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Comment by Strumelia on March 31, 2013 at 9:13pm

Wow, beautiful!  Did you do faux graining yourself??

Comment by James Pentecost on March 31, 2013 at 9:40pm

Thanks for the comments. Yes, I did the graining to resemble the work that I have seen on several original Bouchers. The "Banjo Sightings Database" is a great resource available online. The book "America's Instrument, The Banjo in the Nineteenth Century" contains many excellent photos of original instruments. I was also able to get a close look at a number of Bouchers at the Banjo Collectors Conference held at Ferrum College in Virginia last year.  This is my meager attempt replicate the graining pattern.

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