Ordering A Custom Banjo

The waitlist will open on January 1, 2025 for custom banjos to be built approximately 5 years from ordering.
This is a special edition waitlist, with priority given to folks who have tried to get on the waitlist in previous years.

To get on the build list
Email or call us with your interest anytime during the day on January 1, 2025 (24 hours starting 12am PST). We'll then draw a limited number of names for the build list. On January 2, 2025 we will send the selected names instructions for paying the $500 USD non-refundable deposit. We take most payment methods. 

Pricing
The pricing structure posted on January 1, 2025 is the price for banjos ordered that day, to be built in around 5 years. We guarantee the base price at the time of ordering, but not the options pricing.

Waiting time
We generally have around a 5 year (maybe more, maybe less) waiting time between ordering and building. We do not guarantee a build date.

Luthier’s Choice banjos
Each year we also make some Luthier's Choice banjos. These banjos are available for first sale to folks on our waitlist, and second sale to newsletter subscribers.

How our banjo builds work
Every banjo we build is a custom instrument, built to either a client's specifications or to our own specs for Luthier’s Choice banjos.
Your custom banjo could be a replica of another instrument on the site (with the exception of some inlays), a combination of a few instruments, or something new altogether.
We do not need any of your banjo specifications when you place an order. 
When the time comes for your custom build we will work with you to put together your ideal instrument.
Take a look at the Build Checklist for the decisions to be made when creating your instrument.

Please contact us for more info.

Ordering A Gourd or tackhead Banjo

We build gourd banjos in small batches, usually once a year. Click here for more info on our gourd banjos.
If you're interested in getting on the waitlist for an upcoming batch, contact us about current wait times, pricing and build schedules.

Ordering A Resophonic Guitar

We are currently not taking orders for resophonic guitars.

Selling Your Romero Banjo?

If you own a Romero banjo and are planning on selling it, please contact us and we'll do our best to help your banjo find a good home.