Building continues, not just in the Banjo Workshop but on the Web Site as well. Pages worked on: Banjo Models Standard Features The Models page now has a link to each model with a brief overview listing the features of each one. More will be added plus more pictures.
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On Monday, September 21, 2015 I had the privilege of meeting Chuck Lee and his wife Tammy for the first time. My wife Jenn and I were on vacation in Dallas, TX so we made the short commute to nearby Ovilla, TX where Chuck’s home and workshop are located. We […]
Hi Chuck and Tamara, As I said in my Facebook message to you, I am truly enjoying my banjo and Steve and I are finding some healing through the gift of music. (See additional story) We wanted to touch base and let you know how one beautiful banjo touched so […]
Fifty years old is pretty special! The following quote is from our wonderful customer Kris Herfkens: I have always wanted to play the banjo. I’m not sure why, but the sound of banjo music thrills me. I played a bit of guitar when I was a kid, but had […]
Stolen Instrument Alert Lone Star Deluxe Custom serial number 568 was stolen from a car in Forrest City, Arkansas on or about June 6, 2012. The instrument has a walnut rim and neck. It has a “Custom Made for Tim LaBaron” plate on the side of the dowel stick […]
Chuck tells me this is one the hardest, yet most rewarding banjos he has ever built. We know how special every child is, and when he was contacted by a mother who had tragically lost her daughter, he knew an emotional roller coaster was headed his way. Cheryl’s daughter […]
I live in Switzerland, and my brother delivered my new Marble Falls banjo to me recently- and I just cannot put it down. It looks really beautiful, but not too flashy/decorated. The Irish knot looks great in the sunlight, almost 3-dimensional, and the maple wood is wonderful. It even smells […]
It’s about five months since the beautiful banjo Chuck built for me arrived, and they’ve been the best five months I could imagine. I told Chuck I wanted a banjo primarily set up for playing with Nylgut strings and asked him what would be his ideal design. With little hesitation […]