Gold Tone **SOLD** OB175K 5 String Resonator Banjo with Hardshell case (Used) **SOLD**
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Description
The Gold Tone OB-175 Banjo represents a breakthrough in price for this quality of banjo. Gold Tone teamed up with a very small woodworking factory in Korea and for a year taught them techniques to establish a model superior to any Chinese product in this price range.
This is Gold Tone's first ever Bell Bronze Pre-War Alloy Tone Ring Banjo. For over a year they experimented with bronze alloys trying to find the perfect tone. The pre-war tone ring (the holy grail of bluegrass tone) was actually at least three different bronze alloy formulas, depending on the year of manufacture. Gold Tone discovered these 3 alloys, had tone rings made from each one, and chose the bronze alloy content with the most penetrating tone.
Their GTR Tone Ring shape has a rounded top edge, which compared to the typical sharp angle on the common flat top ring adds more contact area for vibration transfer. This allows the head to be tuned tighter if desired. The original and the Gold Tone ring look and sound amazingly similar.
The OB-175 has perfect fitting parts. This small factory is capable of the perfect tone ring fit, the perfect neck to pot fit, and a perfectly straight neck.
Made with a pre-war tone ring (the holy grail of bluegrass tone) at a breakthrough price.
Detailed specification
- Neck: Maple
- Resonator: Mahogany
- Fingerboard: Rosewood Radiused
- Bridge: Maple with ebony cap
- Wood Finish: Vintage mahogany
- Fingerboard Inlay: Vintage cross/diamond
- Headstock Inlay: OB-250 style
- Neck Binding: ABS white
- Body Binding: ABS white
- Nut: Bone
- Tuners: GTS with leather washers
- Tailpiece: Presto
- Flange: One piece cast
- Tone Ring: Bronze (pre-war formula) GTR
- Strings: Light
- Rim: 3-ply Candian maple
- Plating: Chrome
- Tension Hoop: Brass, chrome plated
- Arm Rest: Bluegrass style double leg
- Scale: 26 3/16
- Weight: 12 lbs
- Nut Width: 1 3/16
- Frets: 21
- Head Size: 11" coated high collar
Tuned - gDGBD
Finish - Gloss
Setup - Each banjo we supply is individually set up in our on-site Specialist Workshop here at Eagle Music. Any banjo purchased from Eagle will be fully SET UP, checked for intonation and playability and tuned ready for playing straight out of the box!
Specification
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Banjo Type
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5 String Banjo
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Number of Strings
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5 String
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Pot
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Pot Type
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Resonator
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Pot Diameter
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11"
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Neck
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Number of Frets
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22
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Headstock
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Tuning Pegs
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Rear facing planetary tuners
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Other
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Right or Left Handed
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Right Handed
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Supplied with Case/Gig Bag
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Hard Case
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Used Status
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Availability
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SOLD
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Used Instrument
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Used
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