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  • Front and Side of Gold Tone OB-3 "Twanger" Resonator Banjo
    Designed after J.D. Crowe's famous RB-3 "Banger," the OB-3 features a no-hole brass tone ring, and slanted resonator walls to project tone forward. Cosmetic touches include a vintage inlay pattern, bound fingerboard, and concentric circles inlaid in the resonator back.
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  • Full Front and Side of Gold Tone OB-3 "Twanger" Resonator Banjo
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  • Front Neck Joint of Gold Tone OB-3 "Twanger" Resonator Banjo
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  • 11" 3-ply maple rim
  • 14" mahogany resonator w/slanted walls
  • Mahogany neck w/ 2-way truss rod
  • 22 fret rosewood fingerboard w/ pearloid leaves & bows inlay
  • 11" flat top, no-hole brass tone ring
  • 11" notched tension hoop
  • 24 brackets, one-piece cast flange
  • Presto-style tailpiece
  • Nickel-plated hardware
  • Dual coordinator rods
  • 11" Remo high crown frosted top head
  • 5/8" Snuffy Smith bridge
  • Cream ABS binding
  • C-style Gotoh planetary tuners
  • High gloss finish
  • Scale length 26-1/4"
  • Weight 13 lbs.
  • String gauges 011, .024w, .016, .013, .011
  • Hardshell case

Gold Tone OB-3 "Twanger" Resonator Banjo & Case

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SKU: GTOB3

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$1,799.99 USD
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$1,799.99 USD
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Designed after J.D. Crowe's famous RB-3 "Banger," the OB-3 features a no-hole brass tone ring, and slanted resonator walls to project tone forward. Cosmetic touches include a vintage inlay pattern, bound fingerboard, and concentric circles inlaid in the resonator back.
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  • 11" 3-ply maple rim
  • 14" mahogany resonator w/slanted walls
  • Mahogany neck w/ 2-way truss rod
  • 22 fret rosewood fingerboard w/ pearloid leaves & bows inlay
  • 11" flat top, no-hole brass tone ring
  • 11" notched tension hoop
  • 24 brackets, one-piece cast flange
  • Presto-style tailpiece
  • Nickel-plated hardware
  • Dual coordinator rods
  • 11" Remo high crown frosted top head
  • 5/8" Snuffy Smith bridge
  • Cream ABS binding
  • C-style Gotoh planetary tuners
  • High gloss finish
  • Scale length 26-1/4"
  • Weight 13 lbs.
  • String gauges 011, .024w, .016, .013, .011
  • Hardshell case