Custom Banjo Options
- Base Price: $1150-
Deposit: $550
Pick from the options below and create your dream banjo.
Any dollar amount beside a chosen option will be added to the base price.
Options without a dollar amount are included in the base price. All prices are in US Dollars.
Any questions at all please contact
Type:
5 String, Steel Strung /gDGBD
5 String, Nylon Strung /gDGBD
6 String, Steel Strung /gGDGBD: $100
4 String Tenor /GDAE
5 String, Steel Strung /gDGBD
5 String, Nylon Strung /gDGBD
6 String, Steel Strung /gGDGBD: $100
4 String Tenor /GDAE
Left or Right Handed:
Right Handed
Left Handed
Right Handed
Left Handed
Neck Wood:
Cherry
Mahogany
Maple
Walnut: $80
Coloured Veneers:
Coloured maple veneer can be added in between laminations.
Available colours: Black, Blue, Green, Orange, Purple, White
$40 - under peghead overlay and heel cap
$30 - under fingerboard
$40 - stripe down the middle of the neck
$50 - between rim cap and rim
$140 - whole banjo (everything offered above)
Cherry
Mahogany
Maple
Walnut: $80
Coloured Veneers:
Coloured maple veneer can be added in between laminations.
Available colours: Black, Blue, Green, Orange, Purple, White
$40 - under peghead overlay and heel cap
$30 - under fingerboard
$40 - stripe down the middle of the neck
$50 - between rim cap and rim
$140 - whole banjo (everything offered above)
Fingerboard & Overlay Options:
Maple - Birdseye, Curly or Plain
Ebony - Indian, Macassar or West African
Granadillo
Malaysian Blackwood
Pau Ferro
Pau Rosa
Royal Blackwood
Wenge
Ziricote
Ipe
Bloodwood
Lacewood
Leopardwood
Padauk
Purpleheart
Caribbean Rosewood
Tigerwood
Wenge
Zebrawood
Maple - Birdseye, Curly or Plain
Ebony - Indian, Macassar or West African
Granadillo
Malaysian Blackwood
Pau Ferro
Pau Rosa
Royal Blackwood
Wenge
Ziricote
Ipe
Bloodwood
Lacewood
Leopardwood
Padauk
Purpleheart
Caribbean Rosewood
Tigerwood
Wenge
Zebrawood
Scale Length:
25.5”
26 3/16”
24”
Custom: $50
25.5”
26 3/16”
24”
Custom: $50
Frets:
Fretless
Fretted
Flush Fret: $50
Fretless with a Partial Brass Plate - $100
Half Fretless/ Half Fretted: $200
Fretless
Fretted
Flush Fret: $50
Fretless with a Partial Brass Plate - $100
Half Fretless/ Half Fretted: $200
Peghead Shape:
Boucher
Cole
Dobson
Paddle
Paddle/ Slotted Headstock
Sweeney
White Laydie
Boucher
Cole
Dobson
Paddle
Paddle/ Slotted Headstock
Sweeney
White Laydie
Heel Shape:
Rounded/ Dobson
Boat (with Heel Cap): $75
Rounded/ Dobson
Boat (with Heel Cap): $75
Tuners:
Gotoh Planetary Tuners:
Brass: included in base price
Nickel Plated Or Aged Finish: $50
Rickard Cyclone 10:1 Tuners:
Brass: $200
Nickel: $200
Gold: $275
Rubner Tuners for Slotted Headstock: $225
Peghed Geared Tuners (look like old friction tuning pegs): $150
Gotoh Planetary Tuners:
Brass: included in base price
Nickel Plated Or Aged Finish: $50
Rickard Cyclone 10:1 Tuners:
Brass: $200
Nickel: $200
Gold: $275
Rubner Tuners for Slotted Headstock: $225
Peghed Geared Tuners (look like old friction tuning pegs): $150
Fret Markers & Inlays:
Side Dots:
Black or White Plastic Side Dots: $30
Brass Side Dots: $40
Fret Markers:
Brass Dot Fret Markers: $60
Recon Stone Dot Fret Markers (Red Jasper, Blue Turquoise, Gold) : $60
Checkerboard Fretboard - Your fretboard choice and Ebony or Royal Blackwood : $115
Other Inlays:
Custom Inlay available. Contact for pricing
Side Dots:
Black or White Plastic Side Dots: $30
Brass Side Dots: $40
Fret Markers:
Brass Dot Fret Markers: $60
Recon Stone Dot Fret Markers (Red Jasper, Blue Turquoise, Gold) : $60
Checkerboard Fretboard - Your fretboard choice and Ebony or Royal Blackwood : $115
Other Inlays:
Custom Inlay available. Contact for pricing
Scoop:
Basic Scoop: $40
S Scoop: $60
( Scoop: $60
Additional Brass or Cooper Plate: $50
Dobson Inspired Scoop Plate: $125
Basic Scoop: $40
S Scoop: $60
( Scoop: $60
Additional Brass or Cooper Plate: $50
Dobson Inspired Scoop Plate: $125
Rim Wood:
Cherry
Maple
Walnut: $80
Rim Diameter:
11”
12”
Rim Wall Thickness:
1/4”
3/8”
1/2”
Rim Cap:
Domestic Wood: $50
(Walnut, Cherry, Maple etc)
Exotic Wood: $80
(Same wood options that are listed above for the Peghead overlay)
Rim Colour:
Natural
Dyed or Stained: $50
(Numerous colours available)
Cherry
Maple
Walnut: $80
Rim Diameter:
11”
12”
Rim Wall Thickness:
1/4”
3/8”
1/2”
Rim Cap:
Domestic Wood: $50
(Walnut, Cherry, Maple etc)
Exotic Wood: $80
(Same wood options that are listed above for the Peghead overlay)
Rim Colour:
Natural
Dyed or Stained: $50
(Numerous colours available)
Tone Ring:
All Tone Rings made in North America by Rickard Banjos unless stated otherwise.
Integral Wood Tone Ring (domestic hardwood): $50
Integral Wood Tone Ring (exotic hardwood): $80
1/4” Rolled Brass Hoop: $65
Little Wonder: $140
Dobson: $140
Silver Bell: $160
Whyte Laydie: $175
Dobson Special (Dobson on top of a .25” brass hoop): $205
Bacon (only nickel plated available, made by Five Star): $250
Tubaphone: $275
All Tone Rings made in North America by Rickard Banjos unless stated otherwise.
Integral Wood Tone Ring (domestic hardwood): $50
Integral Wood Tone Ring (exotic hardwood): $80
1/4” Rolled Brass Hoop: $65
Little Wonder: $140
Dobson: $140
Silver Bell: $160
Whyte Laydie: $175
Dobson Special (Dobson on top of a .25” brass hoop): $205
Bacon (only nickel plated available, made by Five Star): $250
Tubaphone: $275
Rim Hardware:
All hardware is made in North America by Rickard Banjos.
Bracket Band:
(Holds shoes on rim without having to drill through)
11” Brass Band with 24 Shoes: $200
11” Nickel Plated with 24 Shoes: $220
12” Unavailable at this time
Shoes:
Ball Shoe
Ball Shoe with wide base
Reproduction SS Stewart Shoes: $40
Reproduction Vega/Two Point Shoes: $50
All hardware is made in North America by Rickard Banjos.
Bracket Band:
(Holds shoes on rim without having to drill through)
11” Brass Band with 24 Shoes: $200
11” Nickel Plated with 24 Shoes: $220
12” Unavailable at this time
Shoes:
Ball Shoe
Ball Shoe with wide base
Reproduction SS Stewart Shoes: $40
Reproduction Vega/Two Point Shoes: $50
Hook Nuts:
Open Ball End
Bacon
SS Stewart
Vega Double Barrel
Gibson
Paramount
Hex Belly
Hex Cone
Hex Ring
Open Ball End
Bacon
SS Stewart
Vega Double Barrel
Gibson
Paramount
Hex Belly
Hex Cone
Hex Ring
Rim To Neck Setup
Brass Coordinator Rods
Wooden Dowel
(the neck has two lag bolts. The wooden dowel has an insert that screws onto one of the lag bolts. The other lag bolts gets a brass acorn nut.)
Brass Coordinator Rods
Wooden Dowel
(the neck has two lag bolts. The wooden dowel has an insert that screws onto one of the lag bolts. The other lag bolts gets a brass acorn nut.)
Tailpiece:
No Knot, Brass
No Knot, Nickel Plated
North Star, Adjustable: $75
North Star, Adjustable, Nickel Plated: $90
•Contact for list of tailpiece options specific to nylon strings•
No Knot, Brass
No Knot, Nickel Plated
North Star, Adjustable: $75
North Star, Adjustable, Nickel Plated: $90
•Contact for list of tailpiece options specific to nylon strings•
Head:
Jeff Menzies Goat Skin: $75 & Up
Renaissance
Fiberskyn
Other Remo heads are available (Frosted Top, Frosted Bottom, Clear, Black Suede): Prices Vary
Jeff Menzies Goat Skin: $75 & Up
Renaissance
Fiberskyn
Other Remo heads are available (Frosted Top, Frosted Bottom, Clear, Black Suede): Prices Vary
Arm Rest:
Rickard Wooden Arm Rest with Brass or Nickel Plated Hardware: $90
Comes in Cherry, Curly Maple, Walnut or Wenge
Rickard Wooden Arm Rest with Brass or Nickel Plated Hardware: $90
Comes in Cherry, Curly Maple, Walnut or Wenge
**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**
