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.