Custom Banjos
Base Price: $1650
Deposit: $500*
All prices are in US Dollars
*Deposits are used to cover material and confirm your build slot. *Deposits are non-refundable. If you are ordering a banjo with extra hardware, inlay etc. the deposit may be raised.
Choose an option from each category below.
Any dollar amount beside a chosen option will be added to the base price.
Deposit: $500*
All prices are in US Dollars
*Deposits are used to cover material and confirm your build slot. *Deposits are non-refundable. If you are ordering a banjo with extra hardware, inlay etc. the deposit may be raised.
Choose an option from each category below.
Any dollar amount beside a chosen option will be added to the base price.
Type of Banjo
4 String - Banjo Ukulele
4 String - Tenor
4 String - Plectrum
5 String - Steel Strung
5 String - Nylon Strung
6 String - Extra Bass - Steel Strung
6 String - Banjo Guitar
8 String - Mandolin Banjo
4 String - Banjo Ukulele
4 String - Tenor
4 String - Plectrum
5 String - Steel Strung
5 String - Nylon Strung
6 String - Extra Bass - Steel Strung
6 String - Banjo Guitar
8 String - Mandolin Banjo
Rim Options:
Rim Diameter
8”
11”
12”
Rim Height
3” (Standard)
2.75”
2.5”
Rim Thickness
1/4”
3/8”
1/2”
Rim Wood
(All rims have a maple core)
Ash
Birch
Cherry
Mahogany
Maple
Oak (white or red)
Walnut
Exotic: $120
(Availability of woods may change, contact for current list)
Black Limba
Bloodwood
Caribbean Rosewood
Ipe
Lacewood
Leopardwood
Osage Orange
Padauk
Purple Heart
Tiete Chestnut
Tigerwood
Wenge
Yellowheart
Zebrawood
Rim Colour
Natural
Dyed/ Stained (contact for colour options)
Rim Cap
Domestic Wood: $65
Ash
Birch
Cherry
Mahogany
Maple
Oak (white or red)
Walnut
Exotic Wood: $85
Black Limba
Bloodwood
Caribbean Rosewood
Ipe
Lacewood
Leopardwood
Osage Orange
Padauk
Purple Heart
Tiete Chestnut
Tigerwood
Wenge
Yellowheart
Zebrawood
Tone Ring
.25” Brass Hoop: $75
.3125” Brass Hoop: $90
.3125” Bell Bronze: $100
Little Wonder: $100
Dobson: $120
Silver Belle: $170
Whyte Laydie: $140
Bacon (nickel plated only): $225
Tubaphone: $250
Prewar Style Arch Top, 40 Hole: $300 and up
Flathead: $300 and up
Number of Brackets
Bracket: hook, hook nut, shoe & rim bolt
14 Brackets
16 Brackets
18 Brackets
28 Brackets - $150
38 Brackets - $250
Shoes
Ball Shoe
Ball Shoe with wide base
2 Point: $75
SS Stewart Reproduction: $50
8”
11”
12”
Rim Height
3” (Standard)
2.75”
2.5”
Rim Thickness
1/4”
3/8”
1/2”
Rim Wood
(All rims have a maple core)
Ash
Birch
Cherry
Mahogany
Maple
Oak (white or red)
Walnut
Exotic: $120
(Availability of woods may change, contact for current list)
Black Limba
Bloodwood
Caribbean Rosewood
Ipe
Lacewood
Leopardwood
Osage Orange
Padauk
Purple Heart
Tiete Chestnut
Tigerwood
Wenge
Yellowheart
Zebrawood
Rim Colour
Natural
Dyed/ Stained (contact for colour options)
Rim Cap
Domestic Wood: $65
Ash
Birch
Cherry
Mahogany
Maple
Oak (white or red)
Walnut
Exotic Wood: $85
Black Limba
Bloodwood
Caribbean Rosewood
Ipe
Lacewood
Leopardwood
Osage Orange
Padauk
Purple Heart
Tiete Chestnut
Tigerwood
Wenge
Yellowheart
Zebrawood
Tone Ring
.25” Brass Hoop: $75
.3125” Brass Hoop: $90
.3125” Bell Bronze: $100
Little Wonder: $100
Dobson: $120
Silver Belle: $170
Whyte Laydie: $140
Bacon (nickel plated only): $225
Tubaphone: $250
Prewar Style Arch Top, 40 Hole: $300 and up
Flathead: $300 and up
Number of Brackets
Bracket: hook, hook nut, shoe & rim bolt
14 Brackets
16 Brackets
18 Brackets
28 Brackets - $150
38 Brackets - $250
Shoes
Ball Shoe
Ball Shoe with wide base
2 Point: $75
SS Stewart Reproduction: $50
Hook Nuts
Bacon
Belly
Cone
Dobson
Gibson
Open Ball End
Paramount
Ring
SS Stewart
Vega Double Barrel
Bacon
Belly
Cone
Dobson
Gibson
Open Ball End
Paramount
Ring
SS Stewart
Vega Double Barrel
Tailpiece
Wooden Tailpiece for nylon strings: Contact
No Knot (will work with steel & certain nylon strings)
North Star: $80
R20 (Long or Short): $100
R30: $100
R40: $100
Wooden Tailpiece for nylon strings: Contact
No Knot (will work with steel & certain nylon strings)
North Star: $80
R20 (Long or Short): $100
R30: $100
R40: $100
Head
Other Remo heads available, contact for more info
Renaissance
Fiberskyn
Frosted Top
Irish Goat Skin: $60
Arm Rest
Rickard Wooden Arm Rest - Wenge, Walnut, Cherry or Curly Maple: $75
Neck to Rim Setup
Dual Brass Coordinator Rods
Screw-In Wooden Dowel
Other Remo heads available, contact for more info
Renaissance
Fiberskyn
Frosted Top
Irish Goat Skin: $60
Arm Rest
Rickard Wooden Arm Rest - Wenge, Walnut, Cherry or Curly Maple: $75
Neck to Rim Setup
Dual Brass Coordinator Rods
Screw-In Wooden Dowel
Neck Options
All necks come with a two way truss rod installed
Handedness
Left Handed
Right Handed
Neck Wood
Cherry
Mahogany
Maple
Walnut: $80
Fretboard & Peghead Overlay
Availability of woods change from time to time.
Contact to check for other wood options.
Black Limba
Bloodwood
Caribbean Rosewood
Ipe
Lacewood
Leopardwood
Osage Orange
Padauk
Purple Heart
Tiete Chestnut
Tigerwood
Wenge
Yellowheart
Zebrawood
Handedness
Left Handed
Right Handed
Neck Wood
Cherry
Mahogany
Maple
Walnut: $80
Fretboard & Peghead Overlay
Availability of woods change from time to time.
Contact to check for other wood options.
Black Limba
Bloodwood
Caribbean Rosewood
Ipe
Lacewood
Leopardwood
Osage Orange
Padauk
Purple Heart
Tiete Chestnut
Tigerwood
Wenge
Yellowheart
Zebrawood
Scale Length
Custom scale lengths are available
Five String:
A Scale: 24”
Original County Banjo Standard: 25”
Current County Banjo Standard: 25.5”
Gibson Standard: 26 3/16”
Plectrum:
25”
25.5”
26 3/16”
Tenor Banjo:
Standard: 23”
Short: 21” or 19”
Mandolin Banjo:
Standard: 13 7/8”
Guitar Banjo:
25.5”
25”
Fretless or Fretted
Fretless
Basic Fretless
Fretless with a partial brass plate: $50
Flush Fret (maple veneer inlaid into fret slots): $50
Flush Fret (coloured veneer inlaid into slots): $75
Fretted
Fully Fretted
Half Fretless/ Half Fretted - your choice of where the frets begin. Brass plate can end flat against a fret or in a S shape: $200
Peghead Shape
Boucher Scroll
Boucher Bunny
Cole
Dobson 1
Dobson 2
Double Cut
Fiddle Cut
Paddle
Paddle/ Slotted Headstock: $75
Sweeney
White Laydie
Custom scale lengths are available
Five String:
A Scale: 24”
Original County Banjo Standard: 25”
Current County Banjo Standard: 25.5”
Gibson Standard: 26 3/16”
Plectrum:
25”
25.5”
26 3/16”
Tenor Banjo:
Standard: 23”
Short: 21” or 19”
Mandolin Banjo:
Standard: 13 7/8”
Guitar Banjo:
25.5”
25”
Fretless or Fretted
Fretless
Basic Fretless
Fretless with a partial brass plate: $50
Flush Fret (maple veneer inlaid into fret slots): $50
Flush Fret (coloured veneer inlaid into slots): $75
Fretted
Fully Fretted
Half Fretless/ Half Fretted - your choice of where the frets begin. Brass plate can end flat against a fret or in a S shape: $200
Peghead Shape
Boucher Scroll
Boucher Bunny
Cole
Dobson 1
Dobson 2
Double Cut
Fiddle Cut
Paddle
Paddle/ Slotted Headstock: $75
Sweeney
White Laydie
Heel Shape
Rounded/ Dobson Heel
Boat Heel (with a heel cap): $100
Rounded/ Dobson Heel
Boat Heel (with a heel cap): $100
Scoop
No Scoop/ Fully Fretted
Basic Scoop: $50
S or ( Shaped Scoop: $65
Addition of a Brass or Copper Plate : $75
Scoop with a Brass or Copper Dobson Strike Plate: $200
Dobson Strike Plate with no scoop: $150
No Scoop/ Fully Fretted
Basic Scoop: $50
S or ( Shaped Scoop: $65
Addition of a Brass or Copper Plate : $75
Scoop with a Brass or Copper Dobson Strike Plate: $200
Dobson Strike Plate with no scoop: $150
Tuners
Contact for 5th string tuner options if ordering a left handed banjo.
Contact for Mandolin and Guitar Options.
Planetary Tuners - Brass or Nickel: included in base price
Rickard Cyclone 10:1 Tuners
Brass or Nickel: $240
Peghed Tuners: $160
Rubner Tuners for a Slotted Headstock: $250
Contact for 5th string tuner options if ordering a left handed banjo.
Contact for Mandolin and Guitar Options.
Planetary Tuners - Brass or Nickel: included in base price
Rickard Cyclone 10:1 Tuners
Brass or Nickel: $240
Peghed Tuners: $160
Rubner Tuners for a Slotted Headstock: $250
Fret Markers & Inlays
Fretboard Position Markers:
Brass Dots, Large or Small: $40
Wood Dots, (Choose from numerous species): $40
Abalone Dots, Large: $65
Black, White, Gold, Red Mop Dots, Large or Small: $40
Recon Stone (Red Jasper, Blue Turquoise etc): $75
Kyle Creed Inspired Checkerboard Fretboard - your choice of fretboard woods: $200
William Boucher Inspired Double Ogee: $125
Side Dots:
Brass Side Dots: $40
Wooden Side Dots: $40
Peghead Inlay:
Coin: $50
Brass Star: $50
Mop Star: $60
Moon & Stars: $100
Contact for Custom Inlay
Fretboard Position Markers:
Brass Dots, Large or Small: $40
Wood Dots, (Choose from numerous species): $40
Abalone Dots, Large: $65
Black, White, Gold, Red Mop Dots, Large or Small: $40
Recon Stone (Red Jasper, Blue Turquoise etc): $75
Kyle Creed Inspired Checkerboard Fretboard - your choice of fretboard woods: $200
William Boucher Inspired Double Ogee: $125
Side Dots:
Brass Side Dots: $40
Wooden Side Dots: $40
Peghead Inlay:
Coin: $50
Brass Star: $50
Mop Star: $60
Moon & Stars: $100
Contact for Custom Inlay
**All materials and hardware depend upon availability. If an option that was chosen is unavailable, another similar option maybe substituted in its place. Prices may change without notice due to exchange rates, inflation etc**
All pictures of hardware are from Rickard Banjos.