Straight Grain maple neck by master luthier DAN KNOWLES,
Slight V-shape with awesome feel , playability, and PERFECT Intonation,
Center ebony stripe,
Dark, very smooth, ebony fingerboard with grained ivoroid binding,
Ebony peg head cap (with cool grain & color),
Antique (pre-embargo) Ivory nut,
Ivory 5th string pip – exactly aligned with a shortened 5th fret for perfect intonation,
Sea snail dot inlay,
Custom slanted frailing scoop with partial frets,
OME tuners – Very High Quality.
Neck is designed and set for a tall (7/8" bridge) ... for added volume and tone,
NEW custom (tall) bridge by Arthur Hatfield. Dan Knowles old-piano maple bridge also included.
Hand-rubbed spirit varnish finish (French polish),
Incredible look and feel.
Beautiful 1922 VEGA tubaphone rim, tone ring and hardware (great condition),
10 1/8” diameter (very focused, strong, tubahone tone with plenty of volume and depth),
Original finish - French polish touch-up by Dan to perfectly match the neck ,
NEW Vega-style hot-dog armrest,
NEW no-knot tailpiece,
NEW Jeff Menzies mottled Goat Skin head installed by John Balch,
White, bleached calfskin head also included.
NEW hard-shell case - custom factory-fitted for the rim.
No one builds banjos (or conversion necks) like Dan Knowles. Dan strongly prefers to work on full custom instruments, so his conversion necks are uncommon and un-equaled. When he does make a neck, Dan does so with the same passion and attention to detail as his full-custom banjos. This truly is a VERY RARE chance to own a great sounding Dan Knowles conversion at a very reasonable cost.
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