This one was a commission with some specific requests: the combination of woods made for a unique look and the turtle inlay ended up a nice detail. It has a "scar" in the neck wood that wasn't structural, so we decided to fill it and really lean into the "odds and ends" styling of this one.

This gourd banjo was also the first one I finished after the experiments of the Old Plantation banjo, so I borrowed some of the ideas: the carvings for the sound hole are similar and this one has the same reinforced leather tailpiece. I like the way those come out and might keep that as a standard approach moving forward.

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