This is a nice Fender Artist that was made in California from the late 60' or early 70's. These a great banjos for Irish trad playing with it's thick rim and heavy no hole archtop tone ring. Most modern banjos use this design. This banjo is offered at a discount based on its condition.
Neck - 3 piece walnut neck with maple center stripe and rosewood fingerboard. It has 19 frets and 9 mother of pearl inlays. The peghead is dyed black with mother of pearl inlays.
Rim - Walnut veneer on a thick rim with a heavy no hole archtop tone ring. Chrome plated hardware and flange. Walnut resonator.
Setup - This is setup for Irish trad in GDAE tuning
Case - The case is original for Fender banjos, this one looks like it's for a plectrum.
Notes - In good condition overall. The frets were leveled and dressed and the fingerboard oiled. It has a new head, strings, and bridge. There is some finish chipping on the edge of the resonator and some scratches on the back. Some finish is missing on the peghead. The case has some duct tape on it and a broken handle. There is a serial number stamped on the rim but no Fender sticker. It has replacement thumbscrews.
Specs:
- Scale length - 22-1/2"
- Nut width - 1.15"
- # of frets - 19
- Weight - 11lbs
- Action height - .080" at 12 fret
- Strings - Nickel 12, 18w, 28w, 38w
- Bridge - Maple/ebony 3 leg
- Head - Remo Cloudy
- Serial number - 10236