I was missing my trusty old Fender Banjo which I sold last year to get into my dream Pedal Steel Guitar, a Sho Bud LDG “Loyd Green Model”. Coincidentally, I have been interested in building a Sho Bud instruments collection. Though they are best known for pedal steels, they also made resophonics (Sho Bro), acoustic guitars and banjos. When I decided to start searching for a Sho Bud banjo I thought that I would be in for a long haul…. BUT one popped up on Craigslist literally a few days after I started looking. So I got it! I took it to banjo guru, Charlie Cushman, for a set up and a new Steve Smith bridge. It now plays and sounds like a dream…
Here are some pics courtesy of Kathryn Johnson.
