Instrument type
6-string (5+extra drone) banjo
Year built
2004
Body
Banjo Drum – Walnut Banjo drum. Drum Head – book matched figured box elder maple w/ sea green stain
Neck
Black Walnut with 2-way truss rod.
Fretboard
Curly Hickory
Wrist Guard and Tailpiece Block
Oak Burl
Nut
Hand carved Meteorite
Bridge
Hand carved Meteorite
Tuners
Planetary banjo tuners
Headstock details
Fully carved Deep Sea Bobtail Octopus with Hand-blown Glass Eyes, AS inlay in Dinosaur Bone. Oak burl truss rod cap, Abalone fish on string tree.
Pickups
Internal acoustic transducer pickup
Fingerboard inlay
9 deep sea creatures
Bodies – oak burl, box elder maple bark, mother of pearl, abalone.
Outline and writing – red coral
Resonator
Maple dish, book matched figured box elder maple w/ sea green stain
Resonator Inlay of Poseidon’s Toad
Toad fish’s body – black jade
Antennae – white Coral and Abalone
Teeth and horns – Mother of Pearl
Eye, fins, and detail – Dinosaur Bone
Neck heel
Fish head carved in walnut w/ abalone eyes
Additional accents
Poseidon’s Trident – curly hickory
