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The frailing/clawhammer banjo has always been the mainstay of the Wildwood company. It happened in a funny way. Back in the mid 70’s, Art Rosenbaum and John Burke (respected traditional clawhammer recording artists) were passing through Wildwood's hometown on their way to Kick’n Mule Records (in Berkeley, Ca.) to record new albums. They each bought a Wildwood Banjo, used it in the recording, the banjos appeared on their album cover, and well, you can guess the rest of the story. Made in USA.
Wildwood open-back banjos rival the best of the past. All models feature maple necks, ebony fingerboards (pegheads and heel caps). Nickel-plated brass hardware and fiberskin heads are standard on all models. The extent of the fancy fiddleback maple and mother of pearl or abalone inlays increases with each model. It is important to note that the basic construction, sound, and playability are the same throughout our line.
Note: Our banjos are individually inspected, set up and tuned by the banjo.com staff in Georgia. We are banjo players, so we set them up the way we want to play them! Each banjo is in tune when we carefully pack it for shipment. Climate conditions and travel will affect the tuning, so it may need to be fine-tuned before playing. |
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Features
- Wildwood clawhammer banjos feature a slightly wider maple neck, a version of the tubaphone-style tone ring, some models with bracket shoe bands, and all with a sound and character unique to Wildwood.
- Wildwood open-back banjos rival the best of the past. All models feature maple necks, ebony fingerboards (pegheads and heel caps). Nickel-plated brass hardware and fiberskin heads are standard on all models. The extent of the fancy fiddleback maple and mother of pearl or abalone inlays increases with each model. It is important to note that the basic construction, sound, and playability are the same throughout our line.
- The Minstrel model includes mildly-figured maple neck, mother of pearl dot position makers.
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