Not too long ago, the BRC workshop produced a banjo decorated with themes of mythology. The peghead portrays a fearsome dragon and a knight in armor who will tame it.
The upper neck fretboard contains frightful visages of werewolves and the heads of hungry dragons.
The lower neck reiterates these scary mythological creatures and their claws.
As all BRC banjos contain an inlay on the heel of the neck for the eyes only of the musician, the base of this neck revisits the image of the fearless knight.
The pot is made of ash, walnut, and cherry woods, and an inscription thereupon (inverted) documents that this instrument is the 105th banjo produced by the BRC.
Over the recent Holidays, the “Dragon Master” 5-stringer was gifted to a grandson who has special interests in musical theatre and musicianship. He and his BRC grandfather (below) were soon jamming together.
From the BRC: All good wishes to our readers in the New Year.
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