The Eclipse Old-Time banjo features the guitar-style slotted peghead, real Abalone and Mother-Of-Pearl shell inlays and Grover-style 10:1 tuners fitted to our Old-Time pot with rolled brass tone ring. This model comes standard in American Cherry with hand-rubbed varnish, and 11″ or 12″ pot.  Upgrades include Black Walnut or Curly Maple and choice of finishes. For a brighter tone the Eclipse can be ordered with our 11″ Vintage or 11″ Tubaphone tone rings.

ECLIPSE FEATURES INCLUDE:

NECK

 Select Cherry; optional American Black Walnut or Curly Maple with hand-stained satin finish
 25.5” scale and 1.34” nut width
 17 fret Ebony fingerboard with S-scoop
 Two-way adjustable truss rod
 Mother-Of-Pearl and Abalone inlays
 Slotted peghead with Ebony overlay
 Boat shaped heel with Ebony cap
 Inlayed front and side position markers
 Hand-filed and shaped hardened nickel-silver frets and bone string nut
 Capo spikes at 7th and 9th frets
 Grover-style 10:1 guitar tuners
 Tung-oil varnish finish

BODY

 11” 2-ply solid Cherry rim; optional 12″ rim with 26 brackets
 OME rolled brass brass tone ring; Vintage or Tubaphone tone ring upgrades
 Capped and simulated tortoise bound rim
 24 rim brackets & Sweetone tailpiece
 Heavy notched tension hoop & Renaissance head
 Adjustable rim rod & Maple/Ebony bridge
 Aged brass hardware
 OME Exotic Hardwood armrest
 Delxue hard-shell, plush-lined case