The First Quality Music Blog- Banjo http://blog.firstqualitymusic.com Whats New @ First Quality Music Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:38:47 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Vintage and Used – Consignment Banjo – Hearts and Flowers w/Granada Style Engraving http://blog.firstqualitymusic.com/2012/02/vintage-and-used-consignment-banjo-hearts-and-flowers-wgranada-style-engraving/ http://blog.firstqualitymusic.com/2012/02/vintage-and-used-consignment-banjo-hearts-and-flowers-wgranada-style-engraving/#comments Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:38:47 +0000 Murrell Thixton http://blog.firstqualitymusic.com/?p=1989

This banjo was constructed by a banjo builder in Minnesota for his own use and collection. This gentleman was a customer of First Quality over the years, purchasing many of his parts from us. This banjo has the traditional Hearts and Flowers inlay pattern in the fingerboard and H & F peghead with the Sullivan Bells inlay where normally a logo would have been placed. Gold plated and Granada style engraved parts adorn a very fancy curly maple neck and birds eye maple resonator. The tuning machines have been custom fitted with ebony buttons.

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We just received a beautiful new Sullivan Vintage 35 Walnut.   Equipped with it’s standard Vintage 35 tone ring and Sullivan Old Growth rim this banjo is a powerhouse!   These banjos are responsive up and down the entire neck and filled with that special sound usually reserved for those instruments with many years of seasoning.  The walnut banjos are a special lot in that their tone has characteristics of both a maple and a mahogany banjo and it’s a beaut to boot!

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We just received a beautiful new Sullivan Bardstown.  

This banjo is crafted of the finest materials, from it’s Honduras Mahogany neck wood, quilted Mahogany resonator, hardrock maple woodrim and classic Sullivan tone ring it is not only a thing of beauty but a powerful banjo indeed.  Even though it’s brand new and right out of the workshop this one is impressive!  Give us a call.

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Many times when you call in for ordering, with requests or questions the voice you hear answering the phone is that of our very own Murrell Thixton.   Murrell is the banjo player for the group Storefront Congregation, a four piece band from Louisville, Ky  that performs bluegrass and acoustic music.  This weekend they will join  Kyle Ramey, Kati Penn and Newtown, and 9 time IBMA fiddler of the year Michael Cleveland in a concert  to benefit 3 local charities The Salvation Army, The Center for Women and Families, andThe Home of the Innocents.   If you’d like details on how you can attend you can find more information about the concert here.

This video clip promoting the upcoming event is from a broadcast of Great Day Live a local morning show on our ABC affiliate WHAS television.  We’re proud of Murrell and his group for their support of these most worthy charities.

We hope you enjoy the clip, Happy Thanksgiving everyone.

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We just got a new Vintage 35 Maple  and it is beautiful.  Beautiful figured resonator and neck, a real 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

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]]> http://blog.firstqualitymusic.com/2011/09/item-4-1970-rb250-gibson-banjo/feed/ 0 Item 3 – 2002 Deering Maple Blossom http://blog.firstqualitymusic.com/2011/09/item-3-%e2%80%93-2002-deering-maple-blossom/ http://blog.firstqualitymusic.com/2011/09/item-3-%e2%80%93-2002-deering-maple-blossom/#comments Fri, 16 Sep 2011 19:40:06 +0000 Murrell Thixton http://blog.firstqualitymusic.com/?p=1692 The Deering 06 tone ring and flower inlays are key elements of the Maple Blossom banjo. Maple Blossom is made from Eastern violin grade curly maple, stained with a dark walnut stain, and adorned with flower mother of pearl inlays. When this individually selected wood is built into a banjo with the genuine Deering -06-bronze tone ring, 3-ply violin grade maple rim, and one piece zinc flange, the result is a banjo that is so bright, crisp and clear that every note pops out of this banjo with precision and power. The Deering -06- tone ring produces a beautiful, balanced overtone spectrum. Its weight is ideal for most styles played on the banjo. A softer touch will provide you with as much sustain as you ever want, a sharper attack will produce a distinct pop and accurate note separation. You will notice no dead spots over the entire fingerboard. The beautiful highs and powerful well rounded bass is the result of intense study of alloys and shapes which resulted in the new -06- tone ring you hear in the great tone of the Maple Blossom banjo today.

]]> http://blog.firstqualitymusic.com/2011/09/item-3-%e2%80%93-2002-deering-maple-blossom/feed/ 0 Item 2 – 1990 Deering Maple Blossom http://blog.firstqualitymusic.com/2011/09/item-2-%e2%80%93-1990-deering-maple-blossom/ http://blog.firstqualitymusic.com/2011/09/item-2-%e2%80%93-1990-deering-maple-blossom/#comments Fri, 16 Sep 2011 19:39:43 +0000 Murrell Thixton http://blog.firstqualitymusic.com/?p=1721 The Deering 06 tone ring and flower inlays are key elements of the Maple Blossom banjo. Maple Blossom is made from Eastern violin grade curly maple, stained with a dark walnut stain, and adorned with flower mother of pearl inlays. When this individually selected wood is built into a banjo with the genuine Deering -06-bronze tone ring, 3-ply violin grade maple rim, and one piece zinc flange, the result is a banjo that is so bright, crisp and clear that every note pops out of this banjo with precision and power. The Deering -06- tone ring produces a beautiful, balanced overtone spectrum. Its weight is ideal for most styles played on the banjo. A softer touch will provide you with as much sustain as you ever want, a sharper attack will produce a distinct pop and accurate note separation. You will notice no dead spots over the entire fingerboard. The beautiful highs and powerful well rounded bass is the result of intense study of alloys and shapes which resulted in the new -06- tone ring you hear in the great tone of the Maple Blossom banjo today.

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