Clareen Special 17 Fret Tenor Banjo
The original Banjo of the Clareen Banjos range and the most popular. The Clareen Special is an excellent Tenor banjo with a crisp tone. The two piece neck of well selected maple has a contrasting mahogany centre strip for stability and appearance. All the wood is finished in its natural colour as is the resonator and maple rim. The neck is fitted with Carbon Fibre Truss Rod for added strength. All metal parts are of brass which have been nickel plated, the hooks are of mild steel which are also nickel plated. This banjo is in new like condition and has the neck custom made to be thinner and a shorter scale length than the standard 17 fret model. The normal short scale 17 fret model is 21″ | 525 mm this one is 1.5″ shorter. Comes with new Clareen hard shell case. This ‘custom’ banjo costs 1875 euros new plus the cost of the case.
The Specifications
- Scale length 19.5″ | 495 mm
- Nut width 30mm
- Three piece maple laminated with centre mahogany strip
- Rosewood Fingerboard and Peghead
- Clareen Shamrock / Harp & Dot Mother of Pearl Inlay
- Schaller Geared Tuners
- Clareen Special Tone Ring
- Clareen Grooved Tension Band
- Waverly Style Tailpiece
- Brass Nickel Plated Armrest
- Maple resonator with tortoise binding
For Sale £980