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Goodtime Nickel Banjo

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Overview

Easy traveling and very affordable.

If you want a top-quality reasonably priced banjo, the Goodtime nickel banjo is the one. It's made right here in America at the Deering Banjo factory. This Goodtime open-back banjo weighs only four pounds so it is ideal for traveling, camping, hiking or taking to the beach. It provides a vibrant singing banjo tone. The Goodtime banjo is light enough for children to hold and play, and is the perfect banjo for a child to start out with. More people succeed in learning to play when they start out on a Goodtime banjo.

The slender, fast-playing rock maple neck, and birch and maple rim create a sparkling, sweet banjo sound with easy adjustability to keep it sounding and playing great. Geared tuners make tuning easy. The Goodtime nickel banjo comes with a standard 11" head.

Teachers and professionals around the world recommend the Goodtime nickel banjo.

Tone:
Easy to play with clarity of note separation and round full-bodied tone.

Tuned:
This banjo ships setup in G, D, G, B, D in standard G tuning and can easily be tuned in other tunings as well.

A case is sold separately.

Features

Neck:
  • Blond Slender Rock Maple Neck
  • 22 Pressed In Nickel Silver Frets
  • Hardwood Bow Tie Inlays
  • Sealed Geared Tuners
  • Geared 5th String Tuner
  • Durable Satin Finish
  • Deering Fiddle Shaped Peghead
Pot:
  • Blond 3-ply Violin Grade Maple Rim
  • Steel Tension Hoop
  • 11" Frosted Top High Crown Head
  • 5/8" Maple/Ebony Goodtime Bridge
  • 16 Flat Hooks with 9/32" Nuts
  • 16 Bracket Shoes with Screw Attachments
  • Deering Patented Goodtime Tailpiece
  • Steel Coordinator Rod for Adjustments
  • Durable Satin Finish
  • Open back
  • Case sold separately

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Specs

Goodtime Nickel Banjo Specifications:

Dimensions:
  • Neck Width at the Nut: 1-1/4"
  • Scale Length Nut to Bridge: 26-1/4"
  • Rim diameter: 11"
  • Overall Instrument Length: 37-1/2"
  • Weight Approx.: 4.5 lb.
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