Voluminous folkternative design featuring a slim neck and traditional appointments.
Based on a custom design by noted luthier Andy Perkins of Andybanjo.com, Faversham, UK, the IT-250F is THE banjo for the Irish tenor banjoist that wants to be heard. Gold Tone's loudest tenor banjo features a sand-cast bronze arch-top tone ring and a brass resonator flange. The 14"resonator pushes your music forward and out, assuring that you'll be heard even in the largest session. The slim, playable neck is bound in white celluloid and boasts beautiful, traditional hearts and flowers inlay. This is a banjo you'll be proud to play in any setting.
Specifications
- Finish: Vintage Brown
- Fingerboard: 17-fret ebony
- Bridge: Maple with ebony cap
- Tuners: GT Master Planets
- Inlay: Hearts and flowers
- Truss Rod: Two-way adjustable
- Tone Ring: 40-hole brass archtop
- Rim: 3-ply maple
- Tension Hoop: Notched steel
- Flange: One-piece
- Binding: White ABS
- Brackets: 24
- Buttons: C-style
- Hardware: Chrome-plated
- Tailpiece: GT-Cast
- Resonator: 14" mahogany
- Armrest: Gold Tone engraved
- Head: 11" HC Renaissance
- Number of Frets: 17
- Nut Width: 1-1/8" Bone
- Scale Length: 19-3/4"
- Weight: 11 lb.
- Tuning: GDAE
- Strings: .013 .020w .030w .040w