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Title:
Zebrawood Tackhead Banjo from Deep Creek Strings
Description:
12" rim made of zebrawood and maple, with a calfskin tacked on nice and tight. Figured cherry neck with rosewood fingerboard and peghead. For more information on this banjo and other handcrafted folk instruments, go to: http://deepcreekstrings.blogspot.com
Author:
jdelfield
Tags:
Deep, Creek, Strings, tackhead, tack, head, banjo, hand, crafted, clawhammer, oldtime, old, time, openback, open, back,
Zebrawood Tackhead Banjo from Deep Creek Strings
Description:
12" rim made of zebrawood and maple, with a calfskin tacked on nice and tight. Figured cherry neck with rosewood fingerboard and peghead. For more information on this banjo and other handcrafted folk instruments, go to: http://deepcreekstrings.blogspot.com
Author:
jdelfield
Tags:
Deep, Creek, Strings, tackhead, tack, head, banjo, hand, crafted, clawhammer, oldtime, old, time, openback, open, back,
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