Bluegrass Banjo

The

Staghorn:

Stelling Staghorn Peghead!

Banjos Are Usually Fancy!
Peghead & Fingerboard Patterns can be Unusually Intricate! 
The most Valuable Banjo's Are Pre-WW2 Vintage, Due to 
The pre-1941 Gibson Series of Mastertone Banjos are reputed
based on their "fetch value" in the marketplace, to have the Greatest 
Tone (A sharp cutting bark sound) and are growing in value! 
Look what Stradivarius Violin Did in 200 yrs! Imagine what 
a PreWar Flathead will be appraised for many years from now!

Very Intricate Inlay Jobs:
On the Turtle Hill website is found a Super Example of Mother-Of-Pearl Inlay work, done by Larry Sifel. 
It is not for sale!   

Bob Flesher makes and sells very intricate banjos!

Vintage Banjo Collections:
Great info is available on PreWar banjos!
A Pre-War banjo collection of Michael Shames
Bill's Banjo's Vintage Banjo Collections

Who Played Bluegrass Banjo Best?
Scruggs :)  Here are songs and instrumental Tracks and Titles  that the 
Flatt and Scruggs / Foggy Mountain Boys combo produced 1948-1969!

Earl Scruggs is standing in Back Row; 2nd from right!
He was The Greatest 3-finger Picker, ever, of the Bluegrass 5-String Banjo!
He played Banjo & Guitar with the the Foggy Mountain Boys!!
These Guys Traveled with the sponsorship of Martha White Flour!
Earl even has his own Biscuit Recipe!

Links!
Tribute Page for Flatt and Scruggs
Earl's Biography
Cybergrass!
Major List of Cybergrass Bluegrass Links!
BlueGrass Unlimited
Bluegrass World
International Bluegrass Music Association
Cybergrass Festival Schedule
Banjo Newsletter
Mandolin Brothers Wide World Links
Mugwamps Links
Myself with a Gibson copy banjo
Myself with a Gold Plated Gibson Mastertone banjo
Banjo Jokes
Banjo ASCII Art
Country.Com: Grand Ole Opry Stars
Virtual Bluegrass Festival
Wanna Hear Pickin' & Grinnin' 5 STRING BANJO?
Historic Banjo Designs!
Play The Banjo With a Mouse!!!!!
Midifarm Bluegrass Midi File Lists!
Dear Old Dixie Tablature: Going South Yet?
Cripple Creek Tablature and Others
Earl's Breakdown Tablature: Just Try & Pick it!
Bluegrass Banjo Tablature Pages
Bluegrass World Gateway

The Banjo Conservatory by Paul Hawthorne

Nearest way for banjos to "sound" like Pre-War?
Get a Tony Pass thin skirt Lost Timbre rim installed!
Stelling uses them in all of his new banjos!

Places to get Original Pre War Gibson Mastertone Banjos?
Try Mandolin Brothers Vintage & New Dealer: or Elderly Instruments

My choice of Banjo, although not yet vintage, is Stelling;
however;  a Prewar 1927 Bela Voce Gibson banjo, IF you can get one,
is fantastic as well, especially when a conversion 5 string neck is installed on it!

Supplier / Builder Pages:
Elderly Instruments
Deering Banjo Co.
Sullivan Banjo
D.P. Hopkins Banjos
LouZee Banjos - VERY unique and powerful product of the Hopkins Team!
Cox Banjos - including their great resonators!
Stelling Banjo Works: THE Best Banjo Made Today!(IMHO)
Bill Keith D-Tuners
Beacon Banjo Co.  (Bill Keith's Company that makes Keith-Scruggs style tuners)
First Quality Music
Turtle Hill Banjo
Morgan Music
Folk of the Wood
Stewart MacDonald
Janet Davis Banjo Store
Get the Paul Hopkins Tone rings at Nashville Plating Service

Flatt & Scruggs-Foggy Mountain Boys!
Worth yet another Look!!!:

Earl Was Born To Pick Banjo!
All The Great Pickers Copy His Style,
But Extremely Few play Earl's "Picking" style close to Perfectly!

Banjo Lesson Software
Banjo Tutor

Banjo Setup Webs
Banjowizard