About Enoch Instruments
Kevin Enoch, founder of Enoch instruments, has been making and playing banjos and other stringed instruments since 1984. 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.
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.
Pete Ross has been working with Kevin since 2005, and has been playing and building gourd banjos since graduating from School of Visual Arts in 1991. He apprenticed with banjo builder Scott Didlake of Mississippi until Didlake's death in 1994. He returned to Maryland to start his own shop, where he makes historical recreations of the earliest North American banjos and modern gourd banjos. Pete works on design, inlay, and building for the Dobsons and custom work at Enoch Instruments.
Michael "Jumahl" Blunt has been a woodworker for over 48 years. He started as a carpenter in housing construction, later apprenticed in furniture design, worked as a boat carpenter and custom yacht joiner, and has worked on building the Tradesmen line of banjos for Kevin since 2005. When he's not building banjos, he's working on Shasta-trailer inspired birdhouses that can be found on Etsy.