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Short-scale, Steel strung, fretted

Five-string, short-scale, fretted, steel-strung banjo. Great for clawhammer and finger-style parlor music. Plays well in common old-time tunings like A, C, D, and G.

Hand-Crafted in Radford, Virginia.

Front of Thumpy #20
Back of Thumpy #20
Thumpy #20 peghead
5th fret to scoop
Scoop
Back of peghead
5th peg to rim
Back of rim
  • Walnut neck – Carbon fiber reinforced (non-adjustable)
  • Fretted fingerboard with Evo Gold Frets – Indian Laurel, 16″ radius, frailing scoop
  • 22.25″ scale length
  • 11″ Multi-ply Maple Rim – rolled brass tone ring
  • Gotoh tuners in nickel