Quality handmade gourd banjos by Patrick Loafman of Elwha River Gourd Art can be viewed and ordered at this site. Patrick makes high-quality fretless gourd banjos that are perfect for clawhammer/old-time banjo playing as well as blues playing. Stay tuned to this web site as Patrick will add more photos of his gourd banjos in the near future, 12/16/08.
CURRENTLY (May 2009) I beggining work on 2 gourd mandolins. I will post photos soon.
There are many time-consuming steps to take from raw gourd to the finished gourd banjo or mandolin. I will show the proccess by the end of May, 2009.
