Cutting the channel for our “ Suspended” Romero tone ring. 1/8” brass square stock will be inset and sit slightly proud of the Rosewood. Our heavy .187 x .750 ring will also be sitting on brass nails… have been finding this new set up is giving our tone ring some extra donk.
#romerobanjos #banjo #banjomaker #machining #handmade #handcraft #oldtimebanjo #finewoodworking #fewerbetter #fewerbetterthings
A little Wild Bill on the new gourd.
#romerobanjos #oldtimebanjo #banjo #gourdbanjo #livinginthewoods #livinginthecountry #britishcolumbia
Back from the festival of American Fiddle tunes…. spent a lot of time doin this with my dear friends @vivandriley
A little noodling and some Riley and Spencer on a new banjo. Really enjoying the huge sound of a 12” rim and a resonator.
#oldtimebanjo #romerobanjos #banjo #banjomaker #roastedmaple #handmade #handcrafted #finewoodworking #banjoplayer
We put this record out in 2010. Years ago we took a road trip down the west coast and recorded tunes with friends along the way. We ate and drank and slept on couches and played a lot of music; it was a great great time. This record is proof of some of the tunes we played. We finally got our act together to put up on Bandcamp and available for downloads! Yeah buddy!
That’s @joshrabie ripping on fiddle on Billy In the Lowground. There’s 19 great fiddlers on this album, and Pharis and I play guitar and banjo with each of them.
Go to Bandcamp.com and search Back Up and Push
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#oldtimemusic #oldtimefiddle #banjo #oldtimetunes #newrelease #pharisandjason
Turning our Bolivian Rosewood tone rings is always slow going.
#romerobanjos #oldtimebanjo #banjo #steambent #woodturning #handmade #handcrafted #finewoodworking
I use my edge sander for so many procedures, here is one of them. Now I’ll square and parallel and at my correct thickness to receive the heel cap.
#romerobanjos #banjomaker #finewoodworking #handmade #handcrafted #banjo
In the Little Horsefly River yesterday, just up from our house. We’ve been walking the river with the kids, hanging out with the sockeye salmon.
Turns out an iPhone is an underwater camera 🤯
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#sockeye #sockeyesalmon #horsefly #littlehorseflyriver #spawning #underwater
That time of year here in Horsefly B.C. Thunderstorm right behind them.
#romerobanjos #britishcolumbia #canadageese #livinginthecountry #livinginthewoods
Here is another from our painted gourd collection. This collaboration is with our friend, tattooist and artist extraordinaire @wild_rose_thorn . The neck will also have some of her beautiful art inlayed.
This banjo will be available to folks on our newsletter sometimes in the coming weeks.
p.s. music is from band blowing our mind most often these days @fruit_bats
#gourdbanjo #banjo #tattooideas #tattooartist #romerobanjos #fewerbetter #fewerbetterthings #gourdart #banjomaker
Another tune idea taking form. This 11” gourd has a roasted butternut neck with roasted curly maple fingerboard/ peghead.
#romerobanjos #oldtimebanjo #gourdbanjo #gourdart #banjo #banjoplayer #banjomaker #handmade #handcrafted
Doing some final set-up on a few gourd banjos this morning. I stubbled across this tuning that just sounded nice… started noodling around and think I may have the beginnings of a new tune. This is handy timing, as pharis and I are recording a banjo album this October.
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#gourdbanjo #romerobanjos #oldtimebanjo #oldtimemusic #banjo #banjomaker #roastedmaple
those guitar notes.
Here's a bit of a new Sauna Session: "A Bit Old School". It's a peppy little number celebrating an old fella living the best life he knows how.
Released on 'Bet On Love'. We originally recorded this song in mono, sitting on either side of a figure-8 ribbon mic and moving our bodies and guitars to get the mix right.
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Swell t-shirts by @bubzeeart and @dusttodigital .
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Sauna Sessions are coming at you direct from a little wood building on the Little Horsefly River in Horsefly, BC.
Filmed and edited by @rickmagnell . Sound by @blocktreatmusic .
We very gratefully acknowledge the support of the @canada.council
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#acousticmusic #Duet #folkmusic #horsefly #saunasessions #pharisandjason #prewarguitars #singersongwriter #betonlove
Sampling of this new 11” banjo.
I did notice a little extra zing with the tone ring sitting on the brass nails.
#romerobanjos #oldtimebanjo #banjo #banjomaker #fewerbetter #handmade #handcrafted
Test driving a new build. In eCGCD messing around with Clyde Davenport’s “ Five Miles from Town”.
Tom, Brad and Alice’s version also kicks some serious tail!
#romerobanjos #oldtimebanjo #banjo #banjomaker #handmade #handcrafted #finewoodworking #woodworking #
A few years back we had the idea to collaborate with some of our favourite tattooists. Initially we thought it would be inlay and images for acid etching, but we saw the beautiful paintings our friend Becky - @wild_rose_thorn - was posting and having her paint a gourd was obvious.
Pharis and I both carry with us her unique and beautiful imagination on our bodies.
#gourdart #gourdbanjo #romerobanjos #goatskin #banjo #handmade #handcrafted #fewerbetter #fewerbetterthings
Only in the last two years did I switch to nitrocellulose.
I understand why so many folks prefer it as an instrument finish.
Here I am buffing (without compound) a banjo rim with only two coats... it’s durable and delicate at once.
#romerobanjos #oldtimebanjo #banjo #banjomaking #steambentwood #banjorim #handmade #handcrafted #fewerbetter #finewoodworking #woodworking
Live stream this Friday with Bruce Molsky!!!
One special night only.
Any requests?
We’ll tell stories, play tunes, sing songs and love each other up for an evening called “We Went To Different Schools Together”.
8pm EST
Tix $15 at ourconcerts.live/molsky-romero
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#livestream #folkmusic #oldtimemusic #brucemolsky #pharisandjason #oldtimebanjo #acousticguitar #folksongs #singersongwriter #horsefly #onenightonly
Happy record release day! ‘Bet On Love’ is out today.
And... cue the #canadageese trumpets.
Order and listen at smarturl.it/betonlovealbum.
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• Our collaborative joy with producer Marc Jenkins, Patrick Metzger on bass, and John Reischman on mando.
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• @John Raham engineered here in Horsefly and mixed in Vancouver.
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🌟☀️🔥cover art by Real Fun, Wow
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And congrats to the video contest winner - a new gourd banjo is on its way! Nomad Boatbuilding. All videos up at pharisandjason.com/videocontest
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#betonlove #newmusic #newrelease #newmusicfriday #videocontest #acousticmusic #folkmusic #singersongwriter #banjolove #gourdbanjo #pharisandjason #romerobanjos #canadiana #horsefly #quietmoments
A little Farewell Blues on this all Torrefied maple gourd banjo. Wanted to do something a little more bluegrass to show the versatility of these fretted gourd banjos.
#romerobanjos #handmade #makersmovement #handcrafted #gourdbanjo #oldtimebanjo #bluegrassbanjo #fewerbetter #finewoodworking #woodworking #temperedtonewoods
