STELLING


	(815) 469-6321

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Monday - Friday 11am-7pm Saturday & Sunday 11am-5pm

11 S. White St.

Frankfort, IL 60423

Located in “The Trolley Barn”

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		STELLING BANJO WORKS, LTD AFTON, VA

	In what was once a one room school house, built on the side of Heard's Mountain in 1900, where sons and daughters of those who worked in the mountainside apple orchards learned their "3 Rs" and minded their "P's and Q's", you will now find a myriad of woodworking equipment, handtools, and supplies suitable for creating the world's finest banjos and other stringed instruments. The young students have long since been replaced by seasoned luthiers who are known around the world as the master craftsmen of Stelling Banjo Works.

Since 1959, while still in high school, Geoff Stelling has been either playing the banjo or trying to improve on its design. Stelling Banjo Works was established in 1974 while Geoff was stationed at a Naval Base in San Diego. As a semi-professional banjo and bass player in various bluegrass bands since the mid-60's, Geoff developed an ear for banjo tone and experimented with the mechanics of banjo construction until he patented a revolutionary design that his banjos are famous for today: the wedge-fitted pot assembly. Prior to Geoff's design, tone rings and flanges were machined to slip-fit over the wood rim. Such a design proved to be less than perfect when changes of humidity and temperature manifested themselves as changes in tone and volume. The patented Stelling wedge-fit assures the best possible tone ring and flange to wood rim fit possible under all circumstances. The resulting purity of tone and unrelenting power are unparalleled.


	Stelling Banjos In Stock


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Stelling Golden Cross 5 String Banjo- We knew Geoff Stelling got it right the minute we opened the case. Then putting on the picks and playing it, it couldn’t be put down! This model was played by the great Don Reno for the last ten years of his life and featured on many recordings with Bill Harrell. Features Fancy Curly Maple neck and resonator with golden sunburst stain and German hand made red and gold Maple purfling, Tony Pass 600TS “Old Wood” Rim, full binding, Ebony fretboard, abalone fretboard and headstock inlays with gold celtic cross. Includes deluxe hardshell case. Pictures


	List Price $5,250 Our Price $4,199


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Stelling Red Fox- Another fine banjo from Geoff Stelling and company in Virginia. Tastefully appointed with the custom red stain and fox and leaf inlays. Inspired by Bill Emerson, the Red Fox is one of Stelling’s top selling banjos. Features fancy Curly Maple neck and resonator with reddish stain, Tony Pass 600TS Lake Superior old wood Maple rim, Ebony fretboard and headstock overlay, Abalone and Mother of Pearl Fox headstock inlay and Maple leaves fretboard inlay and bone nut. Includes deluxe hardshell case. Pictures


	List Price $4,750 Our Price $3,999


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