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.
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!
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