Lefty version of the Bob Carlin signature model.
This Carlin model banjo was the first to be issued. It was the result of a meeting between Carlin and Gold Tone president Wayne Rogers at the 2004 IBMA Fan Fest. All of the BC-350/L Bob Carlin Left-Handed Banjo features and dimensions are per Mr. Carlin's specifications (arrived at after several trips by Bob to the Gold Tone plant) and include a 12" three-ply maple pot with an innovative dowel-stick/coordinator rod, a rolled brass tone ring, maple neck with scooped ebony fretboard, planetary-gear tuning machines, No Knot tailpiece and "hot-dog" armrest. All metal parts are richly nickel-plated for long-wearing durability. Of course, each BC-350 Bob Carlin Banjo is set up by skilled hands in their Florida shop. This is the left-handed version.
Specifications
- Neck: Maple with Scoop
- Finish: Natural Gloss
- Fingerboard: Ebony
- Bridge: Maple with Ebony Cap
- Tuners: GT Master Planets
- Inlay: Dot & Star
- Truss Rod: Two-Way Adjustable
- Tone Ring: Rolled Brass
- Rim: 12" 3-Ply Maple
- Tension Hoop: Notched Brass
- Binding: Black ABS
- Brackets: 26
- Buttons: C-Style
- Hardware: Nickel Plated
- Pickups: Optional
- Tailpiece: No-Knot
- Armrest: "Hot Dog"
- Head: 12" HC Renaissance
- Number of Frets: 18
- Nut Width: 1-3/8" Bone
- Scale Length: 26-3/16"
- Weight: 6.5 lb.
- Tuning: GDGBD
- Strings: .011 .013 .016 .024w .011