The Hearthstone Banjo

In my younger years, my instruments celebrated movement, travel and exploration, with the Scout and Wayfinder as the most recent examples.  As my body and heart age, I instead look to nest, heal, think and discover what is within instead of what is without.  This has led me to the Hearthstone banjo, with a tone and feeling that invites a sit by the warm hearth, the center of a home. 

A hybrid instrument, with a lightweight 11” rim and wooden top and back. It sounds like a classical guitar, plays like a banjo and balances perfectly in the lap. It has a shorter 20” scale, which is perfect for our non-steel string set, tuned to open G and other nearby banjo tunings. 

($2500) PLUS SHIPPING

Body: Spruce, Port Orford Cedar, Redwood or Cedar top with Maple, Oak, Cherry or Walnut back and sides. 

Neck: Matching Maple, Cherry, Oak or Walnut with adjustable truss rod, securely bolted to the body.

Fretboard: Pistachio or Walnut fretboard with 20" scale length, 15 frets, frailing scoop, matching headplate and heel cap, white fret markers

Binding: Walnut, Maple or Rope Binding

Tuning Machines: Gotoh geared brass and black tuners, one 5th string spike at the 7th fret.   

Strings: Steel or Nylon/Fluorocarbon

Tuning: GDGBD

Case: Includes a hardshell case
Gig bag also an option if preferred

OPTIONS AND ADD ONS:

- Curly/figured wood upgrade (+$150)
- K&K pickup (+$150)
- Custom Inlay (Ask)