Richwood RMB-606
The banjo is a four-, five-, or six-stringed instrument with a thin membrane stretched over a frame or cavity as a resonator, called the head, which is typically circular. The membrane is typically made of plastic, although animal skin is still occasionally used. Early forms of the instrument were fashioned by Africans in the United States, adapted from African instruments of similar design.
Richwood guitar company have been making guitars and other musical instruments since 1979. Only the finest quality tonewood are selected to make Richwood musical instruments.
Finally a guitar banjo that sounds like an authentic banjo, but has the playability that suits all guitar players. Radiused fingerboard, low action and good sound are inspirational assets of this RMB-606. Nickelwound ball-end strings. As with all Master Series banjos the RMB-606 is a very stable instrument with 24 brackets, quality wood and parts, ensuring a lifetime of musical pleasure.
Specs
- Number of strings: 5
- Top: Remo weatherking white 11”
- Rim: Laminated mahogany
- Resonator: Mahogany
- Neck: Mahogany
- Fingerboard: Technical wood 14" radius
- Bridge: Maple with ebony cap
- Tuners: Die cast guitar machine heads
- Truss rod: Two way adjustable
- Scale length: 66,4 cm
- Top nut width: 43 mm
- Total instrument length: 97 cm
- Nut material: Bone
- Binding: Ivoroid
- Finish: Highgloss clear
- Hardware: Chrome plated
- Tuning: Guitar tuning EADGBE
- Brackets: 24