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Carved 5th String Tuner Detail

Here are some photos of a 5th string tuner button carving on from a commission: The neck wood is American Walnut and the heel cap is...

First banjo I ever sold

Matt Lewins from the Brighton old time band , Chicken Shed Zeppelin called over to see me a few weeks ago. He had with him a banjo I’d...

Creating a Tunneled 5th String on a Banjo Commission

Just a quick blog post to show you some photos of a commission where the player wanted a tunnelled 5th string. Here are the photos from...

McLeod Banjos Makes Front Page News…

I was pretty chuffed to see that a story about The Lurcher film made it into our local paper The Argus. Since it was published we’ve had...

Staining and fitting a vellum.

Hello again , I was talking to a mate the other day and we got onto banjo stuff. Anyway, he asked if there was a proper , or prefered...

Banjo Legends Pt 2: An Interview With Adam Hurt

Photo by Martin Tucker, used with kind permission of Adam Hurt. I’m pleased to present part 2 of an interview series with banjo players...

Lurcher Banjo Review in FOAOTMAD Magazine

Here’s a short review of the Lurcher Banjo by Dan Stewart in the Autumn edition of Friends of American Old Time Music and Dance Magazine....

Banjo Legends: An Interview with Tom Adams

Anyway, I’ve stuck pretty much to the same five questions for each player. This wasn’t laziness , I just thought it was really...

Bluegrass Mastertone Style Banjos from McLeod Banjos

Most of my commissions lately have been for open back banjos. But I still love Bluegrass banjos so I thought I’d show you this one I made...

Show and Tell: Springs and Hollow Necks in Banjos

I though this might interest some people here. It’s an old Windsor “zither” banjo , with a few unusual features. This slideshow requires...

Banjo Workshop Show and Tell

I thought it might be a laugh to have a section here that talks about things that may not appear to be directly banjo related but share a...

VIDEOS: First Look and Listen to the Lurcher Banjo

I’m very fortunate to live a short walk from Mo Jackson. You may know her from her work with the Kitty Hawks and the Lil Kitties . She’s...

Tennessee 20 tone ring for sale

UPDATED: This item has been sold. Hi ya, I’ve got a real bluegrass tone ring for sale here. It’s a Tennessee 20. These are the nuts !...

Talk Banjo Ep 5: Truss Rod Adjustment, Part 1

A two-way adjustable truss rod The truss rod view from the peg head In this week’s Talk Banjo episode I’m answering another listener’s...

Talk Banjo Ep 4: The Tunnelled 5th String

This week’s Talk Banjo episode is answering another question from a listener. This week’s question was: “Are there any advantages to...

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