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Drum Dial Pressure Gauge for Measuring Banjo Head Tension
Drum Dial Pressure Gauge for Measuring Banjo Head Tension
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This tool gives me the confidence to adjust my banjo head tension. Recently, my banjo head suddenly [...]
By Banjo HKG on 06/09/26
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Presto Cast Tailpiece from Bela Fleck Model 5PRESCAST-Cj
Presto Cast Tailpiece from Bela Fleck Model 5PRESCAST-Cj
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This Presto cast tailpiece is much durable to maintain sufficient tension to the strings when compar [...]
By Banjo-HKG on 06/01/26
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Recording King RK-R36 Banjo with Free Hardshell Case
Recording King RK-R36 Banjo with Free Hardshell Case
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So I did a lot of research on banjos. American made and foreign. This banjo filled my need. The Snuf [...]
By Clay Nally on 05/17/26
Child Size Fingerpicks Bob Perry Cobalt Coated Picks
Child Size Fingerpicks Bob Perry Cobalt Coated Picks
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I’m a tall woman so I have tiny hands and could’t find finger picks that worked at all. Decided [...]
By Kristina on 03/24/26
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Gold Tone CC-100 Beginner Banjo with FREE 5 Piece Beginner Package
Gold Tone CC-100 Beginner Banjo with FREE 5 Piece Beginner Package
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So far, I’m really enjoying the CC-100. It has a great sound and is very comfortable and easy to p [...]
By Keith J on 03/03/26
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Joy of Christmas Banjo Tablatue Book By Ross Nickerson Spiral Bound Book/CD/DVD
Joy of Christmas Banjo Tablatue Book By Ross Nickerson Spiral Bound Book/CD/DVD
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Hi Miss Kathy, I hope this finds you doing well. I must say ..I a big THANK YOU to this lovely [...]
By Zyndall R Greene on 01/25/26
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Gold Tone OB-150W Wide Neck Banjo Wide Nut Width Bluegrass Banjo
Gold Tone OB-150W Wide Neck Banjo Wide Nut Width Bluegrass Banjo
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Hi Mr. Nickerson. This is Timothy Marshall down here in Royse City, Texas. I received the Ob 150 WF [...]
By Timothy Marshall on 01/17/26
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Open Back Banjos

Open Back Banjos for Bluegrass, Clawhammer, Old Time and Folk Styles

Featuring Gold Tone and Deering Open Back Banjos

Open-back banjos are normally associated with a popular style of banjo playing called clawhammer. Clawhammer banjo is normally associated with a genre of traditional music that is different from bluegrass that is called Old Time Music, Old Timey, folk or traditional Appalachian music. You can also learn bluegrass on open back banjos but the open back banjos with "scooped necks" are made specifically for clawhammer only.

Open back banjos generally have a mellower tone and weigh less than resonator banjos. The clawhammer models often have what is called a scooped neck which takes out the highest five frets of the banjo neck. This is done to make it possible to play "clawhammer style" closer to the fret board and forward of the pot or round section of the banjo that has the drum head on it.

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