We’re proud to welcome Mr. Billy Copeland of Allerdt, Tennessee to the Sullivan Banjo family, as he is the owner of the very first production Sullivan Vintage-35 Banjo. We’ve been working on the components inside this banjo for many years, culminating in the final version of the V-35 tone ring last month. This particular banjo is a mahogany model and was assembled for around four hours at the time this video was shot – The sound speaks for itself. Check out the video below of Murrell and Billy giving it a test drive with “Bury Me Beneath the Willow”.
We’ll have much more information on the Sullivan V-35 on this site in the coming weeks, including pictures, specifications, and more video!
September 15, 2011 at 8:33 am
Hey Eric,
Just want to thank you for taking the time to talk to me, I really appreciate it, as I said I love my new banjo and it will be well represented trust me. My e-mail you can use is either banjopete@hotmail.ca or swamech@sympatico.ca Ph: 519-426-5017 , Thank you, in advance for sending me verification of aucenticity of my banjo built with old growth wood.
Looking forward to meeting you at some point in time, might just surprise you.
Thanks again, Eric
Pete Swanzey