Five string banjo, short-scale nylon strung fretless. 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 12″ rim with a Fyberskin head. Very articulate for a fretless nylon strung banjo. Rim features a 45° bearing edge, no tone-ring.
Hand-Crafted in Radford, Virginia.
- Maple neck, non-adjustable carbon fiber reinforced
- Indian Laurel Fingerboard
- Gotoh 2-band tuners
- 12″ multi-ply maple rim – 3 & 3/16″ deep
- 22.5″ scale length
