Old-time music is a participatory activity--I think that's one of the aspects of it that I find most appealing. However, not being much of a musician myself, I try to contribute to the community of musicians and ethusiasts who do play the banjo through the instruments that I build. I enjoy helping people learn how to make their own banjos as much as I like constructing them myself. Either way, with each new instrument that is made, either by me personally or by someone else, new life is breathed into the tradition of the early American banjo, which helps to insure that both the music and craftsmanship that go along with this tradition will continue to inform and entertain us all.

If you see a banjo you like in the gallery, or if you have an idea that you'd like to work on with me, please send an email. If, on the other hand, you're interested in the early banjo, but my instruments don't quite fit what you have in mind, visit my "links" page. There you will find the websites of a wide variety of other builders offering all kinds of banjos for sale, from precise, exacting historical reproductions to fantastical interpretations that resemble the banjo in name only.

Thanks for visiting.