ZEPP Country Music, Inc.

P.O. Box 306
4 East Third St.
Wendell, NC 27591-0306
919 365-5189

This unique banjo was presented by ZEPP Country Music, Inc. to Steven Hedgepath, a contestant in the banjo contest at the 3rd Annual Hoppin' John Fiddlers' Convention at Shakori Hills (near Pittsboro, NC) 18-19 September 2009.

The banjo was made by Mike Ramsey especially for ZEPP Country Music in celebration of this festival (note the 12th fret inlay!), and we thought that in addition to presenting a Ramsey banjo to the winner of the contest, we would present it to a contestant chosen at random from those playing in the contest; thus, everyone entered had an equal chance of winning this fine instrument!

Rules for winning this banjo

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L to R: Marc Miller (Store Manager), Steven Hedgepath, Donald ZEPP

	The neck is maple, as is the 12-inch pot.			The scooped ebony fingerboard has a handsome inlay pasttern.
	There is a special 12th fret inlay to commemorate the Hoppin' John Festival.
	The peghead is a Mike's classic shape, and has Mike's trademark Saturn inlaid in its ebony overlay.			Mike has used 5-Star planetary tuners on this instrument.
	The 12-inch maple pot has a rolled brass tonering.			It's set up with a No-Knot tailpiece and a Renaissance brand head and has the classic "Ramsey" sound.