Re: Open Back / Old Time Banjos - Comparisons to Mando Builders
Originally Posted by
Tailgate
Hey Folks,
I've been getting into clawhammer banjo lately and am considering some options for a move up instrument (hopefully a lifer). I'm looking at the following builders and wondering if any of you can make comparisons to some of the mandolin builders / companies out there, as I've been around the mandolin world for over a decade but am fairly green when it comes to old time banjo options and builder considerations.
A few builders I'm looking at include:
- Rickard (dobson model, or half spun dobson)
- Pisgah (dobson model, or half spun dobson)
- Bart Reiter (one of the more basic models)
- Enoch (Tradesman)
- Ome (Tupelo)
Any thoughts / suggestions would be much appreciated, as I can't try any of these locally other than potentially a Rickard.
If these builders / models were a mandolin, what could they be compared to in terms of quality / builder reputation / material / etc?
I might suggest looking into “Hornbeam” OT banjos, I think Elderly is the retailer of them. I’ve known the builder for many years and his work is really top notch!
Jan can do pretty much any kind of customization that you might want of course, I think there might be a YouTube vid of Dan Gellert using one of his banjos “somewhere”.
It appears Jan is using his own name now, so, look at Bloom banjos.
Timothy F. Lewis
"If brains was lard, that boy couldn't grease a very big skillet" J.D. Clampett
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