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B120K
B17K
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TSB Sonny Smith
B160K
B9
B11K
B14K
Vintage
TSB
N
N
N
TSB
B16K
SIGNATURE SERIES
SONNY SMITH
SONNY SMITH
B160K
Banjo virtuoso Sonny Smith was the winner of the 1998 National Banjo Championship.
He now brings his banjo and fiddle playing and performing prowess to Tennessee,
where he performs full time in the Smoky Mountain Stringband at Dollywood by day
and in the Smoky Mountain Jubilee at night.
For the B160, Washburn collaborated with Smith who was eager to discuss the ideas
he had implemented in this instrument. “Back in the day, banjos were mainly played
by women. As a result, the instrument developed with a very narrow fretboard. We’ve
given this instrument a wider fretboard to accommodate bigger fingers. We’ve also
moved the 5th string nut between the 5th and 6th fret for improved tone, sustain and
intonation. We redesigned the headstock so that it’s a bit smaller than the ones found
on modern banjos, fully bound it and gave it old style inlays. Banjo players just like that
vintage look,” Sonny explained.
BANJO
SERIES
B9
B120K
B16K
B17K
HEAD
Remo
®
Remo
®
Remo
®
Remo
®
Remo
®
Remo
®
NECK
Maple
Maple
Mahogany
Mahogany
Maple
Maple
ARM REST
Distressed Bell Brass
Engraved Gold
Chrome
Chrome
Chrome
Engraved Chrome
FRETBOARD
Rosewood
Rosewood
Rosewood
Rosewood
Rosewood
Rosewood
BRACKETS
24
24
30
24
24
24
TUNERS
Planetary
Planetary
Chrome Diecast
Chrome Diecast
Planetary
Planetary
RESONATOR
Maple
Flamed Maple
Mahogany
Mahogany
Mahogany
Flamed Maple
RIM
Maple
Maple
N/A
Mahogany
Maple
Maple
TONE RING
Rolled Brass
Bell Brass
Cast Aluminum
Steel
Bell Brass
Bell Brass
HEAD
Remo
®
NECK
Flame Maple
ARM REST
Chrome
FRETBOARD
Rosewood
BRACKETS
24
TUNERS
Planetary
RESONATOR
Flamed Maple
RIM
Maple
TONE RING
Bell Brass
