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Short-scale, Fretted, Nylon Strung, 12 inch

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Five string banjo, slightly short-scale, nylon strung, fretted. 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 a 12″ rim with a renaissance head. Has hard tension nylon strings. Very articulate for a nylon strung banjo. Rim features a 45° bearing edge, no tone-ring. Includes new gig-bag.

Hand-Crafted in Radford, Virginia.

  • Fully fretted walnut neck with adjustable truss rod
  • Gotoh 2-band tuners with geared Gotoh fifth peg
  • 12″ multi-ply maple rim with bearing edge
  • 23 & 5/8″ scale length
  • Indian Laurel fingerboard
  • Brass & Nickel hardware
  • Strings through the rim at the tail