Chuck Lee Hawkins Spring Fretless Openback Banjo, 13" Rim, Integral Wooden Tone Ring

Walnut neck, thin maple rim stained black. natural skin head. Scroll peghead with walnut overlay, ebony fretboard (1-3/8" nut) with long Texas scoop. Traditional dowel stick construction. Nickel hardware, 14 brackets, No-Knot tailpiece. Peghed tuners - look like violin pegs, but they are geared inside. Dobson heel shape. Satin oil varnish finish, Elixir strings. Serial #740.