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Thursday, April 16. 2009

Introducing the BM09002!

The second custom banjo to leave my shop this year is completed and will be on its way to Maryland next week with me as I travel to the Folk Musicians Retreat. Its owner Pat the Loafer will be giving me a place to sleep the day before the retreat and we will be hanging out and making some music on his new banjo prior to the Retreat.

Pat wanted a curly maple banjo similar to the BM09001 I built for myself earlier this year. We worked closely together on the custom inlay design of this banjo and it turned out awesome! It features a Cocobolo Tone ring and appointments, curly maple pot and neck, Buzzard Mountain Traditional headstock design and a frailing scoop.

Here are a few photos for Pat to drool over as he too has to wait until next week to get this beauty in his hands.















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Like a Phoenix from the ashes...

I have finished re-doing Patrick's S1 Prototype to his specifications. Some of you should remember that during shipping it got damaged.


So with the damage we took this opportunity to rework the banjo. Patrick wanted it to have the S2 headstock design instead of the traditional Vega headstock, and it is stained maple vs. walnut. This build has turned out great! I also had the opportunity to take this banjo to my Tuesday Night Jam and play it for a bit, and it sounds great and has no problem at all cutting through the noise of the bluegrass banjos in attendance.

Here are a few images to torture Patrick some, because he still wont have it in is hands until next week at the Folk Musicians Retreat.





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Wednesday, April 15. 2009

Busy as a Buzzard

Well, I'm sorry folks for the lack of updates this last week or so. I've been busting my hump to get ready for the Crisfield Folk Musicians Retreat. I have finished up the BM09002 and will post some pictures of it soon, I will be carrying it with me to Crisfield so the owner can take delivery of it. I also have gotten the S1 prototype redone per Patricks specs and I will post some images of it too. All in all it's been a busy week and there is still a lot to do before I leave next week.

I hope to meet some of you at that retreat!
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Neil Turner
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