Gold Tone HM-100 High Moon 5-String Open Back Banjo
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Bucks County Folk Music Shop is proud to be a Gold Tone Dealer.
This Gold Tone HM-100 High Moon 5-String Open Back Banjo includes:
- 12" Head, High Crown, Renaissance
- Rolled Brass Tone Ring
- 3-Ply Maple Rim
- 14-Bracket (Pawn Lugs)
- Dowel with Hidden Coordinator Rod
- Mahogany Neck
- Ebony Fingerboard w/"S" Scoop
- Planetary Tuners, Geared 5th
- 26 3/16" Scale Length
- 1 3/8" Width at Nut
- 2-Way Adjustable Truss Rod
- 5/8" Maple Bridge with Ebony Cap
- Crescent Tailpiece
- Mahogany Satin Finish
- Nickel Plated Hardware
- Notched Tension Hoop
- Dot and Moon Inlay
- Weight: approx. 6.5 lbs
- Bone Nut
- Wooden Armrest (Little Mountain, Maple)
- Hardshell Case Included
The Gold Tone HM-100 “High Moon” old-time banjo was designed to satisfy the modern clawhammer banjoist’s desire for a full-featured and wonderful-sounding banjo at a most affordable price.
The HM-100 sports many of the custom touches found on some of today’s finest “boutique” banjos. These include a fingerboard scoop; a single-rod neck-angle adjuster enclosed in a machine-turned wooden dowel; just fourteen hooks mounted in spherical (or “pawn”) shoes to assure full resonance while providing even tensioning; a smooth-playing satin finish; a short and lightweight old-time style tailpiece that provides just enough down-pressure on the strings for balanced tone, and high-quality Gotoh machine heads.
