Wow, we love our banjo customers. The following was written by Devin Tower, who we have had the pleasure of getting to know as a Texan, a customer and a banjo player. He’s just another example of what this business is all about–the end user! “About 5 years ago I […]
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Dave and Doug Unplugged consists of Doug Hullinger and Dave Hicks. They started playing together when their daughters were in 2H Horse and Pony Club. We like the same kind of music and with Dave’s unbelievable ability to harmonize so easily they started singing folk music, Americana, and soft rock. […]
Well, it’s been over a week since the banjo arrived and I’ve had a chance to play it, and hear it played, enough to form an overall impression. In case you’re short on time, here’s the short version: This is a fine, fine banjo. Here’s the longer version: First, I […]
We had a special local artist, Rebekah Alexander, collaborate with us for this wonderful banjo. A little history: Rebekah is the wife of James Alexander. James and his family have been long time family friends. As a high school student, James contributed many hours in an apprenticeship relationship here in […]
It was March 7, 2009, and I was eating lunch under the big tent at the bluegrass festival in Argyle, Texas, when I noticed a gentleman playing banjo at the end of a long row of tables. I could hear his playing only faintly, but it was not the banjo […]
When I decided to upgrade to a very good banjo I had few options nearby so I had to do research on the internet. I was impressed by the fact that I could find nothing but glowing comments about Chuck and his banjos. He was professed to be a master […]
Here’s a fun project. Curly Maple neck, Scroll peg head, Pegheds tuners and a 13″ x 3.5″ x .25″ Cherry rim. If a picture is worth a 1000 words, here’s a little over 6000 words to say how much I liked this project.
I recently traveled to Ovilla, Texas to pick up my Chuck Lee banjo, which was the culmination of a 45 year love affair with the 5 string banjo that began the first time I heard Earl Scruggs playing “Cumberland Gap”. A store bought banjo served me well through college and […]
As a kid growing up I would stay up until 1 AM on the weekends eating pizza in bars while my stepfather played in Bluegrass bands and my mom did sound. To rebel I went off and did punk rock and electronic music as a teenager, but eventually found my […]
Dan ordered this custom banjo with Mermaid Inlay–it was a pleasure to build. Dan graciously allowed us to keep his completed instrument some extra time to coincide with a visit from Garden & Gun magazine–they came to the shop to do a photo shoot and article to be published some […]