Base Price: $950
Deposit: $350 / $550 with geared tuners
All Prices are in USD. A non-refundable deposit is required for all orders. The deposit covers the price of parts and maintains your build slot.

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Joel W. Sweeney was an American musician and early minstrel performer. He is credited with advancing the development of the modern 5 string banjo.

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Options without $ are included in the base price:

Options

Left or Right Handed:
Left
Right

Neck Wood:
Cherry
Mahogany
Maple
White Oak: $80
Walnut: $80
White Ash

Scale:
25”
25.5”
26.25”
27”

Nut:
(10mm string spacing)
1.5” hardwood nut

Fret Position Markers:
Flush Frets up to 12 position: $150
Wood Fret Position Dots (3, 5, 7, 10, 12): $40

Rim Diameter:
11”
12”
13”
14”

Rim Height:
2.75”
3” (recommended)
3.25”

Rim Wood:
Cherry
Maple (recommended)
Mahogany
Walnut: $75

Rim/Neck Color:
Natural
Stained/ Dyed: $40

Rim Hardware:
1.) Handmade Brass Tension & Flesh Hoop, Rickard Ball Shoes, Hooks & Hook Nuts:
8 Brackets: Included in base price
10 Brackets: $20
12 Brackets: $40
14 Brackets: $60
18 Brackets: $100
28 Brackets: $200

2.) Handmade Brass Tension Hoop, flesh hoop with reproduction brass Eagle shoes: $300


Tailpiece:
Hardwood Tailpiece

Endbolt:
No Endbolt/ Dowel sticks out back of rim
Wooden Endbolt: $25

Bridge:
(1/4 String Spacing comes standard on County Minstrels)
Maple

Strings:
Aquila Nylgut Minstrel Strings
Real Gut Strings: $100+