Tanglewood - TUBX Uke Banjo With Resonator

• Heavy cast tone ring (Not just a brass ring)
• Tube/flange thick rim construction (Not simple shoes)
• Adjustable truss rod in the neck
• Waverley style banjo tailpiece (Not simple Kno Knot)
• 8" Remo head
• High spec resonator with inlaid back
• Suggested tunings: A,D,F#, B and G,C,E, A

This 'High Specification''George Formby style'  Ukulele banjo from Tanglewood is built in Korea. It is in the Gibson style with seperate tube and flange and heavy tone ring. Excellent value.

The Pot Assembly… The rim is built from maple and is 203mm (8.00”) x 15.87mm (.625”) thick A flat-head tone ring has sixteen drilled holes and is fitted to the rim. It has 16 bracket hooks to give firm and even tension on the tension hoop. A seperate tube and flange is fitted in the Gibson style to facilitate the tension hooks. Gibson style double coordinating rods are fitted for neck angle adjustment. It has a 'Waverley style' adjustable tailpiece. All metal work is heavily nickel plated to a very high standard. A milky 8” diameter Remo ‘weatherking’ smooth plastic head is fitted along with an ebony tipped 15.87mm (5/8”) maple bridge. Four nickel-plated resonator thumbscrews are provided to attach the resonator. The resonator is constructed from mahogany. It has a convex back and is fully bound in matching ivory colour binding. The resonator is stained in the pre-war ‘Gibson-style’ brown mahogany and is clear lacquered and highly polished.

The Neck Assembly… The neck is attached to the pot assembly with double lag bolts and two coordinating rim rods which give you the facility to alter the ‘action’ of banjo to suit your particular style of playing. The neck is constructed from mahogany, it is also fitted with an internal adjustable steel truss rod. The rosewood 17 fret fingerboard is fully bound to match the resonator and is inlaid with diamond shape vintage style pearl inlays and small black side dot position markers at the 5th, 7th, 10th & 12th frets. The nickel silver fretwork is perfectly positioned, rounded and polished for smooth playing. The nut is precisely cut and filed for a comfortable string action at the first position. The peg head (headstock) is black finished and inlaid with a Gibson style pearl ‘fluer de lis’ design and a script ‘Tanglewood’ logo. A set of high quality ‘vintage style’ planetary-geared tuners are fitted to give positive and trouble free tuning. The tuners are nickel plated to match the hardware of the pot assembly. The neck is stained, clear lacquered and highly polished to match the resonator and body.