Possibly the world’s only child-sized fully functional bluegrass banjo, the BG-Mini shares many quality similarities to the most popular Gold Tone full size bluegrass banjo, the BG-250F. With a two-way adjustable truss rod, a bone nut, planetary tuners, a geared fifth string peg, and a complete setup at the Gold Tone Factory in Florida, this is a very playable novelty banjo. It has an 8” head stretched across a solid brass tone ring, and puts out a unique tone. Its scale length is 19-3/4 inches and tunes up to the key of C (CGCEG) with standard gauge strings, so when played in it’s open position (no capo) it feels and sounds as if a capo is used at the fifth fret of a full size banjo. If you are playing with others and need to tune to standard G (GDGBD), the string gauges may be changed to the following: .016, .034, .024, .019, .016.

Neck Maple Bridge Maple Bridge w/Ebony Cap; 5/8"

Fingerboard Ebony Resonator 10" Mahogany

Rim 8" Maple

Wood Finish Vintage Brown Fingerboard Inlay Snowflake

Body Binding Celluloid Neck Binding Celluloid

Headstock Inlay Snowflake

Nut Bone Flange One Piece Flat Flange

Tailpiece No Knot Tailpiece Strings GDGBD - .010, .024w, .016, .013, .010

Plating Chrome Tuners Plantetary Tuners

Tone Ring Rolled Brass Tone Ring Arm Rest Vega-Style

Tension Hoop Steel

Pickup Optional SMP+

Case Options HDBG TKL Hardshell Case Other Options Lefty Model Available

Other Finish Options Gold Plating

Scale 19-3/4" Weight 5 lbs

Nut Width 1-3/32" Frets 19

Head Size 8" Remo High Crown Smooth Total Length 29 1/16"

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