Luke Mercier Steel String 'The Dobson' model LM-D60- Sold
$2,850.00
LM-D60
Neck:
-Hard Maple laminated neck
-West African Ebony fingerboard (5mm thick)
-West African Ebony head plate
-Nickle frets
-M.O.P. fret dots
-Dobson style brass plate at top of fingerboard branded with model # LM-D60
-Geared Gotoh tuners
Body:
-11/32" thick multi-ply with 3/32" Rosewood exterior for additional strength and beauty
-12" diameter x 2 5/16" depth
Hardware:
-Reproduction ball brackets w/ hex brass fasteners
-Brass hook and nut assembly
-Reproduction H.C. Dobson Silver Bell tonering
-3/16" brass tension hoop - grooved
-Brass NoKnot style tailpiece
-Fairbanks style endbolt
Varnish:
Violin Spirit Varnish
Set-up:
-Natural skin head
-string spacing at nut = 26mm
-string spacing at bridge = 45mm
-Maker's branded master bridge (maple) 5/8"
-steel strings
This banjo sounds and plays beautifully with a truly round and earthy tone. Scale length 25.5". Serial #63
SOLD
Price: $2,850.00
Asymmetry
If asymmetry is a concern, try looking at some factory machined instruments if absolute symmetry is what you desire. There are no two sides to any human face the same, no two halves of any Stradivarius the same and definitely no two sides of any J.B. Guadagninni violin scroll the same. This is the beauty of handmade musical instruments or just about anything handmade.
Asymmetry
That is 100% the case in hand made instruments! The violin is a fine example for every instrument maker to use as a model. I use strad posters all the time to reference my banjo making. Having said all of this I am sure that this Mercier banjo is symmetrical...however Luke is a violin maker and works well within the tradition.
headstock
Are the headstocks on these Mercier banjos as assymetrical as they appear in the photos??
Hi there, I am sure it is
Hi there, I am sure it is the perspective from which they were photographed. They are symmetrical.
Jeff Menzies