Travel Banjos
Travel Banjos and Child Sized Banjos at BanjoTeacher.com
Banjoteacher.com recommends a variety of smaller light weight banjos that make traveling with your banjo easier. The banjos in this category are not only for adults on the go but excellent for children learning the banjo. The travel banjos either are the mini size with the 8 inch head or have the standard 11 inch head but with a shorter 19 fret neck that can still be tuned to Open G. The banjos featured here are portable banjos that weigh less, can fit into an overhead compartment on a plane or can be carried on your shoulders anywhere for easier practice.
Tthe CC 50 Traveler, TB 250 Travel Banjo Deluxe, CC OTA beginner clawhammer style banjo and the CC OTA Old Time Banjo all have the standard 11 inch sized head and can be tuned to standard 5-string banjo open G tuning.
The 8 inch drum head size with the smaller neck scale is the other banjo alternative for kids or for traveling like the BG-Mini, CC-Mini, and The Plucky, There is also The Tranjo which is can be taken apart and put in a suitcase.
