David Prat Hand Crafted Instruments
There are many fine banjo makers from Ireland and beyond and I am very honoured that one such luthier has reached out to me to help promote his deep passion life, to make beautiful musical instruments for musicians to own and play. I recently spent 4 days at a old time banjo & fiddle gathering in Santiago de Compostela, Northern Spain. The workshops where hosted by 3 of the finest American fiddle/5 string banjo players that I have met, and my first hearing of a David Prat banjo.
The world is populated with thousands of imported far eastern made banjos, and an abundance of them are readily for sale on ebay and gumtree etc. Why are they for sale? mostly because they don’t produce the sound that you will get from a handmade solid tonewood banjo. If you are looking for a recommendation I would buy either a newly made banjo or a quality vintage banjo. If you would like more information on a custom made banjo please use my my contact form for further advice.
I could talk all day about the unique sounds that you get from different tone wood builds, i.e maple, walnut and mahogany, but instead have a listen yourself to the sound from these fine instruments.
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