ZEPP Country Music, Inc.

Enoch Instruments was formally established in 1990. Kevin's goal is to create an instrument designed for clawhammer playing, embracing the aesthetics of the great banjo makers of the early 20th century. Kevin's love for the music, as well as his craft, is apparent in the degree of care and precision he puts into every detail of these musical masterpieces.

So well regarded are Kevin's banjos, that he had a multi-year waiting list a decade ago, and still cannot meet demand. As a result, he designed and made available a simple clawhammer instrument, priced as an entry-level banjo, but with professional quality playability and sound: the Tradesman

Tradesman necks are designed to be similar in shape to some of the early Dobsons, and are all reinforced by graphite rods.

All Tradesman banjos are priced with an Enoch-branded gig bag. Hardshell cases are, of course, available.

Please see below for options, pricing, and availability.

Video and MP3 recordings of Tradesman banjos:

See and hear a cherry Tradesman played (3.5MB .wmv file).
See and hear a half-fretted cherry Tradesman played (3.0 MB .wmv file)
See and hear a walnut Tradesman played (4.7MB .wmv file).
See and hear a flush-fret marker walnut Tradesman played with stock steel strings (2.7 MB .wmv file) and/or See and hear this same banjo strung with Nylgut brand strings (2.9 MB .wmv file). The sound tracks of these videos (Georgia Railroad and Ramblin' Hobo) are available as MP3s for downloading on our MP3 page.

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	The Tradesman is a plain, simple available in either cherry...			or in walnut.
	The cherry necks are gorgeous, of course.			Despite the beauty of cherry, I prefer the appearance of walnut. But, hey, that's just me!
	They are also available fretted (1-15) or fretless. A full 22 frets are available on special order for a slight upcharge.			They are even available half-fretted.
	On the half-fretted models, the 1st-5th "fret" area is raised to the level of the higher frets for ease of playing.			They are even available with "flush frets," i.e., with inlaid, flush strips where the frets would be, if there were any (makes it really easy to find your way around the neck!).
	A particularly impressive touch is the nice carving at the heel/pot joint			The fingerboards are ebony, and the pegheads are not overlain, so the neck woods' beauty shows for both the cherry or...
	the peghead of a walnut banjo.			They are fitted with planetary tuners with black buttons. The banjos in stock have Gotoh brand planetaries.
	Their 12-inch, thin maple pots are painted black, and have a shaped, wooden tone rim.			The multifaceted dowel sticks are of wood to match the neck woods.
	The Tradesman is also available with an 11-inch pot			The smaller, 11-inch pot may be more comfortable, and is definitely lighter.

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The Tradesman banjos in stock at the moment (or on order) are:

	Cherry		Walnut
	Scooped	Non-Scooped	Scooped	Non-Scooped
Frets 1-15, non-fretted above*)	$925 Now in Stock.	$895 Out of Stock	$925 Out of Stock	$895 Out of Stock
Half fretted	$1025 Now in Stock.	$995 Out of Stock	$1025 Now in Stock.	$995 Out of Stock
Fretless	$880 Out of Stock	$850 Out of Stock	$880 Out of Stock	$850 Out of Stock
Flush fret (fretless)	$905 Out of Stock	$875 Out of Stock	$905 Out of Stock	$875 Out of Stock
11-inch (fretted)	$925 Out of Stock	-- Out of Stock	$925 Out of Stock	-- Out of Stock

*22 frets available on special order.

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All Tradesman banjos are priced with an Enoch-branded gig bag. Hardshell cases are, of course, available.

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