• Brand: Pisgah
• Model: Possum
• Rim Material: 3-ply Walnut
• Rim Size: 12"
• Tone Ring: Persimmon
• Head: Remo Renaissance w/ PBCO logo
• Number of Brackets: 18
• Neck: Walnut w/ Folk Heel
• Construction: Traditional dowel stick
• Scale Length: 26-3/16" (Standard Scale)
• Nut Material: TUSQ XL
• Tuning Machines: Gotoh Tuners
• Truss Rod: Two Way adjustable w/ magnetic cover
• Tension Hoop: Brass w/ Wide Frailing Notch
• Headstock Overlay Material: Persimmon
• Fingerboard Inlay: Walnut Face Dots
• Fingerboard Scoop: Yes
• 5th String Tuner: Gotoh
• Tailpiece: Traditional
• Hardware Finish: Aged Brass
• Recommended Strings: PBCO Banjo Strings
• Gigbag: Access Stage One softcase w/PBCO logo
• Country of Origin: USA

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.