Salad Bowl Banjo #4 - Deep Creek Strings

Just finished this banjo which has a beautiful spalted walnut bowl hand turned by Ron Thompson.

This banjo was ordered by Bob Gernandt, whose wife, Allison, plays clawhammer banjo. Bob is a professional luthier in Bryson City (http://www.gernandt.com ), who has helped me so many times and given me so much information that this banjo is considered a "trade" for his time and efforts (I was shocked and honored that he even wanted one of my instruments at all).

For more information about this banjo and other handcrafted folk instruments, check out: http://deepcreekstrings.blogspot.com/

Category:

Music

Tags:

• deep
• creek
• strings
• bryson
• city
• clawhammer
• salad
• bowl
• gourdless
• gourd
• banjo
• oldtime
• old
• time
• oldtimey
• bluegrass

[BrunoEspo]

:D love it!

[jdelfield]

Thanks Bruno.

Are you still living the pura vida?

[shukhrahn]

Your playing has definitely turned a corner, Jeff. That was quite the sweet little tune. Care to share the name of it?

Very nice work on the banjo as well- interesting that the skin head surrounds the neck, can you elaborate on that?

[jdelfield]

Thanks man. Again, I would never admit to how many takes it took to get that, but I am getting better (I haven't been playing clawhammer for a full year quite yet).

The skin around the neck is 100% decorative. It was a lot more effort to do it that way and I might not ever do it again. But it did turn out nice.

[bigdallyc]

Sounds divine.  Good job.

[bigdallyc]

Sounds divine. Good job.

[olu143]

Awesome creation! I wish I had one! Nice use of the bloodwood!

[zippymanyay101]

You know what you could call these? Vegetarian Banjos.

[rpeek]

Woa! That's some fine pickin' and a sweet little banjo you've got there. Thanks for sharing it.

[yellercat14]

Double Damn! I'm blown away with the beauty of this piece and the right brain thinking that spawned it. The double is for the playing. I double what Shukhrahn said about turning a corner. Great job Jeff!