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Gold Tone Open Back banjos for Clawhammer, Old Time, frailing and other folk styles

Goldtone Open Back banjos for Clawhammer, Old Time, frailing and other folk style. Many open back banjos can also work well for three finger bluegrass style as a lighter weight alternative to heavier bluegrass banjos with a resonator.

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    Gold Tone CC-OT Beginner Clawhammer Banjo Notes from Ross Nickerson on the CC OT Banjo The Gold Tone CC OT Beginner Clawhammer Banjo comes with a free beginner frailing/clawhammer/old time banjo instruction DVD from Bob Carlin, a free banjo case, a shoulder strap that is made specifically for banjo and a 5th string capo spike for playing in the Key of...
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    $1,099.00
    Gold Tone MM-150 Maple Mountain For a sweet frailing or clawhammer tone the MM-150 is the original open back and has been very well received. Options include a long neck (MM-150LN). The MM 150 Maple Mountain open back has 24 brackets, White Ladye tone ring (a three part tone ring famous for its plunky and sustaining tone) clear finish on maple,...
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    $1,199.00
    Gold Tone WL-250 White Ladye Open Back Old Time Clawhammer Banjo Includes Free Gold Tone Hard Shell Case The Gold Tone WL-250 White Layde open back banjo designed like Vega White Layde's of old with remarkable tone and exquisite cosmetics. The White Layde with white layde tone ring and frailing scoop is designed for today's old time and clawhammer banjo...
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    $799.00
    Gold Tone CC Carlin 12 inch Open Back Old Time Banjo Gold Tone banjos has introduced a new 12 inch pot open back banjo called the CC-Carlin. This is a great way to add the 12 inch banjo pot tone and feel to your repertoire at a low very affordable price. CC-Carlin now includes Installed Planetary Tuning Pegs StandardThis one is great for beginners too or...
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    $1,299.00
    Gold Tone HM-100 High Moon Old Time Banjo with 12” Rim The Gold Tone HM-100 High Moon Old Time Banjo with 12” rim and custom design is another gorgeous old time banjo from Gold Tone with 12 inch rim and great tone. List of FREE Items Included with this BanjoFree Professional Banjo Set Up Free Official Gold Tone Hard Case Free Zero Glide Nut...
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    $1,299.00
    Gold Tone HM-100A: High Moon Old Time Banjo 19 Fret with 12” Rim The Gold Tone HM-100A High Moon Old Time Banjo with 12” rim and custom design is shorter scale with 19 frets for easy travel and playability. Another example of Gold Tone's amazing selections and options in old time banjos. 12 inch rim travel banjo has never been available anywhere that I...
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    $899.00
    Gold Tone CB-100 - Open Back Banjo with Scooped Neck For Clawhammer Banjo Styles and Old Time Banjo Style The CB-100 was created to meet the demands of the modern old-time player. It's lightweight minimalist design yields nothing but effortless playability.  Entry price with all the features of a high end. A scooped fingerboard, brass rod tone ring, and...
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    $1,299.00
    Gold Tone Bob Carlin BC-350 Free Official Gold Tone Hard Shell Case when purchasing from Banjoteacher.com This Carlin model was the first to be issued; it was the result of a meeting between Bob and Gold Tone president Wayne Rogers at the 2004 IBMA Fan Fest. All of the BC-350 features and dimensions are per Mr. Carlin's specifications (arrived at after...
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    $439.00
    Gold Tone CC-50 Open Back Beginner Banjo The Gold Tone CC 50 open back banjo is one of the best beginner open back banjos you can find. It's a light and easy to play banjo and works great for learning Clawhammer, folk, old time and open back styles. If you are just beginning and you are absolutely sure Clawhammer and Frailing technique is the direction...
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    $599.00
    Gold Tone CC-100 Open Back Beginner Banjo From Gold Tone Includes Free Heavy Padded Bag and Free 5 Piece Beginner Package Never before has an entry level openback banjo included the features and tone of our CC100 Open Back Banjo Check any competitive banjo in this price range and you'll find more bang for the buck with our Cripple Creek. List of FREE...
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    $1,199.00
    Gold Tone MM-150 Long Neck BanjoMaple Mountain MM-150LN The Gold Tone Maple Mountain MM 150LN Long Neck Banjo is perfect for playing in the styles of the Kingston Trio, Pete Seeger and other 60's folk music groups. Long Neck banjos are tuned to Open E tuning rather than the standard Open G tuning on normal length 5-string banjos. This gives you a unique...
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    $599.00
    GoldTone CC OT - Openback Clawhammer Banjo Includes Bob Carlin Instructional DVD, Capo spike, gig bag, strap, frailing scoop, and all Old Time style cosmetics. The comfy maple neck has a rosewood fretboard complete with scoop, and both the neck and the rim wear a rich brown satin finish. Other furnishings include a No Knot tailpiece, a Vega-style...
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    $1,599.00
    Classic old time sound OT 800 This Vega style replica is an accurate reproduction of the most sought after pot in the classic Old Time sound. A metal bracket band contains the lug bolts avoiding holes in the rim for a solid tone. The brass Tubaphone style tone ring rings loud and clear with maximum sustain. Classic style ngraved inlays, maple neck and...
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    $749.00
    Gold Tone CC-100+ "Plus" Open Back at BanjoTeacher.com Includes Free Gold Tone Padded Gig Bag, Free 5 Piece Beginner Package and SMP Plus Banjo Pickup Notes from Ross Nickerson on the CC100 Plus Open Back BanjoWow, this model is beautiful, it has some great features and a great look too. This one just feels good to play. You would be proud to own this...
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    $1,899.90
    The Old Tone 800 Long Neck (0T-800LN) is the ultimate longneck banjo. This tubaphone style longneck is tuned 1 1/2 steps lower for the best singing keys. A great folk style banjo, it closely resembles Mr. Seegers famous plunky tone, a sound desired by songsters. The engraved inlay is set off by the ebony fingerboard and the pot includes a bracket band...
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    $299.00
    The Gold Tone AC-12FL Fretless Banjo with 12 inch Rim The AC-12 with 12 inch rim is now available in Fretless AC-12FL The Gold Tone AC-12FL is now available as the AC-12FL with 12 inch rim instead of the standard 11 inch rim of the normal AC-1FL. The 12 inch rim is one inch larger in circumference can provide a deeper mellower tone if that's what you...
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    $299.00
    The Gold Tone AC-12 Beginner Banjo with 12 inch Rim The AC-1 is now available as the AC-12 with a 12 inch Rim The Gold Tone AC-1 is now available as the AC-12 with 12 inch rim instead of the standard 11 inch rim of the normal AC-1. The 12 inch rim is one inch larger in circumference can provide a deeper mellower tone if that's what you prefer.The AC-12...
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    $299.00
    Gold Tone AC-12A Short Scale Travel Banjo With 12 Inch Rim The AC-12A is now available as a 19 fret Travel Banjo with a 12 inch Rim The Gold Tone AC-12 is now available as the AC-12A with 12 inch rim. It's a short scale 19 fret travel banjo that can still be tuned to open G. The AC-12A features a scooped neck ideal for old time and clawhammer banjo...
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    $629.00
    Gold Tone CC-OTA Travel Size Clawhammer Banjo Comes Tuned to Open G TuningThis Banjo is great for Children learning the play clawhammer banjo styles too, The CC OT A is a shorter neck scale open back banjo that is 19 frets long instead of the 22 frets on a normal length 5-string banjo. The CC OT A is an open back old timey clawhammer that banjo works...
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    $1,199.00
    Gold Tone White Ladye Long Neck Banjo WL-250 LN The Gold Tone White Layde Long Neck WL-250LN was discontinued by Gold ToneWe have the Gold Tone OT-800LN and the MC-150LN ------------The Gold Tone White Layde Long Neck Banjo WL-250 LN is perfect long neck banjo alternative for playing Pete Seeger style and you can not beat the price range it is in too....
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    $1,186.00
    White Ladye 250 Plus - WL-250 Plus Banjo from Gold Tone Due to the enormous popularity of the WL-250, GoldTone has now introduced an exquisite version featuring our custom tree of life inlay. Unlike other tree of life inlay designs, the position markers are easily seen by the flower patterns for up the neck playing. Scooped fingerboard is unavailable for...
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    $2,695.50
    Old Time Openback 5-String Banjo THIS MODEL IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE FROM GOLD TONE The Marc Horowitz Gold Tone open back 5 string banjo. Designed by banjoist Marc Horowitz in conjunction with Gold Tone Banjos and Nechville Banjos. Marc Horowitz was determined to come up with a dependable, stable and great-sounding instrument old time open back banjo....
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    $674.25
    Bob Carlin Gold tone Banjo Following the success of the Bob Carlin models BC-350 and BC-350+, Gold Tone introduced a new brother, the BC-120. This economically priced version of the BC line has many of the features of it's costlier relative: 12" rim and frailing scoop to play over the neck for a deeper tone, a wider fingerboard to facilitate drop thumb,...
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    $1,649.00
    Gold Tone Bob Carlin 350 Plus Banjo The Goldtone Bob Carlin BC 350 Plus has a 12 inch rim or I like to call it a "12 inch open back pot". It offers deep authentic tone and the BC 350 Plus when you hold it feels and looks like it should cost a lot more. I've played these and I can tell you that the pictures don't really do it justice. While this banjo is...
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