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Banjo Studio specializes in North American made banjos and Collings guitars and mandolins. We are proud dealers of Deering banjos, Ome banjos, Pisgah banjos, Huber banjos, and Rickard banjos.
We don't sell anything that we wouldn't play ourselves.
We also carry a full line of accessories. Strings, picks, cases, pickups, and more!
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Waterloo WL-14XTR
David was a pleasure to deal with, and a fine player to boot. Love my new Waterloo.
Justin P.
Whatever We Can Do To Make You Happy
Really really nice open back A scale. The people at Pisgah and Banjo Studio have a "whatever we can do to make you happy" attitude. Would surely buy again. A+
Christopher R.
We specialize in American made banjos have a full stock of 5 string Deering banjos, Ome banjos, Pisgah banjos, Rickard banjos, and more.
We are a Collings guitar specialist. Acoustic and Electric Collings guitars are available.
Banjo Studio is one of the very few banjo dealers that truly knows what goes into a great 4-string banjo. We stock new and used tenor and plectrums banjos. Feel free to contact us with any questions you might have about 4-string banjos.
Call them guitjos, banjitars, guitar banjos, six string banjos, whatever... these banjos sound great and are perfect for the guitar player wanting a banjo tone. Tuned and played just like a guitar, 6 string banjos open up a whole new world of tonal possibilities for guitarists. We have 6 string banjos that feature steel strings, nylon strings, pickups, and more.
The Deering Goodtime banjo ukuleles are now in stock! The banjo ukulele is recognized for its distinctive tone and ability to project sound in solo and ensemble settings. The banjo ukulele was originally designed by Alvin Keech in 1917 and was popularized by musicians such as George Formby and Roy Smeck.
We are happy to begin carrying Collings mandolins. Collings has recently revamped their mandolin lineup and has made a great lineup of American made mandolins even better!
Openback banjos have a mellower sound than resonator banjos because much of the sound produced from the banjo goes into the players body. These type of banjos are preferred by clawhammer / frailing players for old time Appalachain music.
Openback banjos are also lighter in weight than resonator banjos as they do not feature a heavy metal flange to hold the resonator on.
This was originally posted on the Deering banjo website, but we decided it'd be good to show here as well in order to help people learn how to buy a banjo.
Of all the questions we receive about banjos, this has to be one of the most common. We will keep this explanation very short but if you have any further questions, send them to us and we’ll answer all of your questions.
So, by popular demand, here is our answer.
