Projects

This section contains information on the projects of Voyageur Banjo.

New Construction Completed Repairs Repairs in the queue
Banjo #1 (completed 4/2002) Ovation 1617 Banjo Mandolin
Banjo neck #2 (in process) Fender Concert Tone  
Banjo neck #3 (in process) Bay State Banjo Uke  
Banjo neck #4 (in process) Bruno Tenor Banjo  
Guitar #1 (by my oldest son, Dominic - started 1/2009) Epiphone \ Alvarez pickup transplant  
Mandolin #1 (started - 2/2009)    
Pizza Peel #1 (completed 5/10/09)    

Additional Information

Inlay Process A simple step-by-step description of how I cut and inlay pearl and abalone.
Tools Here are some luthier and other tools that I use.
References A list of luthier reference books and other information

Why Voyageur?  The name Voyageur comes from a combination of sources.  I am of French-Canadian descent, love to canoe and kayak, and have always been interested in cartography.  So this combination of inputs, and the prompting of a friend, resulted in the name and ultimately the inlay designs. (Here are some pictures of my grandfather with his DOBRO and another with his fiddle . He played guitar, fiddle, mandolin.)

 

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