This Mike Ramsey fretless 5-string banjo was purchased new from Elderly Instruments, and carries serial number 713. As Ramsey banjos go, it’s fairly plain.
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Designed by Tim Shaw, the Gibson Flying V2 was built between 1979 and 1982 using maple and walnut for the body and many custom pieces of hardware.
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For the Deering John Hartford 5-String Banjo, Greg Deering combined years of experience with John Hartford’s research into the design of vintage banjos.
Deering has done it again with this innovative variation on their Sierra Bluegrass banjo! By simply eliminating the heavy flange and resonator the Sierra open-back offers a voice very much in the spirit of the famed Vega #2 Tubaphone at a far lower price.
Since the mid 1970s, Michael Heiden has been building instruments like this spectacular Heiden F-5 from his shop in the Creston Valley in southern British Columbia.
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This C. Bruno and Son fretless banjo arrived here about 15 years ago and has been in storage ever since. As is often the case with my “projects”, it was forgotten for years. I recently came into a lovely set of Ivoroid friction tuners that reminded me of the Bruno banjo and its need for appropriate tuners. This 130-year-old set of friction pegs were typical of the 1880s or 90s. And since they are synthetic ivory, they are legal under the CITES regulations.
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