The Old Tone OT-800 pays homage to 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 tube mated to a solid brass rod, all encased in a turned brass sleeve. This 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 shoes without the need to drill holes in the rim, increasing the OT-800's power and sustain. The maple neck has a bound ebony fretboard inlayed in engraved vintage style and a scoop at the pot for the hardcore clawhammer player.
Features
- Neck : Maple
- Finish : Vintage Brown
- Fingerboard : Ebony with Scoop
- 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 : 18
- Nut Width : 1-3/16" Bone
- Scale Length : 26-3/16"
- Tuning : GDGBD
- Strings : .011 .013 .016 .024w .011
- Case Included (Yes/No) : Yes
- Case Included
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