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Wildwood Troubador Openback 5-String Banjo

On November 21, 2018 /

The Wildwood Troubador Openback 5-String Banjo is the flagship model for the Wildwood Frailing and Clawhammer traditional banjo line. Clawhammer and Frailing are traditional banjo styles making a significant comeback. Not only are players exploring older traditional and historic repertoire, but new modern music is being created regularly outside of the old-time and bluegrass contexts. The banjo can work extremely well with a voice an an expressive device.

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Deering Goodtime Americana 5-String Banjo

On September 19, 2018 /

Tags: 5-string, americana, Banjo, Deering, Goodtime

The Deering Goodtime Americana™ is the first 5-string banjo from Deering to be fitted with their new Grand 12” rim, which gives the banjo a stronger bass response and a much warmer tone. The fullness and warmth of the larger rim is further enhanced by the addition of a 12” Renaissance head which beautifully complements the banjo both visually and sonically.

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Williams and Son Echo Style 15 Open Back Banjo, 1895

On June 25, 2018 /

Just in time for Canada Day, here’s an 1895 R S Williams and Son Echo Style 15 Open Back Banjo strung with nylon, built in Oshawa, Ontario. To the Depression era, R S Williams was a prominent manufacturer of instruments, including pianos, guitars, banjos, mandolins and violins.

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Gold Tone OB-250 Orange Blossom 5-String Resonator Banjo

On June 14, 2018 /

The Gold Tone OB-250 has everything needed to produce THAT tone: a sand-cast bell brass flathead tone ring, a cast one-piece resonator flange circling a multi-ply maple rim with twin coordinator rods and an extra-deep curly maple multi-ply resonator for better low-end response. The curly maple neck has a bound ebony fretboard with hearts & flowers inlay. The bracket hooks even have metric threading to enable finer tension adjustment. “

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Gold Tone MM-150 Maple Mountain Openback Banjo

On June 13, 2018 /

The Gold Tone MM-150 half-inch-thick maple rim carries an authentically-designed Whyte Laydie -style scalloped three-piece brass tone ring under an eleven-inch Remo Renaissance head. Premium parts include a comfortable maple neck, rosewood fingerboard with snowflake inlays and a frailing scoop, vintage Fairbanks-style headstock design, planetary tuners, Vega-style armrest, and No Knot tailpiece. The MM-150 is completely set up at the Gold Tone Factory.

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Gold Tone CC-100R Plus Cripple Creek 5-String Resonator Banjo

On June 13, 2018 /

The Gold Tone CC-100R is a newbie player’s dream come true. It is the only modestly-priced full-featured banjo that comes with a maple neck with a two-way adjustable truss rod and separate rosewood fretboard, a hard-rock maple rim with twin coordinator rods, and it’s CONVERTIBLE! The natural-blonde finished CC-100R has a resonator that’s easily removed for true openback playing, helping new players become comfortable with different playing styles with just one banjo. Gold Tone’s superb factory setup in Florida further adds to the CC-100R’s value.

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Wildwood Troubador Openback 5-String Banjo

Deering Goodtime Americana 5-String Banjo

Williams and Son Echo Style 15 Open Back Banjo, 1895

Gold Tone OB-250 Orange Blossom 5-String Resonator Banjo

Gold Tone MM-150 Maple Mountain Openback Banjo

Gold Tone CC-100R Plus Cripple Creek 5-String Resonator Banjo

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