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    The Pisgah Laydie 11" Openback features classic good looks including a curly maple neck & rim, and aged brass shop-made hardware.  Pisgah's short 25.5" scale allows comfortable reach in standard tunings.  Whyte Laydie tone ring brings a bright responsive tone.


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  • NECK
  • Maple neck with Vintage head stock & Vintage heel
  • Richlite fingerboard & heel cap
  • 25.5" scale length
  • Metallic face dots, Brass side dots
  • S-style frailing scoop
  • Quilted star inlay
  • Gotoh tuners
  • Delrin nut
  • Traditional dowel stick construction
  • Two way adjustable truss rod
  • POT
  • 11" bent maple rim with Pisgah Whyte Laydie tone ring
  • Richlite rim cap
  • Remo renaissance head
  • Hawktail tailpiece
  • 18 notched tension hoop
  • Aged brass Balsam Banjoworks hardware all made in USA
  • J.B. Schall Style Ball Shoes
  • etc
  • PBCO banjo strings
  • Pisgah limited lifetime warranty
  • Price includes Access stage one case w/PBCO logo
  • Blond Finish

Banjo Scale Length

Scale length is the vibrating length of the string - from bridge to nut.

Both Standard Scale (26-3/16")and Short Scale (25-1/2") tune to the common tunings of G & Double C.  String tension is higher and left-hand reach a little longer with Standard scale.

A-scale (23-1/2") tunes one step higher to A & D - no capo for those popular keys. Strings may be floppy if tuned down to G or C.

Standard Scale has roots in banjo history and is the preferred scale for bluegrass banjos.  Short Scale is increasingly common in new openback banjos.

 

Pisgah Laydie 11in Short Scale Openback Banjo & Gigbag

Pisgah Laydie 11in Short Scale Openback Banjo & Gigbag

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SKU: PLAY11-SRT

$2,795 USD
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The Pisgah Laydie 11" Openback features classic good looks including a curly maple neck & rim, and aged brass shop-made hardware.  Pisgah's short 25.5" scale allows comfortable reach in standard tunings.  Whyte Laydie tone ring brings a bright responsive tone.

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  • NECK
  • Maple neck with Vintage head stock & Vintage heel
  • Richlite fingerboard & heel cap
  • 25.5" scale length
  • Metallic face dots, Brass side dots
  • S-style frailing scoop
  • Quilted star inlay
  • Gotoh tuners
  • Delrin nut
  • Traditional dowel stick construction
  • Two way adjustable truss rod
  • POT
  • 11" bent maple rim with Pisgah Whyte Laydie tone ring
  • Richlite rim cap
  • Remo renaissance head
  • Hawktail tailpiece
  • 18 notched tension hoop
  • Aged brass Balsam Banjoworks hardware all made in USA
  • J.B. Schall Style Ball Shoes
  • etc
  • PBCO banjo strings
  • Pisgah limited lifetime warranty
  • Price includes Access stage one case w/PBCO logo
  • Blond Finish

Banjo Scale Length

Scale length is the vibrating length of the string - from bridge to nut.

Both Standard Scale (26-3/16")and Short Scale (25-1/2") tune to the common tunings of G & Double C.  String tension is higher and left-hand reach a little longer with Standard scale.

A-scale (23-1/2") tunes one step higher to A & D - no capo for those popular keys. Strings may be floppy if tuned down to G or C.

Standard Scale has roots in banjo history and is the preferred scale for bluegrass banjos.  Short Scale is increasingly common in new openback banjos.

 

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