For Sale

Banio #178

$2,300 + tax

• Floyd County walnut neck and outer rim
• Brazilian Rosewood – headstock overlay, fingerboard & trim
• Red veneer accent
• 20 1⁄8″ scale (short scale)
• Mac-compensated Dogwood bridge
• 11″ diameter rim
  • Whyte Laydie tone ring
  • Four-star John Balch calf-skin head
• Raw brass hardware
  • Stewart style shoes (Rickard)
  • Bacon style nuts
  • No Knot tailpiece
  • Gotoh tuners
  • EVo gold frets
• 1⁄4″ rolled brass tone ring
• 1 1⁄4″ wide Elk horn nut
• Tru-oil finish
• Includes simple gig bag

Banio #176

$2,500 + tax

• Curley Maple neck and outer rim
• Paperstone – headstock overlay, fingerboard and trim
• Green veneer accent
• 25 1⁄2″ scale
• Mac-compensated 5⁄8″ tall Dogwood bridge
• 12″ diameter rim
  • 5⁄16″ rolled brass tone ring
  • Fiberskyn head
• Nickel-plated hardware
  • Standard L shoes
  • Hawktail tail piece
  • Gotoh tuners
• 1 3⁄8″  wide bone nut
• Sunburst Amber Nitro cellulose lacquer finish
• Includes superior brand bump case (black or brown)
• Custom headstock inlay for extra cost

Banio #175

$2,900 + tax

• Floyd County walnut neck and outer rim
• Brazilian Rosewood – headstock overlay, fingerboard & trim
• Green veneer accent
• 25 1⁄2″ scale
• Mac-compensated 5⁄8″ tall Sycamore/Rosewood bridge
• 12″ diameter rim
  • Whyte Laydie tone ring
  • Four-star John Balch calf-skin head
• Raw brass hardware
  • Stewart style shoes (Rickard)
  • Standard open ball nuts
  • Hawktail tail piece
  • Gotoh tuners
  • EVo gold frets
• 5⁄16″ brass tone ring
• 1 1⁄4″ wide Elk horn nut
• Side dot MOP inlays
• Tru-oil finish
• Includes superior brand bump case (black or brown)

Banio #169

$2,650 + tax

• Curley Maple w/shaded nitro lacquer finish
• Black Paperstone
• 25½” scale length
• 1¼” wide nut
• Gotoh tuners
• 12″ diameter rim
• Nickel Hardware
• 4 ply rim
• Fiberskyn head
• 4″ brass tone ring
• Elk Horn nut
• Hawktail tailpiece
• Mac Bridge fingerboard
• Medium Guage D-Addario strings
• Hardshell Bump case included

Banio #166 (fretless)

$2,600 + tax

• Curley Maple w/ shaded Nitro lacquer finish
• Black Paperstone fingerboard and trim
• Gotoh tuners
• 11″ rim
• Standard nickel hardware
• Fiberskyn head
• ¼” brass tone ring
• Buckhorn nut
• Hawktail Tailpiece
• Mac Bridge
• Medium guage D’Addario strings
• Hardshell Bump case included

Banjo #100

$3,800 + tax

• Dogwood neck and 12” diameter rim from Mac’s farm in Floyd County, Virginia
• Bocote fingerboard and trim
• Abalone Headstock inlay designed and cut out by Hanna Traynham
• Raw brass hardware including Buckeye Banjo’s Shoes and wire style arm rest
• 5/16th” rolled brass tone ring with 12” Stern leather head mounted by John Balch
• Evo Gold Gotoh tuners with Tortoise Tuner buttons

Handmade Banjo Bridges

Plain with no cap: $25 + tax & shipping
With top edge cap: $30 + tax & shipping

• Bridges available for 5 string and 4 string banjos and banjo ukes
• These bridges are based on a four-footed design that Mac once noticed on an antique banjo
• The top edge is curved/concave allowing additional length for the 3rd string primarily to get better intonation when using the upper fret board area
• Various lengths and heights are available. Heights range from 9/16th” to 3/4”
• Standard height is 11/16th” with room for adjustment downward if desired

Custom Options for Bridges
(Add $5 each for custom request)

• Various Woods are available including native Apple and Dogwood as well as Curley maple, Birdseye Maple, Cherry, Walnut and Sycamore
• Top edges option

Plain with No Cap

• Rosewood or Ebony cap
• Red or Green veneer accent
• Slot spacing and sized for medium guage steel strings
• Standard
• Crowe (slightly wider)

Flatfooting Dance Boards

$75 + tax & shipping

• These lightweight dance boards are designed for creating a rhythmic tone when dancing solo
• They are made of 1/2” thick high quality baltic birch plywood and measure 24” x 24” x 2”
• The hardwood edge lifts the board off the ground so the dancer is elevated off the ground or floor slightly to create a drum like effect
• Side relief arcs allow the tone to be heard better from a distance