Liza Jane on the first gourd banjo I built

I've since swapped the gourd on this one for a larger one, and cleaned up the pickin' a little, but I made this video right after completing the banjo. The neck, bridge, and tuners are Ipe, and I used Nylgut strings which I have fallen in love with.

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[mandolinchuck]

I did, this is the first one of nine that I've built. I've fallen in love with the sound that these banjos make, so I keep making them to see how many different sounds you can get out of different sized and shaped gourds!

[sparkyfiddle]

Hey, thanks for the nice comment about my mountain minstrel!

Your gourd banjo sounds great - I want to make one but I'm having difficulty sourcing a dried gourd over here in the UK. Looks like I'll have to get something shipped in.

Please post a video with the larger gourd, I'd love to see it.

All the best

John

[danbolub]

I like it, did u build it yourself?