Banjo for Clay Lillard
Around the Sullivan Banjo Company we have a great friend that stops in to visit us on a regular basis. This friend's name is Bob Burkett, a local banjo picker, multi-talented individual and just all around great guy. Bob not only loves to pick the banjo but he likes to tinker around in the shop on the banjo building side of the business.
Bob keeps an eye out for old banjo parts and likes to piece together banjos just to see what he can come up with. After Bob puts the instruments together ...
Custom Greenbriar for Chris Watts
Back last October we had the Banjo Hangout Meetup when the BJH's webmaster Eric Schlange was in town and it was a great old time. Chris Watts came over from Missouri to attend that event and to order himself a custom Sullivan Greenbriar. We finished up that custom banjo today and sent it over to our dealer First Quality Music to ship off to Chris. Chris picked out his neckwood and resonator and we made the rest of the instrument to his personal specs. Complete with a black Remo head, a speed...
New Vintage 35 Maple off to Ron’s Pickin’ Parlor
Another Vintage 35 banjo hot out of the shop and ready for shipment. This one is a beauty and it sounds great! On it's way down to Stanfield North Carolina and our dealer Ron's Pickin' Parlor. Be sure when your in the neighborhood to stop into the Pickin' Parlor and check a new Sullivan Banjo. Tell Ronnie we said howdy....
Vintage 35 Maple to First Quality Music
We just delivered a Maple Vintage 35 to our Louisville Kentucky Dealer First Quality Music. A beautiful banjo with a highly flamed neck and resonator, you couple that with the V35 sound and you've got yourself a dandy! The Vintage 35's all come with Old Growth rims and a Vintage 35 tone ring. If you'd like all the specs you can click here and you'll be able to see all the details.
Give us a call and we'll get you in the drivers seat. 800-635-2021 x126...
Banjo.com and Sullivan Banjo customer Hal Pylant
We like to share photos of our Sullivan family of banjo pickers when we get them. Our friend Hal Pylant is shown here picking his Vintage 35 maple. Hal purchased his banjo from our good dealer in Georgia - Banjo.com When you're in the Marietta, Georgia (Atlanta vicinity) be sure to stop in and see Mark, Hayden, John and the gang at Banjo.com
If you have a current photo of you and your Sullivan banjo, drop us an email and we'll be happy to include you in our blog. You can sen...
Roland Tousignant joins the Sullivan Banjo Family
We want to welcome Roland Tousignant from Barre, Vermont to our Sullivan Banjo Family. He is the proud of owner of a brand new Maple Vintage 35 that he purchased through our Louisville, Kentucky Dealer First Quality Music. You can see Roland here with his custom left handed V35. We are so very proud to welcome him to the Sullivan Banjo family. Roland we wish you many hours of happy pickin'! Thanks so much for choosing a Sullivan!...
Marc Pruett on the cover of Banjo Newsletter
Sullivan artist Marc Pruett on the cover of the October issue of Banjo Newsletter. Wayne Peeler had a very interesting discussion with Marc taking us from his childhood days to the present with Balsam Range. Pick yourself up a copy.
Click here if you'd like to catch up with Marc and Balsam Range, be sure to attend a show when they're in your area....
Marc Pruett and his V35 Maple at the 2011 IBMA Fanfest
Pictured here is our good friend and endorsing artist Marc Pruett picking up his Maple Vintage 35 from Murrell Thixton with Sullivan Banjo Company. Marc put his new banjo right to work that Friday afternoon when Balsam Range hit the stage at the IBMA giving the audience a smoking hot performance.
You can hear Marc pickin' his V35 at an upcoming Balsam Range performance be sure to try and catch one when they're in your area. You can find out where they'll be by clicking here....
11 Year Old Joel Thomas Joins the Sullivan Banjo Family
Up and coming banjo picker Joel Thomas just picked up his V35 from our dealer Banjo.com. Joel is just 11 years old and already an accomplished banjo picker. Buddy we appreciate you choosing a Sullivan banjo and we want to wish you the best of luck at the Georgia Mountain Fall Festival, lay the thumb to er son!
Here's Joel playing the Herschel Sizemore classic Rebecca on his new V35.
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Eric Schlange to visit Sullivan Banjo in October
We're going to have meet and great, pick n' socialize at Sullivan Banjos. Eric will be in town helping out with Sullivan Banjo's website and he'd like to say howdy face to face with some of the BHO members. Come on out for the fun, pick a banjo or two and say hi to Eric Schlange.
Join other BHO members for a real-world gathering at the Sullivan Banjos/FQMS showroom in Louisville, Kentucky!
Eric Schlange, owner of the Banjo Hangout, is collaborating with the folks at Sullivan Banjos to ...
