Beansprout Standard
Five String Banjo
Handmade in the USA with all domestic woods and hardware. An open back banjo that you will pass to your grand kids but want to play every day. With rich, vibrant tone and easy playability, it is suited for solo work or with a string band.
Standard Five String Banjo:
($2050) PLUS SHIPPING
Five String Banjo Specs:
Rim: 11” or 12” block rim made from Walnut, Maple, Cherry, Oak or Koa ($150)
Neck: Matching Walnut, Maple, Cherry, Oak or Koa neck with contrasting stripe. Adjustable truss rod.
Fretboard: Pistachio or Walnut fingerboard with 25.5" scale length, 17 frets, frailing scoop, matching headplate and heel cap, black or white fret markers
Tuning Machines: Gotoh geared brass and black tuners
Brass Hardware: Un-plated brass hardware which tarnishes over time and develops a unique patina
Tone Ring: Choose from rolled brass or wood
Banjo Head: Renaissance synthetic
Other Features: Matching bridge, bone nut
Strings: Steel or Nylon/Fluorocarbon
Case: Includes a hardshell case
OPTIONS AND ADD ONS:
- Curly/figured wood upgrade (+$100)
- K&K pickup (+$150)
- Goat skin head (+$100)
- Brass wire armrest (+$48)