Carryin' On Fretless Banjos

09/27/2023

Banjo 776

Cherry with walnut middle hoop. Brass dot fret indicators. Calf skin head. Nylgut strings.www.carryinon.comFacebook: Carryin' on fretless banjos

07/16/2023

Refurbished banjo 179

Refurbish of banjo 179. Cherry neck. Walnut top/bottom hoops. Maple middle hoop.Back in 2012, I was trying to get banjos out the door as quick as I could, ...

04/06/2023

Banjo 775

Walnut neck and middle hoop. Cherry top and bottom hoop. Walnut plugs. Failing Scoop. Brass Dot Indicators. Railroad Spike 5th String Capo. Coffee Stained ...

04/05/2023

Just finished banjo 775. It has taken a few months to complete. It is on the right in the photo.

The banjo on the left is number 153, which I built back in Jan 2012. It's in for a new upgrade. I was trying to get banjo orders out the door in two weeks, and it showed.

12/09/2022

Banjo 774

Banjo going to Maryland. Deeper pot. Morado neck, top/bottom hoops. Wormy chestnut middle hoop. Brass overlay, brass fret indicators, rail road spike capo,...

11/25/2022

Was great to meet Fred Brown of Lowly Mountain Banjos. He was visiting family in NC. Wonderful food, conversation, and music!

Check out his website (www.lowlymountainbanjos.com)

10/26/2022

Working on a brass overlay for the slot head banjo

10/20/2022

Needed to go into hermit mode over the past couple days, but I am getting there! Mallory is forcing me to take a break about every forty minutes to give her a kitty massage.

10/19/2022

Still working on the slot head neck. Figuring I should have it all shaped tomorrow. Filing is a pretty mundane task. Luckily, there are some great backgammon matches on YouTube.

We hope to have a backgammon club started in Boone soon.

10/13/2022

Banjo 764

banjo going to NY. Maple a-scale. Frailing scoop. Gotoh tuners. Steel strings. Calf skin head.www.carryinon.comFacebook: Carryin' on fretless banjostune...

09/29/2022

Project of the day. Smoothing sides of a maple banjo.