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.
Mulheron Dobson Special Banjo Specifications
- Dobson Special (rolled copper tone ring under the dobson tone ring combo)
- Peg Head: extended paddle
- Pot: 12"x3" deep
- Neck: Antiqued stained cherry
- Pot: Silver painted distressed maple
- Frets: 17
- Hardware: Antiqued
- Tone Controller: Adjustable
- Bridge: Continuous leg Mulheron
- Heel: Dobson
- Nut Width: 1 5/16th
- Scoop Width: 2"
- Scoop Plate: Silver
- Tuners: Gotoh
- Fingerboard: Walnut
- Tailpiece: Adjustable
- Peg Head Back Angle: 20 degree
- Scale: 25.34"
About Mulheron Banjos:
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.
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