Barnes & Mullins (BJ400) Rathbone G / 5 String Resonator Banjo

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The Barnes & Mullins 'Rathbone' banjo is a handsome 5-string banjo named after Rathbone Place, the London home of Messrs Barnes and Mullins in the early 1900s.

Featuring a mahogany resonator and mahogany rim with a black Remo WeatherKing head and mahogany neck, this Rathbone banjo combines a stylish modern aesthetic with a traditional rich, warm sound and smooth response.

The Rathbone is complete with chrome hardware and fittings, ovangkol fingerboard, and traditional planetary machineheads.

Common 5-string banjo tunings

G, D, G, B, D - Open G
G, C, G, B, D - C Tuning / Drop C

BODY & CONSTRUCTION

STYLE: 5-String Resonator - Electro
RESONATOR: Mahogany
HEAD: Remo Weatherking® Black
FLANGE: Chrome
TONE RING: Rolled Brass
BRACKET QTY: 24
RIM: Mahogany
BRIDGE: Maple with Ovangkol Tip
COORDINATOR RODS: 2
HARDWARE: Chrome
TAILPIECE: Chrome
ARMREST: Chrome

NECK

NECK: Mahogany
FINGERBOARD: Ovangkol
FRETS: 22
INLAYS: Mother of Pearl Patterned

HEADSTOCK

MACHINEHEADS: Planetary
TRUSSROD COVER: 'Rathbone' Script
NUT WIDTH: 30mm

DIMENSIONS

SCALE LENGTH: 697mm
WEIGHT: 5kg