riverwindflutes Says:
Wednesday, November 12, 2008 @3:12:25 AM

Nice Banjo John

mike gregory Says:
Wednesday, November 12, 2008 @4:51:03 AM

If memory serves, it was British author Oscar Wilde who said "A thing of beauty is a joy forever."

If it was he, then I shall claim you have made one Wilde-looking banjo.

John Herrington Says:
Monday, November 24, 2008 @1:31:33 PM

Thanks, Mike, I treasure your understanding of building banjos. This one, being my first has been a delight. As you can see, it is made from a large gourd, and it actually came out better than I expected. I recently opened a star cut out (5 pointed one) at about 10 o' clock on the top side of the gourd. The star was about 1-5/8 across its points and really opened up a way for the ol' jo to raise its voice. The fourth and third strings really boom now. I have a 13 inch ministrel banjo by Eric Prust, and love its deep throated growl. This one, however, "breaks like thunder over China, "cross the bay."...like another one of our frinds, Kipling as I recall, expressed the arrival of dawn.

You see, we both are helpless romantics, Mike. Keep it coming!

Ol' John on the Bighorn

John Herrington Says:
Friday, January 2, 2009 @10:02:45 AM

It dawned on me that I put some of the first pictures of my banjo on my homepage. These show the bridge way forward. I was experimenting with its location and had it "jacked up" to the key of open "g" to play with someone. You know you can do that with a gourd banjo...kind of a stunt, though, seems to me.

Ol' John on the Big Horn

Gumbograss Says:
Tuesday, March 8, 2011 @9:21:09 PM

John, I know these have been posted a while, but you and I are new friends, and I'm just seeing them! Beautiful work!!! My friend Chuck and I plan to build our first gourd banjos in the very near future. I'm excited about it!
Vince (Gumbograss)

banjo 1 Says:
Wednesday, March 9, 2011 @11:05:25 AM

look's excellant, i am starting one been at it for about five months.

John Herrington Says:
Wednesday, March 9, 2011 @2:19:33 PM

Vince, thank you for checking my home page, and for the compliments. Go for it, yourself. I am about to bring my home page blog up to date, with an article on gourd banjos. Perhaps you will enjoy it.

John

John Herrington Says:
Wednesday, March 9, 2011 @2:21:47 PM

Banjo 1, you may note the comments to Vince, above. I want to thank you for your compliments and wish you god speed on your project. Let me know how it turns out.

John