Banjos
Travel Banjo - Click on the
pictures for close-ups and different viewpoints.
Open-back: $525.00 CDN, $650.00 with resonator.
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in MidnightSpecial Travel banjos . . .
A MidnightSpecial banjo is hand crafted on a one of basis - no
mass production here. These banjos are admired for the warm, soft
tone they create. Check out these features:
-5th string tuned from the
peg head and buried under the fret board
-Available with a quality, birch plywood head or a traditional,
tensioned head
-The instrument is constructed of solid, hand selected hardwood -
no “synthetic” woods used
-Solid woods (maple, cherry, walnut, oak) used throughout for
tone quality, durability, resistance to warpage and aesthetic
appeal
-Finished with a non-lustre, hard-wearing varnish for easy care
-Ideal for jam sessions, camping, travelling and in-house playing
-Choice of two styles --> resonator banjo for finger picking
-->open-back banjo for claw hammer/frailing
-Shorter than normal banjo scale length - 22.5 inches, 21 frets
-Instrument can be custom built to suit your needs and budget
Sound clip Of Wooden Head Travel Banjo: MP3 Real Audio
Sound clip Of Traditional Head Travel Banjo: MP3 Real Audio
Parlour Banjo with
Resonator - Click on the picture for close-ups and different
viewpoints. Thank-you for your interest
in MidnightSpecial Parlour banjos . . . -Uniquely designed one
piece solid, black cherry tone ring Sound clips: MP3 Real Audio Banjo-lute - Click on the picture for close-ups and different
viewpoints. A modern incarnation of an age-old design from the mind of August Pollman . -Comes with built-in Schatten HFN Artist design pickup - no wiring required on your part MP3 Sound clips: Back
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A MidnightSpecial banjo is hand crafted on a one of basis - no
mass production here. These banjos are admired for the warm, soft
tone they create. Check out these features:
-The instrument is constructed of solid, hand selected hardwood -
no “synthetic” woods used
-Walnut and cherry used throughout for tone quality, durability,
resistance to warpage and aesthetic appeal
-Finished with a non-lustre, hard-wearing varnish for easy care
-Ideal for jam sessions and in-house playing
-Choice of two styles -resonator banjo for finger picking
-open-back banjo for claw hammer/frailing
-Instrument can be custom built to suit your needs and budget
Introductory price: $1150.00 CDN
Here at MidnightSpecial Instruments we like to think that the concept of the Banjo-lute (a modern name for the mandoline banjo) was the product of much dedicated pondering by Mr. Pollman, and that it began with a whim to create an instrument that plays like a banjo, but weighs in like a small collection of feathers. And to this day, banjos have been complimented and feathers have been put to shame by its warm, bright tone and its astonishing 3 and a half pounds of mass. And that's not all:
-It weighs the same as a duck, therefore it's made of wood: the banjo-lute pictured here is made of walnut with a Sitka spruce top
-26 1/2" scale length
-35" long, 11" wide, 2 1/8" thick, similar to an open-backed banjo- an instrument fit for a hobbit
-Great for just about any purpose- quiet enough for practicing without someone slamming doors, yet with the pickup it's potentially loud enough to be heard at any musical occasion
-As usual, the instrument can be built around your personal preferences
Picked through pickup
Picked through microphone
Fingered through pickup
Fingered through microphone