5 String Banjos

A brand new model that offers a fantastic old time tone and vintage vibe. When you open the case of the Vega Vintage Star, you will find a banjo that captures the soul of late 19th century banjos with the playability and adjustability of a modern instrument. See below for detailed specifications

Handmade in North Carolina USA, the Roscoe is the newest model from Pisgah and features a simple design of a lightweight walnut rim and neck and aged brass hardware. 

Pisgah build banjos with a firm eye on sustainability and use 100% native Appalachian tone woods. 

Choose right or left handed from the options box

Supplied with quality padded Gig Bag.

The Possum was the first banjo model Pisgah introduced in 2012!  The Possum, which features a persimmon tone ring, gives a warm rich tone without being overpowering.  Great for jams, performing, or just sitting at home and picking in your living room or porch, this is a great all around banjo for any occasion. 

Pisgah builds banjos with a firm eye on sustainability and use 100% native Appalachian tone woods. 

Supplied with quality padded Gig Bag.

The Vega 12 inch rim 'Old Tyme Wonder' open back banjo with 'scooped' neck and inlaid Vega 'Star' in the headstock. Crafted by Deering with a superb blend of today's technology and yesterday's classic tone. This is a light weight banjo that is made especially for musicians who want the mellower banjo sound and a lovely full tone.

Handmade in North Carolina, USA., the Pisgah Dobson is perfect for those looking for a lighter weight banjo with good sustain and projection.  The Dobson tone ring, modeled after the original 1881 patent, is bell shaped and gives the banjo good sustain and resonance while only adding 9 ounces to the total weight.  The Pisgah Dobson is very responsive, making it a joy to play!

Pisgah build banjos with a firm eye on sustainability and use 100% native Appalachian tonewoods. 

Choose your overall build option from Walnut or Cherry or Maple.

Supplied with quality padded Gig Bag.

Handmade in North Carolina, USA, the Rambler Dobson is the first, sustainable, hand made spun-over rim banjo on the market! This banjo features a 12"  stainless steel spun-over rim with a REMOVABLE Dobson tone ring, Richlite fingerboard, and a walnut neck . All hardware made in USA by Pisgah.

Pisgah build banjos with a firm eye on sustainability and use 100% native Appalachian tonewoods. 

Choose your overall build option from Walnut or Cherry.

Supplied with quality padded Gig Bag.

USA hand built Deering Sierra 'Maple' 5-string Open Back banjo with Deering -06- 20 hole bell bronze tone ring. This model has exquisite Greg Deering styled intricate pearl inlaid ebony fingerboard. Vintage brown stained maple neck and rim.

The Senator has the time honored vintage Vega peghead profile, and a rich warm brown stained maple neck with adjustable truss rod and a 3-ply solid violin maple rim with dual coordinator rods. The spun brass tone ring gives it a bright yet warm tone. Please see below for specification details.

The Pisgah Appalachian is all you need if you are looking for a quality, step-up banjo!  It is a simple, classic, no-frills banjo, similar in features to the Pisgah Possum, but with a rolled brass tone ring instead of persimmon to give a little more punch to the tone.  

Pisgah build banjos with a firm eye on sustainability and use 100% native Appalachian tonewoods.

Choose your overall build option from Maple, Walnut or Cherry.

Supplied with quality padded gig bag.

The Moonlight is ODE's entry-level model. It is made with the same quality materials and craftsmanship that they put into all of their banjos, but with no frills. The 12” Moonlight features a slightly heavier, curly maple multi-ply rim, heavy notched brass tension hoop, 26 rim brackets, and a solid cherry and ebony neck to give a rich and powerful 19th Century vintage banjo tone that is a dream to play and built to last. 

Supplied with quality padded gig bag.

The new cherry version of the popular Vega Vintage Star features a quartersawn cherry neck and a 3-ply cherry rim. The cherry wood gives the banjo a distinctively classy reddish hue which will darken over time with a gorgeous patina. The beautiful aesthetics isn't the only thing the cherry wood brings to this banjo. It also gives the banjo a bit warmer tone than the standard maple version, while still maintaining plenty of brilliance.

MM150 featuring a half-inch-thick maple rim which carries a Whyte Laydie-style scalloped three-piece brass tone ring under an eleven-inch Remo Renaissance head. Supplied with case.

USA hand built 5-string Deering Sierra Mahogany 'Open Back' banjo with Deering -06- 20 hole bell bronze tone ring. This model has exquisite Greg Deering styled intricate pearl inlaid ebony fingerboard.

The Vega 11" White Oak is beautifully made in White Oak with an 11" Rim. The Vega White Oak banjos are ideal for clawhammer and folk music and players will marvel at the bright tone and distinct note clarity from a banjo that weighs less than 6 pounds! Also available in 12". See below for details

The Gold Tone HM-100 “High Moon” old-time banjo was designed to satisfy the modern clawhammer banjoist’s desire for a full-featured and wonderful-sounding banjo at a most affordable price.

Handmade in North Carolina, USA., the Pisgah Dobson in Walnut is perfect for those looking for a lighter weight banjo with good sustain and projection.  The Dobson tone ring, modeled after the original 1881 patent, is bell shaped and gives the banjo good sustain and resonance while only adding 9 ounces to the total weight.  The Pisgah Dobson is very responsive, making it a joy to play!

Pisgah build banjos with a firm eye on sustainability and use 100% native Appalachian tonewoods. 

Supplied with quality padded Gig Bag.

The ground breaking Eagle II 5-String Open Back banjo with unique patent Deering design Twenty-Ten tone ring. Excellent for frailing and clawhammer, and for all other styles of banjo music. Has maple neck, and solid three ply violin maple rim. Please see below for more details and build specification.

The classic Vega 'Little Wonder' with Vega 'Star' inlaid in the headstock. An open back Vega banjo with planetary geared tuners. Crafted by Deering with a superb blend of today's technology and yesterday's classic tone. Please see below for more details.

The Old Tone OT-800LN is based one of the most sought-after banjos of the "classic" period (1890 to 1930). Features 1/2" maple rim with bracket band, Tubaphone style tone ring, old time inlays and planetary tuners. Supplied with a Gold Tone hard case.

The Deering Vega Campfire Long Neck Banjo is Tuned in E,A,E,G#,B in standard E for popular folk music tuning. Can be Capoed at 3rd fret for G tuning Can easily be tuned in other tunings as well. Please see below for specification details.

The Vega White Oak is beautifully made in White Oak with the 12" Grand Rim. Ideal for clawhammer and folk music, players will marvel at the extra bass from the bigger rim 12" and a banjo that weighs less than 6 pounds! Also available in 11" pot. See below for details

The ODE Magician 26 bracket model features a 12”, slightly heavier, curly Maple multi-ply tone-rim that is bound with simulated tortoise shell and capped in black. It also features a heavy notched brass tension hoop, 26 rim brackets, and a solid cherry and ebony neck to give a rich and powerful 19th Century vintage banjo tone, that is a dream to play and built to last. Supplied in a deluxe black padded gig bag.

The Gold Tone HM-100A “High Moon” old-time short scale banjo was designed to satisfy the modern clawhammer banjoist’s desire for a full-featured and wonderful-sounding banjo at a most affordable price.

The Pisgah Woodchuck is a simple but classic sounding 5 string old time banjo. Features a 12" 3 ply painted Ash rim and neck made of Walnut and a Renaissance head for that warm tone with good sustain and volume. 

Pisgah builds banjos with a firm eye on sustainability and use 100% native Appalachian tone woods. 

Choose right or left handed from the options box

Supplied with quality padded gig bag.