Important Instruments and Significant Dates Compiled by Sherry and Geoff Stelling. Originally published in Acoustic Musician , updated Sept. 1999. For purchase of selected used instruments, please see our our classified ads.
Numbers refer to serial numbers of individual instruments.
1 - First banjo completed, Bellflower, sold to Bonnie Hasting, Geoff's banjo student, on July 25th. Bonnie returned the banjo to Geoff in 1988. 2 - First Staghorn and first Stelling designed, built for Brian Welchel, also a student. 3 - First Whitestar made of walnut. 12 - Staghorn built for Alan Munde.