All Vintage Line banjos include the following features:
Tone Rims:
Developed by Lo Gordon in 1998, the rosewood block construction "tone rims" are showcased under a hand rubbed varnish finish. The Vintage Line tone rims are fitted with Mahogany neck and dowel sticks. the curly maple option includes neck, dowel stick, and rim cap.
Necks:
All necks in the Vintage Line include:
- Hand rubbed vanish finish
- Ebony fingerboard and peg head overlay
- Two-way adjustable tone rod
- Planetary tuners with either ebony or ivoroid knobs
- Geared fifth string tuner
- Bone nut
- "Spike" on the fifth string "A" (7th fret)
- Mother-of-pearl side dots
- A "square" fifth string step and subtle volute at the peg head transition
Model Options
Dowel Stick
The neck and rim are joined by a dowel stick of the same wood and finish as the neck.
Hardware
Top of te line nickel-plated hardware, including no-knot tailpiece, die cast shoes with twenty-four hooks and nuts securing a grooved tension hoop are standard on all Vintage Line banjos.