Cedar back; Aluminium cover plate
Neck:  Cyprus Pine
Fretboard:  Jarrah
Features:   Spider cone; fully adjustable nut; jarrah and kauri inlay; herringbone purfling
Finish:  Nitro Cellulose Lacquer 30% Gloss
Body depth:  83 mm
Body width:  265 mm and 350 mm
Body length:  435 mm
Overall length:  1030 mm
Neck width:  38 – 52 mm
String spacing:  9 - 12 mm

Replica Pollman Banjo - Leaf design

Based on an original Pollman wooden bodied Banjo

Specifications:

Body:  Kauri
Neck:  Celery Top Pine
Fretboard:  Jarrah
Features:  Scale length 615 mm; adjustable Nut; handmade tailpiece; custom artwork and pinstripe
Finish:  Nitro Cellulose Lacquer 30% Gloss
Body depth:  95 - 80 mm
Body width:  250 mm
Body length:  335 mm
Overall length:  885 mm
Neck width:  36 – 55 mm
String spacing:  10 – 12 mm

Blackwood Replica Pollman Banjo #2

​Specifications:

Body Top:  Blackwood
Body Back:  Australian Red Cedar
Body Sides:  Australian Rosewood
Neck:  Blackwood
Fretboard:  Jarrah
Features:  Scale length 615 mm; adjustable Nut and Bridge; handmade tailpiece 
Finish:  Nitro Cellulose 30% Gloss
Body depth:  80 – 65 mm
Body width:  255 mm
Body length:  355 mm
Overall length:  955 mm
Neck width:  38 – 55 mm
String spacing:  10 – 12 mm


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