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The long-scale banjo



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  • Body shape: Round
  • Top: Skin
  • Back: Open or resonator
  • Bridge: Floating
  • Frets: Fixed
  • Strings: 5 (5th string a short "thumb string")
  • Courses: 5 ( 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1)
  • Scale: 810 - 810 mm
A five-string banjo with a longer than usual neck.

The modern long-scale banjo was apparently invented by Pete Seeger.

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