I bought this two months ago and now find myself going to court for a non-banjo related reason. I really like this banjo...it is super cool. I have really never been a fan of Gold Tone banjos...but this thing is so cool. Really great workmanship, fantastic tone. Super versatile.
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Unlike banjo-guitars, these 6-stringers had an additional long bass string running next to the usual short thumb string. We started with a 14” diameter rim, 1/4” thick, with a Renaissance head to broadcast the bass strings while keeping the treble bright and lively. Then we decided on the neck angles and dimensions, string spacing and gauges to create a banjo with low action for effortless travel along the neck, and added an “S” scoop, to encourage a secure, confident strike to the strings. A banjo this cool had to have first class appointments, so we wrapped the fingerboard and the peg head in a textured ivoroid binding. To top it all off, we finished with inscribed mother of pearl inlays based on the best of the classical period. The result is the Gold Tone OT-6 LoJo, a banjo unlike any you have ever seen or heard, yet the instant you lay your hand on one, you know it is precisely what you have been looking for. This model inspired by 6-string Old Time specialist Chuck Levy
Add an extra bass string to your clawhammer tunes to play octave melodies and fiddle arrangements. 14” pot “kicks” out the extra bass and it’s the loudest of all our open backs.
Gold Tone OT-6 Cello Banjo Features:
Maple Neck
Ebony Fingerboard
Maple Bridge
Vintage Mahogany Finish
Weymann Vintage Headstock Inlay
Vega Style Fingerboard Inlay
Creme Celuloid Body and Neck Binding
Bone Nut
Gold Tone Master Planetary Tuners
Straightline Tailpiece
Nickel Plating
Rolled Brass Tone Ring
1/2" Sound Chamber 14" Pot
3-Ply Maple Rim
Paramount Style Armrest
Optional SMP Pickup
S Style Scoop, Shoe Style Lugs
26 3/16" Scale
40mm Nut Width
6.7 lbs
Lifetime Transferable Warranty
Hard Case is included
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