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Morgan Monroe Banjo Value: How to Date and Identify Yours

A Morgan Monroe banjo is an imported 5-string banjo sold under a brand from SHS International of Indianapolis, Indiana, beginning in the early 2000s, built first in Korea and later in China.[1] I’m Geoff Hohwald, and at Banjo Warehouse in Yellow Springs, Ohio we get asked about these banjos all the time. A recent message […]

What Is a Top Tension Banjo? Inside Gibson’s 1937 Redesign

A top tension banjo is one where you tighten the head from the top of the pot instead of from underneath, so you never have to take the resonator off to adjust it. On a conventional resonator banjo the tensioning nuts sit inside the pot, facing down, and reaching them means removing the resonator first. […]