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Pattison Stringed Instruments | Banjo Mechanics
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The Banjo Mechanics began in 1995 when Ian Pattison and Lewis Melville laid their banjos down on the highway and successfully subdued a herd of stampeding tractor-trailers. A recorded version of the event was included in the DROG Truck Songs compilation. The playing didn’t stop there…. In 2001, Ian and Lewis performed open-heart surgery on the 5-string with an assortment of power tools (many early morning jam sessions) and released an audio recording of the operation known as ‘Workitis’. Seeing and heari...
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Pattison Stringed Instruments | Mandolins
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I really fell in love with the sound of the mandolin when I heard the David Grisman Quintet. That first Quintet album broke in 1975 and that is when I built my first mandolin, out of personal curiosity and subsequently by request. I have built ‘A’ style and ‘F’ style as well as flat top with carved back mandos but am drawn to the clean shape of an ‘A’ style and the sweet sound they produce. Design by Sidetrail Media.
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Pattison Stringed Instruments | Banjos
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Banjos have been close to my heart since I was very young listening to my Uncle strumming folk songs on a four-string banjo. I began playing banjo in 1974 and built my first banjo in 1980, which is still the primary instrument I play today. I have an equal love for resonator banjos and open back and have built a variety of sizes of both, ranging from 6 heads all the way up to 16 heads. Design by Sidetrail Media.
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Pattison Stringed Instruments | Photo Gallery
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160; Next. Design by Sidetrail Media.
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Pattison Stringed Instruments | Photo Gallery
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7-String Electric Back View. With Birds Eye Maple Control Cover. 160; Next. Design by Sidetrail Media.
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Pattison Stringed Instruments | Photo Gallery
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Built in approximately 1981. Has a Western Red Cedar top. Curly Maple sides and back and Maple neck with Rosewood fingerboard. Sides and back came from a tree knocked down in a tornado from the client’s property. 160; Next. Design by Sidetrail Media.
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Pattison Stringed Instruments | Other
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While attending Roberto Venn I had the pleasure of working beside William Eaton, a teacher at the school who built a 36 string harp guitar. This and other instruments he had built opened my eyes to the possibility of building instruments outside the box. The exposure helped me when I was approached to build some hybrid Malian instruments for some musicians from Africa that were touring Canada. One of these instruments, the N’Goni is actually the forerunner to the banjo. Design by Sidetrail Media.
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Pattison Stringed Instruments | Audio Samples
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Banjo Mechanics, JLP. Banjo Mechanics, JLP". Banjo Mechanics, Mine or SQ". Banjo Mechanics, Tying Up the Bamboo". 10-String N'Goni Music Demo #1". 10-String N'Goni Music Demo #2". 4-String N'Goni and Kora Music Demo". 4-String N'Goni Music Demo". Bit of a Jig". Interview with Ian Pattison". Design by Sidetrail Media.