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    Folks who play music from the mountains deserve an instrument built in the mountains. The Pisgah 12" Cherry Possum features all native Appalachian hardwoods, including a persimmon tone ring, for an authentic old time sound.

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  • 12" 3-ply cherry rim
  • Persimmon tone ring
  • Classic Dobson heel
  • Paddle headstock shape
  • Cherry neck
  • Persimmon fretboard, heelcap and peghead overlay
  • Scooped fretboard (17 Frets), Short Scale, ~25.5"
  • Two-way adjustable truss rod
  • Dowel stick construction
  • Gotoh tuners
  • No-Knot tailpiece
  • Grooved tension hoop
  • Balsam Banjoworks raw brass hardware
  • Remo Renaissance head
  • PBCO banjo strings (.010, .012, .016, .024, .010)
  • Made in the USA
  • Gigbag included
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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 Possum 12" Short Scale Openback Banjo & Gigbag, Cherry

Pisgah Possum 12" Short Scale Openback Banjo & Gigbag, Cherry

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$1,995 USD
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Folks who play music from the mountains deserve an instrument built in the mountains. The Pisgah 12" Cherry Possum features all native Appalachian hardwoods, including a persimmon tone ring, for an authentic old time sound.
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  • 12" 3-ply cherry rim
  • Persimmon tone ring
  • Classic Dobson heel
  • Paddle headstock shape
  • Cherry neck
  • Persimmon fretboard, heelcap and peghead overlay
  • Scooped fretboard (17 Frets), Short Scale, ~25.5"
  • Two-way adjustable truss rod
  • Dowel stick construction
  • Gotoh tuners
  • No-Knot tailpiece
  • Grooved tension hoop
  • Balsam Banjoworks raw brass hardware
  • Remo Renaissance head
  • PBCO banjo strings (.010, .012, .016, .024, .010)
  • Made in the USA
  • Gigbag included
  •  

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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