Scale length: 26.25" with 22 frets

Rim: 11" diameter x 10mm thick laminated wood

Brackets: 24 x standard-duty brackets with smooth-top tension ring

Tone ring: Rolled brass tone ring 11" diameter x 10mm deep x 4mm thick

Head: Standard Remo 11" head

Neck: Solid hardwood neck with separate hardwood fingerboard; dot position markers; solid 2 point neck-to-rim fixing

Binding: Smooth ABS binding down both sides of the neck with dot position markers

Truss Rod: Double action steel truss rod, fully adjustable in either direction

Fretting: 22 frets, carefully levelled, crowned, polished and hand-dressed for smooth playability

Top nut: Bone, precision hand-slotted for the gauge of strings fitted for optimum action at the first fret

Neck attachment: 2-point neck attachment with twin co-ordinator rods for optimum stability

Tuners; Good quality sealed unit cast guitar-style tuners with 8:1 ratio - worm-geared 5th string peg

Armrest: Solidly mounted Gibson-style armrest

Tailpiece: Good quality cast "New Kerschner" style

Strings: Brand-new, top-grade hand-made strings (Standard gauges 10/12/14/22/10 but you can specify something different when ordering if you prefer). Standard set-up/tuning for this banjo is GDGBD. Alternate set-ups/tunings are possible, please contact us when ordering. There is no extra charge for this service

Bridge: Top quality maple and ebony bridge, precision hand-slotted for optimum playability and action

Resonator: 13” nominal outside diameter with 4-point thumbscrew fixing

All this adds up to a decent resonator 5-string banjo that will last you a lot longer than most entry-level instruments