The original Tennessee Flathead banjo was introduced in 1971 by Mark Taylor. This extraordinary banjo provides the ultimate in design along with the strong, rich bass tones and power on the neck which bluegrass pickers desire, as well as an upper register clarity that pleases even the most critical chromatic players. The Tennessee Flathead features a Tennessee 20 Flathead copper flashed sand-cast tone ring hand fitted to a three ply eastern hardrock maple rim. The Flathead Deluxe come with hand engraved 24K gold plated hardware. List $4495
Tennessee Flathead Deluxe:
Come with the highest quality flame/curly maple neck and resonator, ebony fingerboard and peghead overlay, elaborate hand-cut abalone and mother of pearl custom inlay pattern expecially designed for this model, beautiful vintage sunburst finish. List $4799
Tennessee Classic
The Tennessee Standard Classic Banjo has the cleanest tonal quality up and down the neck, and the best response of any banjo produced today. This banjo has the power and punch that has been sought after since the "war time" banjos. The Classic exhibits the intensity, richness and beautiful tone that mahogany provides. The Classic Features a Tennessee 20 Flathead copper flashed sand-cast tone ring hand fitted to a three ply eastern hardrock maple rim. List $3499
Tennessee Walnut
Mark Taylor built the original Tennessee Walnut banjo in 1972 for the lovers of walnut. Strong, powerful rich tones combined with beautiful inlays provide the walnut banjo enthusiast with the ultimate instrument. The tennessee Walnut features a Tennessee 20 Flathead copper flashed sand-cast tone ring hand-fitted to a 3-ply eastern hardrock maple rim. Richly figured walnut neck and resonator, rosewood fingerboard, elaborate hand-cut abalone and mother of pearl custom inlay pattern expecially designed for this model, vintage walnut finish. List $3699
Tut is no stranger to the resonator guitar. Beginning his musical career in the 1930's playing the mandolin, he quickly moved on to the resonator guitar. He bagan playing the resonator guitar with a flat pick and his innovative style stuck. Tut has recorded several albums and toured extensively with John Hartford, Norman Blake and other well-known entertainers. Features include: 12 fret square Honduras mahogany neck, Honduras mahogany body, bound top and back, nickel hardware and brown sunburst finish. List $2195
Features include: 12-fret square high curl, flamed maple neck, high curl, flamed maple body bound top and back with multi binding, available in nickel or hang-engraved 24-k bright gold plated hardware, vintage brown sunburst finish. List $2499
Tut Taylor Virginian Deluxe
List $2795
Features include: 12-fret square rich walnut neck, rich figured walnut body, bound top & back with multi binding, available in nickel plated or hand engraved 24-k bright gold plated hardware, natural walnut finish. List $2795
Style 4
Trim includes "rope" binding around top, back, fretboard, soundhole and headstock and fancy pearl fretmarkers. The distinctive "snakehead" peghead and "batwing" bridge is re-created from the originals. Style 4 instruments are fitted with a bone nut and Kluson-style three-on-a-side tuning machines. List $3599
Same as Style 4 in construction, no binding and no upper bout, which gives it a teardrop shape (thus the name). List $3599
Kona Spruce
Kona's feature in the distinctive seven-fret solid necks, with actual frets, all solid-Koa construction and X-bracing. List $2399
Resonator Style
Similar in construction to Style 4 built with resonator inside and soundwell. Spruce top with mahogany back and sides. List $2999
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