William E Boucher Banjo
$1100
Deposit: $500
A deposit is required for all orders. The deposit covers the price of parts and maintains your build slot.

William E Boucher Jr was a Baltimore musical instrument and drum maker. In the 1840’s his workshop was the first to produce banjos in substantial quantities. Nearly 200 years later his design is still sought after. Details like the headstock shaped as a violin peghead and the single or double ogee along the top of the neck exemplify his excellent and inventive craftsmanship.

(Pictured Above: Boucher banjos built in the 1850’s by William Boucher)
Our Boucher banjos are based off the specs and pictures provided by numerous museums and historians, including Philip Gura & James Bollman, Smithsonian Museum, the now defunct Banjo Database and the MET.

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Every Boucher banjo comes with handmade brass hardware based off of original examples. The brackets are installed along the bottom of a scalloped rim. Each banjo comes with 6-8 brackets depending on the size of the rim.

Options
Pick one option from each category. Options without $ are included in the base price.

• Neck Wood:
Cherry
Mahogany
Maple
Walnut: $75

• Scale:
Longer scale will cost more in shipping
25”
25.5”
26.25”
27”

• Fret Position Markers:
Single Ogee
Double Ogee: $75

• Tuners:
Hardwood Friction Tuners
Peghed Geared Tuners: $190

Left or Right Handed:
Left
Right

• Rim Diameter:
12”
13”
14”: $80

• Rim Height:
2.75”
3”
3.25”

• Rim Wood:
Maple is recommended
Cherry
Maple
Mahogany
Walnut: $80


• Rim Color:
Natural
Stained/ Dyed: $50

• Head:
Comes with a goatskin head.

• Strings:
Aquila Nylgut Minstrels
Gut Strings: contact for price