Shoeless Ultra-Light Banjo
Sometimes I get tired of the hardware on the banjo rim poking me. For years I pondered over how to build a banjo that I could play without being poked. The Shoeless Ultra-Light is what I came up with. Inspired by tackhead banjos, the Shoeless Ultra-Light has a non-adjustable, permanently fixed head. However, instead of using a head made from an animal hide, this banjo uses a synthetic renaissance head made by the Remo company. The head is pre-stretched before fixing to the rim. It’s very light weight and comfortable to play.
Technical Specs
- Weighs about two pounds, eight ounces
- 22.25″ scale length
- Fretless
- Nylon strung
- 11″ multi-ply maple rim
- Renaissance head
- String through at the tail of the rim
- Carbon fiber re-enforced (non-adjustable) walnut neck and stick
- Gotoh 2-band tuners
- Position markers on the fingerboard
- Side-dot position markers
- Scoop with thumb-scoop
