The golden-voiced offspring of a mandola (the mandolin-family equivalent of the viola) and a five-string banjo The Gold Tone Banjola+ is yet another of our banjo variants that are meant to expand the player s tonal vocabulary. Light in weight and easy to finger the Banjola+ is wonderful for fills and solos in all kinds of music. The super-comfortable curly maple neck has a bound rosewood fretboard and the curly maple mandola body is bound top and back as well. It comes with a passive bridge-mounted pickup for easy amplification and the natural-finish solid spruce top picks up the energy from the moveable ebony bridge and multiplies it into a lovely expressive sound that will enhance ballads and instrumental music equally nicely. The planetary-gear tuning machines and the mandolin-style tailpiece are chrome-plated and the nut and bridge saddle are made of real bone for the best tone possible. Available with or without scoop. Banjola+ Specifications Headstock Buttons: A-Style Nut Width: 1-3/16 Bone Tuners: Planetary Zero Glide Installed :1 Neck Fingerboard: Select Wood Frets: 22 Inlay: Dot with Shooting Star Truss Rod: Two-Way Adjustable Body Back & Sides: Curly Stained Maple Binding: White ABS Bridge: Ebony Floating Finish: Vintage Brown Hardware: Chrome Plated Tailpiece: Mandolin Top: Solid Spruce Dimensions Scale Length: 26-1/2 Weight: 4 lbs. Other Bag: HBB String Gauge: .012 .026w .018 .016 .013 Tuning: GDGBD