Gold Tone BG-Mini Short Scale 8" Mini Bluegrass

Gainesville, FL, United States

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If you teach banjo to kids or have a child that REALLY wants to get serious about the five-string banjo, you are faced with a problem. Your eight- or ten-year-old is crazy talented, but playing a banjo that's bigger than he or she is can be a hurdle that's very hard to manage. You've perhaps gone the route of the "bargain" banjo; it's still full-sized, and maybe it didn't play or sound that terrific, either. If you want to encourage a little picker, the Gold Tone BG-Mini is the only way to go. The Mini is a for-real, actual Bluegrass banjo that's been scaled down in size to provide pint-sized pickers with a professional-grade banjo. Its design echoes that of Gold Tone's BG-150F and features an eight-inch diameter head sitting on a rolled-brass rod tone ring, a two-way adjustable truss rod, bone nut, planetary tuners, geared fifth-string peg, and a complete pro setup in Gold Tone's Florida shop. The BG-Mini is tuned to open C (like the fifth fret of a standard banjo). This is NOT a novelty banjo; it's the real deal, and adult players can use it as the ultimate travel banjo! Available as a left-handed model.Features: Folkternative Design.Planetary Tuners.One-Piece Flange.Maple Construction. Specifications:Headstock:Buttons: A-Style.Nut Width: 1-3/16" ZeroGlide Nut.Tuners: GT Planetary.Neck:Fingerboard: Rosewood.Frets: 19.Inlay: Snowflake.Material: Maple.Truss Rod: Two-Way Adjustable.Body:Armrest: Vintage-Style.Binding: White ABS.Brackets: 16.Bridge: Maple with Ebony Cap, 5/8".Coordinator Rods: Single 8".Finish: Vintage Brown / High Gloss.Flange: One-piece cast.Hardware: Chrome-plated.Head: 8" Remo LC Smooth.Resonator: 10" Mahogany.Rim: 8" Multi-Ply Maple.Tailpiece: No Knot.Tension Hoop: 8" Flat Bar.Tone Ring: 8" Rolled Brass Flat Bar.Dimensions:Scale Length: 19-3/4".Weight: 5 lbs.Other:String Gauge: .011, .024w, .016, .013, .011.Tuning: CGCEG.Option 1: SMP+ P.Option 2: Fishman Rare Earth Pickup.Left-Handed Available: Yes.Accessories Included:Gig Bag.

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