Gold Tone Mini BG250F Banjo

Goldtone's Bluegrass Mini
From the Banjo Newsletter
By Ben Freed

More information on the BG-Mini Wayne Rogers of Gold Tone Musical Instruments has come up with some very innovative ideas in the entry- and intermediate-level banjo marketplace and his new Bluegrass Mini is no exception. This is truly a unique product that should find a home in several musical niches. It may be the world's only child-sized fully functional bluegrass banjo and it is way cool. It has a maple neck, a multi-ply maple rim, a bound mahogany fingerboard, and bound mahogany resonator. With a two-way adjustable truss rod, a bone nut, planetary-style tuners and a geared fifth string peg, this is a lot of quality for not a lot of money, and it is a very playable novelty banjo. It has an eight-inch head stretched across a modified, hoop-style solid brass tone ring, and puts out a satisfactory tone and volume. Its scale length is 19-3/4 inches and tunes up to the key of C with standard gauge strings, so when played in it's played in open position (no capo) it feels as if you were capoing at the fifth fret of a "normal" banjo. Certainly, any small child who has crumpled under the weight of a behemoth "Master-Tone" will love this neat little banjo. It actually looks like a Mastertone that accidentally got left in the "hot-dry" cycle.

I can hardly imagine any bluegrass act not wanting one of these for a novelty tune. As a travel banjo, it's perfect, weighing in at six pounds. In fact, the Gold Tone Bluegrass Mini, with its case, could easily fit in a regular suitcase. Its list price is $559, and for an additional $36 you get the well-padded gig bag that has been designed exclusively for this neat banjo, which is sure to become a collectible. Recommended.

Materials & Parts
Resonator and Body
Mahogany
Neck
Maple
Nut
Bone
Fingerboard
Rosewood
Position Markers
Snowflake
Tailpiece
No Knot
Flange
One Piece
Tone Ring
Rolled Solid Tube Brass (Arch Design)
Dimensions
Neck Scale
20", 20 medium frets
Neck Width Under Nut
1-3/16"
Head Size
8" High Collar
Brackets
Brackets 16 with Shoe Style Lugs
Weight
6lbs
Total Length
31"
Other Features
White binding, Planetary tuners and Geared 5th string tuner, May be tuned to C with light gauge strings.
Options
Heavily Padded Gig bag
Suggested Retail Price: $589

Shipping Weight: 8 lbs.

Suggested Retail Price: $ 589.00

Our Price: $ 440.00

Number of units currently In Stock: 0