![]() With a background in fine art (MA Central St Martins) and a commercial background in prop making and fine art fabrication I have a strong interest in the decorative arts. Therefore, I am currently seeking out a U.K. I am confident that the animal welfare is excellent, and the environmental impact is minimal… except for the transport. These are from free range goats and the skins have been processed by the banjo maker using no bleaching chemicals. ![]() The calfskin vellum is bought commercially but I often use goat skin from a maker in Jamaica. I steam bend my own rims using carefully selected quarter sawn timber and I fabricate my own brass tensioning hardware, using a local small foundry to sandcast the custom bronze parts… often bespoke for the specific banjo. As much as possible is made in house or as locally as possible. Whether making primitive fretless banjos or more modern fretted instruments with steam bent rims I aim to use timber sustainably harvested in the U.K. I make banjos inspired by these earliest of instruments using gourds grown in the U.K.
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