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Hello resonator officiandos some pics of a reso i made a few years ago it was one of three made in maple fitted with quarterman cone and brass nickel plated cover from a guy in the U.S.A. owner wanted me to retro fit my new logo to it. Iwas pleased to see it after so many years and to see how the spruce top had mellowed in to that lovely honey colour all in all it has aged nicely and sounds really good cheers Euan @ chattanluthiery

Moonshine over Chattanluthiery workshop on evening of the blood moon doors locked against were wolves or itinerant musicians and crazy luthiers enjoy the view cheers

New Year old problem Me . not my hand powered neckshaping kit i am actively looking to find new ways to do this powered routers or jigs any thing to take the weight of my shoulders!!! open house hear on ideas cheers and thanks for any help Euan

Happy Visitor to Chattan Luthiery 2018

O>K. banjo posting experiment i am posting pics of the Chattan Luthiery Vega style Walnut open back with the raw brass hardware from Bill Rickard including wyte ladye style tone ring with the usual quality bits and bobs .I am also at the same time trying to add a sound shot of this Banjo the player is the the Banjo player from the band Midnight Run thanks Calton Powers

Calton Powers playing the Chattan Luthiey walnut Vega style banjo I tried to put in a description failed so will post pics next to this

Hi banjo people This is a wee vid i found of the curly maple banjo 'moniavie fest Sorry i cant find the artist but he was from U.S>A. as a guest Chattan Luthiery built with the usual quality build and hardware you would expect from me will try to find the players name at a later date cheers from Chattan Luthiery enjoy O.K thanks to William Duddy the artist is Colton Powers lovely Guy and there band is called Midnight Run from Tennessee headline band at 2018 moniavie blur grass festival cheers

Happy new year to all my friends and fellow luthiers banjo officiandos and all musicians everywhere i wish you sucsess in your endeavors in 2019 i have added a couple of pics of one of my visitors to Chattan Luthiery 2018 which made me determined to keep going and not stop doing what i enjoy good luck to you all cheers Euan Cattanach @Chattan Luthiery

just delivered exmas pressie for a customers wife this lovely curly cherry A scale banjo from Chattan luthiery and now planning and preparation of the new builds starting in the new year lots happening i will be watching bbc2 as i am in one of there productions with Billy Connelly made in Scotland programme so merry exmas to you all and a guid new yearfrom Chattan Luthiery cheers

Welcome to my world this was my world this morning on the way to my office oh well for the picky my workshop and after a hard slog through the snow this is what i have to do to make a crust good job the fishing season is closed Merry exmas and a guid new year to Banjo makers and players everywhere cheers from Chattanluthiery and me oh! iam chattanluthiery! cheers anyway

Big load of pleasure for my client and Chattan Luthiery finished and ready for delivery 1 walnut banjo openback with the usual Quality timbers and parts purple heart tone ring ebony fretboard and Aquilla reds fitted and sounds lovely yipeeee P.S. note the bridge with a purple heart cap lovely job from a new scottish maker does tenor bridges as well more about this later on !

here we are again final big push pre exmas holidays etc nearly complete walnut G scale openback lefty for a client and a curly cherry A scale for a lady with a bad shoulder and another in the same wood A scale to replace the one that Peggy Seeger has booked plus the start of a short scale tenor in birds eye maple

Someone posted a question about a mahoganay banjo rim on BPU so ithought to put up these pics as my contribution to the debate that will no doubt follow this is the Chattan Luthiery open back 5string i am working on at the moment it was a Victorian table in another life lovely brazilian mahogany really deep dark couler the neck has some figureing which will show better when laquered it will also have the 5 th string running full length from the nut 5 pegs on the headstock ...so anyone wanting a banjo for all seasons can convert to 4 or tenor or concert and can be capoed all the way withou the having issues with spikes or 5th capos and can be switched to a lefty by simply changing the nut and strings around will also have a two way truss rod as i will use nylgut but it is perfectly capable of using steel strings as well i will eventually try to post pics and sound shot when finished in the new year cheers and enjoy life
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Right about now i am discovering all sorts of new old ideas methods and tools and interesting inventions in the art and wizardry of banjo making and the inventive skills of some makers is amazing stuff the Jigs and such like are really cool but neck making jigs are my thing at the moment as i have a few necks to shape up in the next 2-3 months as my pictures show a lot of rasping chiseling and scraping going on the overhead pin router is looking better everyday hope to have it set up soon and will post results when ready .Meantime cheers from Chattan Luthiery

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