Ultra-Light – Short-Scale – Fretless – Nylon-Strung
Five string banjo, short-scale, nylon strung, fretless. This banjo has position markers on the fingerboard and on the side of the neck. Great for clawhammer and finger-style parlor music. Plays well in common old-time tunings like A, C, D, and G. Will also go down further than G, plays well in F and B-flat. This particular Thumpy Banjo features an 11″ rim with a renaissance head. Has hard tension nylon strings. Very articulate for a fretless nylon strung banjo. Rim features a 45° bearing edge, no tone-ring. Includes new gig-bag.
Hand-Crafted in Radford, Virginia.
- Weighs in at 3 pounds 10.8 ounces
- Walnut neck, non-adjustable carbon fiber reinforced
- Gotoh 2-band tuners with geared Gotoh fifth peg
- 11″ multi-ply maple rim with bearing edge
- 22.25″ scale length
- Indian Laurel fingerboard and peghead overlay
- Nickel hardware
- Thumb scoop
- Strings through the rim at the tail