Banjo Parts & Accessories

The choice of professional banjo players since 1974. This is the 'short scale' capo. Designed by Rick Shubb and precision made in the USA with a fine adjustment thumb screw. Available in Nickel, Brass or Gold plating.

The sleek design offers you comfort and security. With Hi-tech memory foam which comfortably conforms to your neck and shoulders. The antimicrobial material allows moisture to dissipate. A great slimline comfortable banjo strap from Neotech USA. The internal control stretch design makes heavy instruments feel up to 50% lighter.

The Fred Kelly Bumble Bee Teardrop Left Handed Thumb Pick is a unique combination of a flatpick and thumbpick, all rolled into one! It is fully adjustable and rotational, which makes it user-friendly and adaptable to your individual playing style. This pick is made of delrin material and provides a soft and natural sound on the strings. See below for size information.

A very very popular head from Deering ... Gives a warm bright sound. This 'plastic' head looks attractive on vintage banjos ...it has the slightly opaque look of a natural vellum.

White Plastic Fingerpicks

Remo 'weather king' banjo heads are made in the USA to exacting standards. The plastic 'head' is moulded onto an aluminium hoop. The 'coated' finish heads are sprayed on the outside to give a 'frosty' look and 'rough' feel. Available in Medium or High Crown.

USA made Brass Fingerpicks by Jim Dunlop. Brass fingerpicks are long lasting and will give you that classic tone. Great for use on guitar, pedal steel, banjo and resonator.

The Leader 'Pearl' 5th string banjo tuning peg is a chrome plated precision engineered, geared mechanism with adjustable torque setting via a star screw fitted in the 'Pearl' button. Very smooth in operation, fitted to some of the world's top class banjos. Ratio 10:1

Nickel plated Kershner style tailpiece for 5-string or 4-string banjos. The heavier mass of the Kershner gives plenty of sustain and also allows the tailpiece to sit very close to banjo head. Supplied with fixing screw and hexagon nut.

TGI String winder. Translucent colour (colour may vary). Tough Moulded Design. Suitable for all Machine heads. 

Fits most instruments.

Note...This will fit the bigger buttoned rear facing tuning planetary tuning pegs found on some banjos.

The Leader 'Pearlite' banjo tuning peg set of five: The planetary geared tuners are chrome plated precision engineered, 5-wheeled planetary geared mechanism with adjustable torque setting via a star screw fitted in the 'Pearlite' button. They have a gear ration of 4:1. Very smooth in operation, The fifth string tuner is also precision geared. Fitted to some of the world's top class banjos eg. The USA Deering 'Leader' Goodtime.

Genuine replacement thumbscrew and spring for Shubb's Sliding 5th String Capo. Choose from Nickel(shown in images) or Brass.

Golden Gate NP1 Stainless Steel finger pick. Made in the USA. 

Deering baseball cap. A quality baseball cap from Deering with embroidered Deering Banjos logo, in the popular 'white logo on distressed grey cap'. One size, fits all with Adjustable strap at the back.

A two-footed Select Maple 'Leader' bridge with an ebony top. The string notches are ready cut and precisely positioned. Available in 1/2" or 5/8" height

Remo Weather King banjo heads are made in the USA to exacting standards. The plastic head is moulded onto an aluminium hoop. The Ebony® Banjo Head has a unique shiny black reflective look that brings out the lower frequency response of a banjo. This head has a very mellow tone with long sustain. Remo synthetic film Banjo Heads are trusted by every major banjo manufacturer worldwide due to their quality of construction, sound and performance. Medium Crown only

The Deering Knot-Less Banjo Tailpiece is made in the same Spring Valley factory as all of our banjos. Deering's take on the traditional no-knot tailpiece offers a far lower break angle over the bridge than the standard Deering tailpiece. This gives the banjo the recognizable mellow, muted tone long preferred by the old time/ clawhammer/ frailing style banjo players.

A popular head from Deering much favoured by players that want a full bodied, more earthier sound from their banjo.
Available in 11 or 12 inch diameter, see below for crown height options

Remo banjo heads are made in the USA to exacting standards. The plastic 'head' is moulded onto an aluminium hoop. The 'coated' finish heads are sprayed on the outside to give a 'frosty' look and 'rough' feel. Available in Medium or High crown.

Deering’s patented 5/8" Smile™ Banjo Bridge is created with a curve on the bottom to fit into the natural curve created on a banjo head by the bridge when under string tension. This relieves the stress found in a traditional bridge allowing the Smile™ Bridge to vibrate without constriction. The result is an instantly fuller and more expressive mid-range, less constricted low frequencies, and a wonderful balance across all strings. All Goodtimes are fitted from new with a 5/8" bridge.

Made in the USA, this reproduction five string tailpiece will make your banjo look like it is from the turn of the century. Made from thick 16 gauge raw brass, this tailpiece can handle any banjo string tension. It also features a slotted hole for the tailpiece bolt to accommodate various end bolt designs. Includes a 5/16″ tailpiece bolt and reproduction nut with 8-26 thread.

Supplied with 40mm long hexagon head bolt and nut.

Choose from Nickel, Brass or Aged Brass (note the aged brass can vary slightly in colour/shade as shown)

At long last Hiscox have now created a world class 5 String Resonator banjo case made right here in the UK

This one case will fit 90% of all 5 string resonator banjos with a 3-5 degree neck angle and a pot size up to 14 inches (356mm). This hard case with our PRO II specification offers superb protection ideal if you are hitting the road for local gigs or open mic nights.

You can rest assured your precious cargo will be protected on its way.

From Leader a multi Key for adjusting 6mm AF bracket nuts. Used for tensioning your banjo head ...or removing and fitting a new banjo head on most factory made banjos that have 6mm AF Hexagon nuts.

Also has a useful 'star' philips head screw driver for other banjo fitments.

A Deering USA quality nickel plated shoe that will accept Deering tension hooks and our Leader USA flat and round 8-26 tpi (.155" / 3.937MM Dia) bracket hooks.The hole in the bracket is approx 3/16" Dia (4.75MM) The shoe comes complete with a 22mm (0.875") long domed head screw and washer for fitting to the banjo rim.