Waterbound on a Chuck Lee Custom 12 Fretless

I thought this NOS piece deserved a video. It's a 12-inch, 2 play maple pot with a rolled brass tone ring, mated with an oaken neck and strung with Nylgut brand strings. Someone had asked me to show the backs of banjos in these clips, and I actually remembered to do so (of course you can see photos on the zeppmusic website. This banjo is the very last one on the lee.htm page).

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• clawhammer
• frailing
• banjo

[zeppmusic]

@MegaMoochie1 Banjos were originally fretless instruments, and there are many people still making them. Most of the serious open back builders these days offer their instruments fretless for the old-time market. We either have in stock or had quite in stock recently fretless banjos by at least 6 builders. In fact, the style commonly referred to as "Round Peak" comprises many characteristic sounds that are probably attributable to the fretless banjos that were played.

[MegaMoochie1]

Dude, I don't think i ever remember seeing a fretless banjo, very cool.