Banjo Pricing
Current banjo prices are listed below along with prices of the various options. A Basic Buckeye Banjo is made of unfigured maple with a square peghead and all other Standard Features.  My basic banjos are made with the same care, attention to detail, and quality parts as my more highly ornamented instruments.

The Basic Banjo price also includes one hour of design time which  is usually sufficient to work out the details of your banjo.  Additional design time will be charged on an hourly basis. The Basic Banjo price also includes one hour of inlay work which should cover a simple inlay such as a star or other small ornament. Any time spent beyond this will be charged on an hourly basis.

I believe that the best banjos devolop through a collabrative effort between the future banjo owner and the maker.  I love helping design your banjo and your banjo's inlay with you but to save everyone time (and money), the closer you are to a final banjo design when we start the process, the better.

I also feel that a good initial design has a lot to do with the the quality of the final banjo.  Therefore I like to finalize the design early in the process rather than start a banjo and then make decisions or change things as the banjo progresses which can lead to a hodgepodge banjo.

I think that in general, simplicity and cohesiveness should be strived for when it comes to banjo design.  I usually encourage people to concentrate on the sound of the instrument and the overall look and feel of the banjo they are after and resist the urge to add too many options or inlays that might be nice indiviually but don't work together as a whole.  In some cases a second banjo might be the best option.

Examples of the various options can be seen on the Custom Options page.
  

Basic Fretted Banjo.....$1400
Basic Fretless Banjo.....$1350

Options 

• Walnut, Curly Maple, Cherry.....$75
• Traditional peghead shape.....$75
• Skin head.....$75
• Brass hardware (custom machined).....$150
• Volute.....$75
• Dobson heel.....$75
• Boucher "beehive" (handcarved).....$150
• Extra wood veneers.....$50
• Adjustable truss rod.....$50
• Slotted Peghead.....$200
• Tunneled Fifth String.....$200
• Custom dimensions (Fretboard or Pot).....$50

Tone Rings

Backstrapping

• Short.....$150
• Long.....$175

 

Fretboard Binding

• Ivoroid.....$100
• Wood.....$125

Fretted Fingerboard Plate (raised)

• Straight.....$100
• Ogee.....$125

Fretless Fingerboard Plate (flush)

• Straight.....$125
• Ogee.....$150

Scoop Plate

• Plain brass.....$150
• "Buckeye Banjo No. X" Stamped.....$75
• Custom lettering available - call for quote

Design time.....$20/hr

Inlay work and engraving.....$25/hr