This fine old-timey banjo
has a walnut neck with a 12" walnut pot, a radiused fingerboard with
Saturn and Stars inlay, hand rubbed oil finish, a thumb scoop, removable dowel
stick, an exotic wood cap tone ring, a special Nechville tailpiece.
And now for
Something Entirely Different: The
Nechville Open Back banjo. The person that
inspired the new model is Tom Nechville’s chief neck maker, Wayne Sagmoen. Wayne
has his own following (and entourage) among open-back players. He’s been making a similar conventionally designed
banjo for years. The Nechville neck
design combined with the sage Sagmoen variances gives it a lot more versatility
– it can be set up as a low-action bluegrass model or it can easily (as you
know Nechville banjos are instantly adjustable) higher action for
clawhammer. The banjo is, as you will
find out if you come to our showroom and try it, extremely adaptable. The thing that sets it apart = is the
adjustable neck which is removable in 2 seconds. For this reason it could easily be stored, in
two parts, for travel. Also the arm rest
is unique – it has the beveled Nechville armrest, and they also went for a more
substantial style tailpiece which helps the tone and projection and also makes
it easy to change strings.
The rim construction is aged walnut, precision glued
and machined to a closer tolerance.
There’s a Cocobolo tone ring that is integral to the pot and the flange
is also integral to the pot – it’s all one-glue-up, structurally this makes it extremely
sound. This model comes is factory supplied
with a Renaissance head, and is available in both 11” and 12” diameter rim. The dowel stick is removable and is included
mainly for cosmetic purposes – it gives you something to mount a pickup on or a
sock behind. (No sock left behind?)