Folk Banjo: Instruments: The zither banjo

The zither banjo




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  • Body shape: Round
  • Top: Skin
  • Back: Resonator
  • Bridge: Floating
  • Frets: Fixed
With a special, very elaborate, resonator construction and a slightly softer sound than a regular bano. The zither banjo is a whole instrument family in itself, and although most are five-stringers, there are tenor zither banjos, mandolin-zither banjos and so on as well.

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