Custom Made BanjosBanjos More Than The Musicality

By Timothy Edwards


We all have our favorite things to do just to entertain ourselves especially to pass time. One of mine is to listen and learn how to produce and create sounds. This is made possible with the different kinds of musical instruments made available for use. One that sparks my very interest on this matter is the custom made banjos.

Let us try to get to know more about it history. Banjo is an instrument that has originated in West Africa since as early as the 17th century. This is that one instrument that is most often called as the gourd and is usually made of animal skin, horse hair for its string, a wooden neck and a hollowed gourd. It just one of the very few instruments that has a very rich historical and cultural background.

Originating from West Africa since as early as the 17th century they have been calling this type of instrument as the gourd. The so called gourd is made out of horse hair for strings, a hollowed gourd and a wooden neck. It is also just one of the 60 plucked lute instruments to date.

What thrills me is the fact that the Banjo is the most under-ranked instrument in the family of strings. This could be caused by the mere fact that it is mainly functional but what lacks most of exposure. Banjos are once called out to be studio instruments not until its consistent exposure and promotion in the 1940s.

During the Jazz Age in the 1940s. The Banjo was made into a tool that brought about the popularization of the new society craze of its four-string replica. It took its time and most folk and country singers followed the trend by always using the banjo in every single performances they had. It did not take long until the instrument was replaced by the guitars of today.

The guitar took place right after Banjos reign. It was exactly the replacement. In comparison, the guitar was way harder to use and needed much more grip than that of the banjo. The Banjo may have been softer in sound and is more organic and rustic but it has the capacity to produce a greater country effect that the guitar could not provide.

Going back, this instrument could be tagged as under-ranked but it has always been never the last resort for productions. I am very thrilled since a lot of craft stores has been offering to make custom made banjos that would very much interest music lovers. With this offer, you get to choose your own materials, you could experiment the design and even craft your name on it.

Today, It is such a delight knowing that the crafty banjo suppliers of this time is now promoting a very like-able way of approaching clients. It is indeed a genius to have it more preppy and self assuring as you could have it made as you want. It is also great that you could place accents and carve names on it which was never an option before.

It is extremely exciting to hear more. I wish to have more promotions of ethnic instruments in any ways possible such as these as an example. The next time you think of learning an instrument do not forget to bring yourself to the nearest shop that offers you their custom made banjos.




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