{"id":12,"date":"2013-10-23T19:26:19","date_gmt":"2013-10-23T19:26:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stephendibonaventura.com\/?page_id=12"},"modified":"2013-12-27T04:42:57","modified_gmt":"2013-12-27T04:42:57","slug":"banjos","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/stephendibonaventura.com\/banjos\/","title":{"rendered":"Banjos"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Dale Small - Master Luthier<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n

In addition to my love of playing the banjo, I also have an extensive collection from some of the finest luthiers in the world.\u00a0 While many instruments have the potential to be artistic expressions in addition to playable instruments, I find the banjo has so much more potential to be a work of art in many senses of the word.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n

Most of the banjos in my collection were hand-built by master luthier Dale Small.\u00a0 In 2008, Dale was inducted in the American Banjo Museum Hall of Fame for Design and Manufacture.\u00a0 Each banjo I have of his is based on a specific theme (the Egyptian, the Greek, the Italian).\u00a0 Art work was done by Ron Raymer who also did the metal engraving, wood carving and painting.<\/p>\r\n

I'd love to hear what you think of them, or if you have some nice specimens of your own, I'd love to see them.\u00a0 Feel free to send me a message<\/a> and let me know what you think.<\/p>\r\n

The Egyptian<\/strong><\/p>\r\n

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