Price: $1,325.00
Ashbury AB-55-TS Openback Tenor Banjo, 17 Fret
Short scale openback. 17 fret, walnut neck & rim, Whyte laydie tone ring
Item ID: GR38030 Model No: AB-55-TS
- Product Features
- Ovangkol fingerboard with 17 frets. One piece nickel flange.
- Planetary banjo machine head fitted. Maple bridge with ebony top, plastic top nut
- Maple binding, gloss finish, Gauge .012 strings for CGDA tuning
- Product Specifications
- Top nut width: 30mm
- Width at 12th fret: 38mm
- Rim depth: 60mm
- Rim width: 279mm
- Overall length: 825mm:
- Made in: China
- Model Number: AB-55-TS
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Tenor Banjo Information
The Tenor Banjo is used extensively in both Irish traditional music, and Traditional Jazz. It has a shorter scale than the G Banjo, and 4 strings tuned CGDA, but it is common for Irish musicians to retune down to GDAE using thicker strings. Used in jazz and popular music earlier this century, the tenor banjo has 4 strings and is usually tuned CGDA.
Advice on Choosing Tenor Banjos
Tenor banjo should not be confused with plectrum style which was used much like the tenor but has a longer neck (22 frets) and a different tuning. Jazz players like the extra frets because they can use the same chord shapes and patterns in different positions.
Ashbury produces high quality traditional and acoustic instruments, including acoustic and electro acoustic guitars, and bass guitars, autoharps, fiddles, mandolins, banjos and ukuleles.
The range is designed for the beginner to semi-professional player, offering very playable instruments with high specifications for the best price. Ashbury instruments make an excellent and affordable upgrade from any entry-level instrument, and are constantly being examined and perfected to offer the best possible value in quality and materials.
