Gold Tone OT-800LN Longneck Tubaphone Openback Banjo LH - Factory Direct B-Stock

The Old Tone OT-800LN is based one of the most sought-after banjos of the "classic" period (1890 to 1930) when the Boston School of banjo making was the highest expression of the art. The pot sports a pre-WW II-style Tubaphone tone ring, which adds pleasing overtones via a square-section brass tube mated to a solid brass rod, all encased in a turned brass sleeve. This all sits snugly on an eleven-inch maple rim equipped with dual coordinator rods (for easy action adjustment) and is topped with a Remo Renaissance head carrying a maple and ebony bridge. A No Knot tailpiece anchors the strings. The authentic bracket-band carries the bracket shoes without the need to drill holes in the rim, increasing the OT-800's power and sustain. The extended maple neck has a bound ebony fretboard inlayed in engraved vintage style, and has a scoop at the pot for the hardcore clawhammer player.

Features

• Neck : Maple
• Finish : Vintage Brown
• Fingerboard : Ebony
• Bridge : Maple with Ebony Cap
• Tuners : GT Master Planets
• Inlay : Old-Time
• Truss Rod : Two-Way Adjustable
• Tone Ring : 32-Hole Tubaphone-Style
• Rim : 1/2" Maple Tubaphone-Style Bracket Band
• Tension Hoop : Notched Brass
• Binding : White ABS
• Brackets : 24
• Buttons : C-Style
• Hardware : Chrome Plated
• Pickups : Optional
• Tailpiece : No-Knot
• Armrest : Reproduction of early
• Head : 11" HC Renaissance
• Number of Frets : 25
• Nut Width : 1-3/16" Bone
• Scale Length : 32"
• Tuning : EBEG#B
• Strings : .013 .016 .018 .026w .013
• Option 1 : SMP+ Pickup
• Option 2 : Fishman Rare Earth Pickup
• Case Included (Yes/No) : Yes
• Case Included