New in 2009, Gold Tone now offers their OT-800 Tu-Ba-Phone in a long neck (25 fret) style. This instrument best reproduces the sound of Pete Seeger's original Vega long neck, but at an affordable price.

In addition to the use of the Tu-Ba-Phone tone ring that Seeger's banjo used, this model also has a brass bracket band, as did Seeger's.

See and hear one of these banjos (2mb).

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	The OT-800LN Long Neck is a maple instrument with a warm "mahogany" brown stain. The one in stock even has a fair amount of "flame" to the maple.			The ebony fingerboard is fully fretted and has a handsome engraved inlay pattern.
	The peghead is a variation on the classic Vega shape, and has an engraved star inlaid.			The hardware is chrome plated, which means it's corrosion proof! Note the handsome, off-white binding on the pot's lower edge as well as the brass bracket band.
	The 11-inch pot has a Tu-Ba-Phone-style tone ring.			It comes set up with a No-Knot tailpiece and a Renaissance brand head for great sound to match its great looks!
	Gold Tone's smooth planetary tuners are used, of course, and the 5th string tuner is also geared.			Note the flamed maple visible on the dark-stained neck.

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