News

Deering Goodtime Banjos

Deering Goodtime banjos started with a simple 5-string open-back model and over the years the line has grown into a series of over a dozen differen...

Banjos from the Pisgah Banjo Company

A few years ago, we thought we had our selection of open back banjos covered. We had Omes, Rickards, and California-made banjos by Chuck Waldman.  ...

Back to the Future of Open-Back Banjos

Often regarded as America's indigenous instrument, the banjo has a complex history. That's not surprising when you consider that it's been a big pa...

Building New Banjos for an Old-Time World

Richard Jones-Bamman is more than just a close friend of Gryphon - he was a partner in the business for half a dozen years in the early 1980s, and ...

1925 Gibson TB-5 Banjo

It’s rare that we find an original Gibson tenor banjo these days as most of them have been converted into five-string banjos. This is one of the ni...