Mulheron Dobson Special #53

Our good friend Lindsey Liden is making some of the most unique open-back banjos in Western  North Carolina. This one sounds amazing, and the built in mute is way cool!! Access stage one gig bag included. 

Lindsey Mulheron Liden grew up in the arts and crafts community of Brasstown, NC. He studied art at Warren Wilson College, has a degree in classical percussion from the University of North Carolina Asheville and a diploma in fine wood working from Haywood Community college. After years touring as a musician Liden was being drawn to coming back home. "I wanted to mix my music world, my craft world, my art world and I felt building banjos did just that". That's when I decided to go back to school and completed the professional crafts program at Haywood Community college. Liden builds open back old time bracket style banjos. Liden uses traditional goat skin/calf skin heads, through dowl stick construction as well as adjustable tailpieces and antiqued hardware. He built a shop and an off-grid cabin in Brasstown NC where he lives with his wife Sienna, a potter, their dog Marley, and two kittens Murphy and Ari. Liden is a full time builder as well as continues to teach, play a range of instruments and perform.  From 2017- 2022 Liden was the Resident Artist in Woodworking at the John C. Campbell Folk School where he develop their course selection and helped build the woodworking/lutherie  program.