This scale length (20”) and rim size (11”) has proved very flexible for my customers. Guitar players, uke fanatics, mandolin pickers and more have been able to import their tuning and string material to get what they need. In this case, we have steel strings tuned dgbe, like a baritone ukulele. It is a perfect machine for jug band, blues, folk and fingerpicking, I am really pleased with it. I like Cherry for banjos lately because it is almost as loud as Maple, has long sustain and a slightly dusty growl that is pleasing to the ear. The Cherry for this one is all cabinet making scraps from the Carpenter Ant Stash in Portland and the Pistachio is from California orchards.

“The 4-string banjo is beautiful; it sounds terrific and fits comfortably. It is amazing to hear with an amp. I play all sizes of ukulele, a tenor guitar and a five-string banjo. I suspect this 4-string will soon become the favorite. It is so versatile, easy to play and adds such a unique sound. I suspect it will teach me more than I will master it. It’s a beauty and I love it.

Thank you, Aaron, for #974!”
- S.S.
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