Tranjo on the Move!
Here's Phill Smithson playing his walnut Tranjo on a backpacking trip to the Lake District (somewhere in England)
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Here's Phill's original report of taking the prototype Tranjo to Greenland in 2003
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Lynne on the beach in Hawaii... |
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Mike in Hollywood... |
| Dan in Sedona | | |
Tranjo owners -- please send me your pictures! I know you're taking those Tranjos with you all over the world -- I'd like to see it!
Smoky Mountain Banjo Academy, Gatlinburg TN April 2004
The first production Tranjos on display |
Clawhammer teacher Dan Levenson... |
...and his wife Jenny |
Bill Keith |
Doug Dillard |
Larry McNeely |
Jack Hatfield |
3-time National Banjo Champ Gary "Biscuit" Davis |
Banjo builder Tom Nechville |
Future banjo legend Nolan Renison |
Bridge maker Rick Sampson |
Watching someone try to tune a Tranjo for the first time is always amusing... |
Doug Dillard and me |
Jack Hatfield and me |
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IBMA Fan Fest, Louisville KY, October 2004
(l-r)Sam Farris (Tranjo), Tony Pass (Lost Timbre banjo rim), Bobbi Geyer (BNL web designer), Mike Smith (Kateyez bridges), Scott Zimmerman (Desert Rose banjos and Z-Bridges), David Schenkman (Turtle Hill Banjos) |
David Schenkman trying his new walnut Tranjo |
Tony Pass gives one a try |
John Drummond, formerly of Banjo.com |
Wayne Rogers, president of Gold Tone. |
John Ramsey, owner of the Folklore Center in Colorado Springs |
The late Dobro legend Mike Auldridge. That's not a Tranjo, but I'm a big fan of Mike. |
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