Fretless Tackhead Octagon Banjo

This fretless banjo has a walnut pot, cherry neck with walnut fingerboard and a calfskin tacked on head. Aquila Nylgut strings tuned to standard G tuning.
The tune is Old Mother Flanagan.

[@theshepherdspromise]

Still love this video all this time later!

[@22vx]

Very nice 👌thanx for sharing 👍

[@morbanjo2503]

Thank you.

[@SuzyRowe47]

thanks for posting. I love these vids!

[@morbanjo2503]

Thank you Suzy.

[@bearshield7138]

sweet job

[@morbanjo2503]

Thank you.

[@suemacias667]

Sounds wonderful. Love your banjo playing too. 🎵🎵😎😎🎵🎵🪕🪕

[@morbanjo2503]

Thanks Sue.

[@jamessmith4836]

sounds great!

[@morbanjo2503]

Thanks!

[@richardstumph7833]

Oh yeah

[@morbanjo2503]

Thanks!

[@WithAnchovies]

Such a lovely sound. Great picking. 🥰

[@morbanjo2503]

Thank you.

[@aaronflinner6431]

That is really really cool!

[@morbanjo2503]

Thanks Aaron. This banjo is going to someone you know!

[@aaronflinner6431]

Hey, cool! Who's that?

[@morbanjo2503]

@@aaronflinner6431 Leland Gimnick.

[@aaronflinner6431]

@@morbanjo2503 I bet he will love it.

[@loulamanna567]

Lol, don't think I contributed any banjo parts on that build! Sounds great!!!

[@morbanjo2503]

Not on this one Lou but I have plans for some of those parts.

[@mccypr]

Nice! For fretted or faux fretted Banjos: Do you use a Stew Mac fret jig or a simple miter box to cut the slots? Thanks! 😎

[@morbanjo2503]

Thanks. I use the Stew Mac online fret calculator for making my own jigs.