AP Toman Twintone banjos: part 2

My dad Peter's involvement in the process was more coming up with the concept and design ideas for the four one-off 'Twintone' models. His background is also mechanical in nature, which helped with the construction and design process.
The process began after Patsy and I were in Nashville at an IBMA conference a number of years back. We spent several hours playing and studying various banjo models, and met and chatted with the various builders and luthiers of the 5-string banjo world - too many to mention! Huber, Robin Smith, Deering, Cox, Burlile, so many more!
Three Twintones have so far been built, with another under construction.
The first three Twintones |
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Walnut Twintone pot, showing block construction and Deering tone ring |
The third is my banjo - it's a mahogany wide curved-neck model with a walnut wooden rim hand-built by Patsy, and a Steve Huber nickel-plated tone ring.
Jonathan's Twintone, showing wide neck and radiused fingerboard. Note 'straight-line' tailpiece, now on all three original Twintones - the coming 'Granada' will have a more traditional tailpiece
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Jonathan playing the AP Toman Twintone wide-neck model at Omagh 2015; Pete on bass (photo: Chris Brennan) |
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Amazing talent from my hometown of Lurgan
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