There is a “limited edition” of the Ragbrai banjo:
For display purposes only
This is yet another home-made banjo fabricated with recycled furniture and cooking pot technology. The old Remo head was initiated on the 2005 Ragbrai and used until the end of the 2009 ride.
Here Leo is taking care of the historical artifact and getting it ready for all to see.
Now on display at the Iowa State Historical Society!
Note: The banjo on display is just ONE of the official Ragbrai banjos. The parts of this particular banjo have been on the ride at least one time, but not all in one piece as shown here. For instance, the banjo head and tail piece survived the ride across Iowa five (5) times. The pot from an aluminum pressure cooker had been on the ride twice and the neck only once. The brackets and tuning pegs have been on the ride four times and have been on various banjos for as long as I can remember. The pegs came from an old right-handed instrument that was over 100 years old.