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Gold Star GF-85 Banjo
Gold Star GF-85 Banjo
List Price: US $1,795.00
Our Price: US $1,339.95
You Save: US $455.05
Manufacturer: Gold Star Banjos
SKU: GF-85
Traditional bound mahogany neck with rosewood fingerboard pre-war style, deep-arch tapered-wall bound resonator Deluxe 3-ply rock maple rim 20-hole die-cast, flathead tone ring Triple nickel-plated hardware Traditional Style-3 inlays on the peghead and fingerboard Gotoh tuner with white ABS buttons Golden Gate C-1530 premier hardshell case with padded plush interior Shop adjusted

  • Body Type Flathead Resonator
  • Bridge Aged Maple / Ebony Top
  • Coordinator Rods Dual Adjustable
  • Fingerboard & Peghead Binding White ABS
  • Fingerboard Material Indian Rosewood
  • Fingerboard Position Inlays M-O-P Style-3
  • Finish Natural High Gloss
  • Flange Single-piece / Die-cast
  • Head Remo 11" / Medium Crown
  • Metal Plating Nickel
  • Neck Material Select Mahogany
  • Nut Material Bone
  • Nut Width 1 3/16"
  • Other Options
  • Peghead Inlay M-O-P Style 3 / Logo
  • Peghead Overlay Ebony
  • Recommended Strings
  • Resonator Select Mahogany
  • Resonator Binding & Purfling White ABS
  • Rim Deluxe Multi-ply Hard Rock Maple
  • Scale Length 26 3/8"
  • Tailpiece Presto Style
  • Tone Ring 20-Hole / Cast Bell Bronze
  • Truss Rod Adjustable
  • Truss Rod Cover Black ABS Teardrop
  • Tuners Gotoh Planetary Tuners / ABS Buttons / Geared 5th
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