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Jack Hicks Jack was born in Louisa, Kentucky and he now lives in Ashland. Jack’s talents were discovered and cultivated early, resulting in his performances at the Grand Ole Opry at the early age of 15. Jack has had a long and varied musical career, having been a part of such legendary groups as Jim and Jesse, Del Reeves, Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys, the Whites, Lester Flatt, Sonny James, and spent a decade performing with Conway Twitty. Jack’s talents have been heard on many #1 country records. Known primarily for his outstanding banjo picking, Jack also owns a recording studio; Jack’s Place, where ...
We’ve finished up the binding and purfling on the resonator and have sent it and the neck into the finishing room. So far this is coming together to be an incredibly beautiful banjo! The wood on the resonator is exceptionally pretty – can’t wait to see this thing after staining!
If you need to catch up on the Project, check out our forum at the Banjo Hangout.
Our new production processes are in place and the first full batch of Vintage-35 Banjos will be completely finished this month! Jeff took a few shots of the parts that we thought were quite artistic and wanted to share. This particular peghead features Brazilian Rosewood, and you can see the new laser engraving on our Sullivan Historic rim in the background.
Once this run is finished, we’ll have more photos and specifications on the website – Check back soon!
Howdy folks,
Our shop supervisor is healthy, back up and going strong and we are back under way with BHO / Sullivan Vintage 35 Banjo collaboration. The pictures below are of the walnut neck bound with some beautiful ivoroid / black / white binding and fretted up ready for some finish sanding. Next we’ll be applying the nitro lacquer finish with the amber toner, watch for some photos we’ll keep you in the loop as the finishing process progresses.
Your comments are welcome.
Murrell
Fingerboard and peghead inlays were attached to the neck today – next up we’ll trim the peghead and begin shaping the neck!
If you need to catch up on the Project, check out our forum at the Banjo Hangout.
We’re mixing our product line up a bit here at Sullivan Banjo. We’ve decided to tighten our focus back to a smaller product line to focus on the absolute best in price and quality. Effective immediately we’re stopping production of our Festival and Jam series – We have a few left but will not be replenishing stock once those are gone. Our product line will now consist of the Sullivan Classic and Historic Series. Continue Reading »
Every now and then, we receive a “letter of endorsement” from a Sullivan owner that overwhelms our hearts with joy, and affirms the sense of pride and enjoyment we get in making our own line of high-quality banjos. We’d like to share this one from Mark, serving our Country in Kabul Afghanistan, with you. Continue Reading »
Hello everyone!
Just wanted to give you an update on the construction progress on the Banjo Hangout/Sullivan Banjo collaboration project. We’ve started the process, and at the moment are waiting for a few components. We’ve taken the neck and done prelimniary cuts on it, squared it off, and put the ears on the peghead. Duane took it through these first steps, and the neck is clamped and waiting for inlays. Lorne is in the process of making the inlays now- we should have them within a week! Since we want everything on this Banjo to come out fresh, the pot will have to wait until we do another V-35 tone ring pour before we can start there.
Click “Continue Reading” to check out the pictures of our work so far!
We’re proud to welcome Mr. Billy Copeland of Allerdt, Tennessee to the Sullivan Banjo family, as he is the owner of the very first production Sullivan Vintage-35 Banjo. We’ve been working on the components inside this banjo for many years, culminating in the final version of the V-35 tone ring last month. This particular banjo is a mahogany model and was assembled for around four hours at the time this video was shot – The sound speaks for itself. Check out the video below of Murrell and Billy giving it a test drive with “Bury Me Beneath the Willow”.
We’ll have much more information on the Sullivan V-35 on this site in the coming weeks, including pictures, specifications, and more video!