Yates Banjo shop video

Banjo builder Warren Yates has created a video that takes you into his shop for a bird’s eye view of the skills and techniques he employs in creating a Yates Banjo – with a tantalizing peek at the much-heralded secret process that Ron Stewart discussed in his recent interview with us about these banjos.

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