Ultra-Light – Short-Scale – Flush-Fretted – Nylon-Strung
Five string banjo, short-scale, nylon strung, fretless. This banjo has flush frets and mother of pearl position markers on the fingerboard. Also has dot markers 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 9.1 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
- Custom 5-hole bridge
- Nickel hardware
- Thumb scoop
- Strings through the rim at the tail
- DAAARK lightly relicked finish