Banjolele restoration.
This 1920s banjolele has been in the same family from new. unfortunately it got seriously injured somehow. Withe the pot badly smashed...
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flatfootjohnny
Sep 15, 20201 min read
Another George Matthews banjo
Straight after fixing one I see another on ebay. This one is a real oddity. Ive only seen one other which was made by SS Stewart. This is...
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flatfootjohnny
Sep 15, 20201 min read
George Matthews banjo repair
Here's an old 19th century George Matthews banjo that I had in for repair. Originally a fretless, then at some point somebody fitted...
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flatfootjohnny
Sep 15, 20201 min read
Mountain family
Heres a collection of 2 of my most recent builds and my first ever mountain banjo from over 10 years ago. #mountainbanjo
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flatfootjohnny
Sep 15, 20201 min read
Belows banjo complete
Here it is completed. It was a lot of fun to make and is even more fun to play with great tone and loads of volume. #mountainbanjo...
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flatfootjohnny
Sep 15, 20201 min read
More creative fun
Ages ago someone gave me a set of broken, highly ornate, carved Victorian bellows. Slowly a plan came to mind. Somewhere between a...
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flatfootjohnny
Sep 14, 20201 min read
The gourd with 2 heads
Ive been wanting to make one of these ever since seeing Adam Hurt play one. This is a U.K grown bottle gourd and an American black walnut...
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flatfootjohnny
Sep 14, 20201 min read
Flush fretted gourd banjo
Heres a gourd banjo with a walnut stained sycamore neck with dark veneer (dyed oak) flush frets. #gourdbanjo
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flatfootjohnny
Sep 14, 20201 min read
Tunbridgeware banjo?
I'm fascinated by old English banjos. I especially like how they differed in style from the American instrument. Tunbridgeware was a...
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flatfootjohnny
Sep 14, 20201 min read
Angel of Peace banjo
Once again ive been neglecting this blog so heres an update. I finally finished the angel of peace banjo. Custom sunflower bracket shoes,...
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flatfootjohnny
May 7, 20191 min read
Angel of peace banjo heel carving
Ive been putting this off for ages for fear of doing it wrong. But i finally bit the bullet and got stuck in. So far so good i reckon....
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flatfootjohnny
May 7, 20191 min read
oak and maple mountain banjo
I recently completed this mountain banjo, it has an oak pot and a maple neck. Ive tried a new way of setting the tension hoop. Its...
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flatfootjohnny
May 7, 20191 min read
3rd of 3 grain measure banjos finished and for sale
Here's the last of the 3. It has a a lovely old 9" vintage pot made in Hungary. Same scale length as the previous three. Despite its...
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flatfootjohnny
Mar 18, 20191 min read
2nd of 3 grain measures FOR SALE
Ive completed the second of the three little tack head grain measure banjos that im making to celebrate getting to No 50. This one is...
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flatfootjohnny
Mar 11, 20191 min read
Plantation Banza finished
Ive fitted some strings on the Banza. I am very pleasantly surprised by its tone. It goes against all the rules of banjo making - string...
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flatfootjohnny
Mar 2, 20191 min read
1st of 3 grain measure banjos
Ive completed the first of the three little tack hread grain measure banjos that im making to celebrate getting to No 50. serial number...
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flatfootjohnny
Mar 2, 20191 min read
Early plantation banjo
Ive had this pear shaped gourd for some time so i decided to make my interpretation of the early banza as depicted in "The Old...
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flatfootjohnny
Jan 27, 20191 min read
first out for 2019
This left handed, short scale minstrel banjo is headed to the Isle of Wight. It has a stained, rippled English sycamore neck with bone...
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flatfootjohnny
Jan 3, 20191 min read
A couple of gourd banjos.
The last couple of banjos to get completed in 2018 were both gourds with lovely figured English Sycamore necks. The first was sent to...
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flatfootjohnny
Jan 3, 20191 min read
4 minstrel banjos to be finished in 2019
Here are the four that didnt get completed. First is a left handed short scale with bone frets heading to the Isle of White....
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