Clawhammer Figured Maple Banjo
Item: A-118

This banjo has a figured maple neck and archtop metal rim. It is ideal for clawhammer. It has all the modern features including planetary geared tuners, adjustable neck angle coordinator rod, adjustable neck truss rod, and adjustable tailpiece, The banjo is in excellent condition and is setup well.

The figured maple neck has a Gibson syle peghead with new planetary tuners. The Rosewood fingerboard is bound and the frets are in excellent new condition. There are position dots along the side of the binding as well as pearl dots on the fingerboard. The neck is attached with a coordinator rod system which gives it a precise angle and good solidity.

The metal alloy rim has an integrated 20 hole archtop tone ring. On the inside it is painted with a reddish brown enamel. There are 24 brackets with hex-shaped shoes with washers and round hooks. The nickle-plated brass tension hoop is 1/4" thick. The head is new and the tailpiece is a nickle-plated brass adjustable Waverly style.

The Strings are a medium weight Gibson brand.

This banjo plays just fine with fingerpicks but performs exceptionally well as a frailing or clawhammer banjo. The tone ring gives it a nice mellow but clear sound. It has very good action and plays quite smoothly.

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Price: $275.00 + Shipping
(actual freight and insurance cost via Priority Mail, based on location, weight, and insured value)

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