Sounds

Here are just a few sound samples from custom banjos we've built. Rim size, woods, tonerings, and head choices do have a large impact on sound, as so does the set-up of the instrument. It is possible to make an 11" rim sound like a 12" rim, a 12" rim sound like a 13" rim, and so on, depending on the bridge, strings, head tightness, and other factors.

11" Rims

Banjo 14372: Figured maple neck and rim, rosewood tonering, goatskin head

Banjo 14365: Figured maple neck and rim, Romero tonering, goatskin head

Banjo 12302: Claro walnut neck and rim, rosewod tonering, goatskin head

Banjo 12294: Cherry neck and rim, rosewood tonering, goatskin head

Banjo 11290: Figured maple neck and rim, Belle Rose tonering, goatskin head

12" Rims

Banjo 14373: Figured maple rim, figured maple neck, rosewood tonering, goatskin head

Banjo 14371: Bolivian rosewood maple-core rim, Bolivian rosewood neck, rosewood tonering, goatskin head

Banjo 14357: Rock maple rim, Claro walnut neck, rosewood tonering, goatskin head

Banjo 14356: Bloodwood rim, Claro walnut neck, ebony tonering, goatskin head

Banjo 14355: Bronzed rock maple rim, maple neck, rosewood tonering, goatskin head

Banjo 13348: Figured maple neck and rim, rosewood tonering, goatskin head

Banjo 14362: Claro walnut neck and rim, rosewood tonering, goatskin head, J-shoes

Banjo 14363: Claro walnut neck, Macassar ebony/rock maple rim, rosewood tonering, goatskin head

Banjo 12301: Claro walnut neck, single-ply Claro rim, Dobson tonering, Renaissance head, Pegheds tuners

Banjo 12300: Claro walnut neck and rim, Belle Rose tonering, goatskin head

Banjo 12296: Claro walnut neck and rim, Romero toering, slotted peghead, goatskin head

Banjo 12295: Claro walnut neck and rim, rosewood tonering, goatskin head

Banjo 11292: Claro walnut neck and rim, rosewood tonering, goatskin head, Pegheds tuners

Banjo 11291: Cherry neck, brass spunover rim with cherry insert, Dobson tonering, slotted peghead, goatskin head

Banjo 11285: Claro walnut neck and rim, Belle Rose tonering, goatskin head, brass peghead onlays

Banjo 10235: Claro walnut neck and rim, rosewood tonering, goatskin head

Banjo 10220: Claro walnut neck and rim, Dobson tonering, goatskin head

Banjo 10225: Claro walnut neck, Claro walnut rosewood core rim, rosewood tonering, goatskin head. Soundclip played by Ric Hollander.

Bluegrass Banjos

Banjo 14360: Figured maple neck and resonator, rock maple rim, Belle Rose tonering, goatskin head

Banjo 12298: Claro walnut neck and resonator, old growth birch rim, Huber Longskirt tonering, Renaissance head

13" Rims

Banjo 14366: Figured maple neck and rim, Belle Rose tonering, slotted peghead, goatskin head

Banjo 12303: Guitar banjo - Claro walnut neck and rim, rosewood tonering, Renaissance head

Banjo 12297: Cherry neck and rim, rosewood tonering, goatskin head

Banjo 12293: Claro walnut neck and rim, 3 1/4" deep rim, arched rosewood tonering, goatskin head