The Banjo
I like plunky open-back banjos. These sound exactly like I want a banjo to sound. They are made block or laminated walnut or cherry with integral hard wood tone rings. The block rim makes a very solid foundation for the banjo's sound and tuning. #137 has a rolled brass Dobson tone ring on a Black Cherry 3-ply rim. The armrests can be easily detached. These are solid open-backed instruments.
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| 139 - 12" Walnut 3-ply pot and walnut neck.
Walnut peghead veneer. Metal Vega-style armrest.
Persimmon tone ring and fretless fingerboard. Fiberskyn
head. Brass Gotoh tuners. All-American woods. It's easier to play than you might expect. All of the chord shapes still work--the fingerboard dots are at the intonation points rather than the middle of the fret positions. More a melody instrument than a chording one, it has a primitive, plunky sound. On display at The House of Musical Traditions in Takoma Park, MD. $1800 |
148 - 12" Black
Walnut block rim with integral Osage Orange tone ring and
fingerboard. Black Walnut neck and armrest. All-American
woods. EVO frets. Fiberskyn head. 1 3/8" nut On display at The House of Musical Traditions in Takoma Park, MD. $2000 |
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108 - 12" walnut block pot with integral Black
Locust tone ring. Fiberskyn head, nice wide neck (1 3/8"
nut). Walnut neck. Macassar Ebony fingerboard. On display at Picker's Supply in Fredericksburg, VA $2000 |
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Bob Gramann
122 Laurel Avenue
Fredericksburg, VA 22408
(540) 898-0611
bob@bobgramann.com
1/27/23