BZ-500 Irish Bouzouki Mandolin with Hard Case from Gold Tone
- The Irish bouzouki (or cittern) Is a versatile instrument that can be tuned many ways (GDAD, GDAE, ADAD, and CFAD).
- It likely first appeared in 1969 when Irish musician Dónal Lunny was given a Greek bouzouki by a friend. Being left-handed, Lunny reversed the strings and mounted them in unison, changing the character of the instrument.
- This modified bouzouki became fully integrated into Irish folk music when Lunny popularized it in his band, Planxty, in 1972. Our BZ-500 is set up with octave strings for the third and fourth courses and unison strings for the first and second courses.
- It produces dramatic traditional Irish tone and is easy to play thanks to the precision setup by Gold Tone's skilled luthiers. Includes hard shell case.
- Available as left-handed model.
- FREE U.S. SHIPPING
- FREE Hard Case
If you have any questions please call Ross anytime at his direct number.
1-866-322-6567 or send him an Email
Call or email us for the Best Deal
or Price Match on Banjos: 727-248-8300
FREE SHIPPING ON ALL BANJOS
FREE CASE WITH ALL BANJOS
FREE EXPERT SET UP
FREE ONLINE LESSON MEMBERSHIP
BEGINNER PACKAGES
CAPO SPIKE INSTALLATION
CUSTOM ORDER REQUESTS
FINANCING AVAILABLE
All Credit Cards, Paypal, Amazon Pay, Affirm, Paypal Credit, Afterpay, Klarna
Use Paypal and select Paypal Credit
Pay in 4 Easy Payments with No Interest
Some Featured Banjos
Deering Sierra, Deering Calico GT OB-300 Gold GT OB-2 Bowtie GT OB-2 AT Archtop ML-1 Baritone Banjo GT Bluegrass Heart
Gold Tone Bz-500 Specs
Headstock
Buttons - Metal
Nut Width - 1-11/32" Bone
Tuners - Sealed Guitar-Style
Neck
Fingerboard - Select Wood
Frets - 23
Inlay - Snowflake
Material - Mahogany
Truss Rod - Two-Way Adjustable
Body
Back & Sides - Mahogany
Binding - Wood
Bridge - Ebony with Bone Intonated
Finish - Natural Gloss
Hardware - Nickel Plated
Tailpiece - Cast
Top -Solid Spruce
Dimensions
Scale Length - 26 1/4"
Weight - 4 lbs.
Other
Case - Included
String Gauge - .016 .016 .018 .018 .035w .016 .045w .018
Tuning - GDAD