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Gold Tone Tranjo Traveler Banjo (Five String, Vintage Brown)

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Item Weight 6.3 pounds
Product Dimensions 31.5 x 2 x 9.8 inches
Shipping Weight 10.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
Domestic Shipping Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
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Origin China
Shipping Advisory This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
ASIN B002RARBVC
Item model number TRANJO
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Best Sellers Rank #134,978 in Musical Instruments (See Top 100 in Musical Instruments)
Date first available at Amazon.com September 1, 2009

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3.0 out of 5 starsDesign great, QC spotty
By Coach29 on October 3, 2013
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A few weeks ago, I received the first Tranjo. Quality Control is a serious issue. Fifth String Nut was missing, causing 5th string to sit 1/8 inch from 4th string. Railroad Spikes similarly placed way too far to far inboard. For newer players who might not understand all this, it makes the banjo unplayable. It appears that this Tranjo was previously returned, then sent out to me - based on a missing allen wrench and totally broken and mashed-up and then cobbled together styrofoam shipping blocks.

Second Tranjo arrived quickly, thanks to Amazon. This one is much better, but quality control is still an issue. Fifth string nut and railroad spikes are installed so that strings sit much better - not perfect, just almost right. Chip in neck near fifth string tuner. Some roughness is evident in finishing of the wood.

However, this is a keeper because:

1. I like the design, and I might get an even worse one if I tried again.

2. Specs,design, finish of the fretboard are right on - intonation seems to be spot on.

3. I can fix the chip; luckily, it is not on the fretboard.

4. I can smooth up rough spots on wood.

Summary: Design and concept are very good. Execution(Made in China) is lacking. All this makes it not a very good value at $825.
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5.0 out of 5 starsGreat Portable Banjo
By Amazon Customer on September 27, 2013
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I Like this instrument. It is solidly built and attractive. I have a Gibson Earl Scruggs (Mastertone) banjo and it sounds just as good but not quite as loud.

The tuning pegs are behind the transparent Banjo Head. I think it looks cool. It is a little difficult to tune due to the reduced size of the instrument but not significantly so. There is no place to attach a clip or tuner. This is no problem for me. I use a Snark Metronome/ Tuner and place it on the music stand, table, chair, etc.

The part I like the best about this banjo is it is small but comfortable to play. I take it to work to practice during break.

Considering the size, sound quality and playability of this instrument I have given it five stars.

I would very much recommend this Banjo to people who have trouble finding time to practice. Just take it and play wherever you are.
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3.0 out of 5 starsProblematic and no help from Goldtone
By Charles A. Adamek on April 3, 2013
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The attraction of the instrument is that the neck can easily be disassembled and the whole thing fits in a suitcase so it can go with you when you don't want to carry the full sized instrument.

On the plus side: It is very well made and given the size limitations produces an acceptable tone. There is a YouTube video of Bill Knopff playing it, and he makes it sound pretty darned good.

Now, here's the flip side and why you may want to think twice about getting one.

First, tuning is an issue. The heavy wooden frame does not permit the use of standard clip on electric strobe tuners. There simply is no place thin enough to actually clip the tuner on - as the peg head has been dispensed with and the body is heavy thick solid wood. So, if you have perfect pitch ears you are fine, or if you have a tuner that does not actually attach to the instrument, that would work. Otherwise, you are out of luck.

Secondly, the tuning is clumsy to say the least. The "peghead" is inside the instrument body and you get to the tuning pegs from the back of the instrument. So one hand needs to be behind the instrument while the other hand is in front plucking the string. I guess the manufacturer expects you to support the body with your third hand....?

Next, the instrument comes with two different sized Allen wrenches and there are a couple of places where things can be tightened or loosened. BUT the instrument does not come with ANY informational material or instructions on how to do anything, much less replace the head. Now maybe you are mechanically inclined and can figure that out, but I'm not.

Now the main feature of the instrument is the ability to remove the neck. Again there is NO instructional material supplied.Read more ›
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5.0 out of 5 starsGreat Little Travel Banjo!
By I. Peter on June 20, 2014
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This Sam Ferris design Gold Tone Tranjo is a fun instrument to play. It is ideal for traveling, camping, playing around the house, and jamming with guitarists who don't like noisy banjos. The neck is removable which makes it very compact for travel, but frankly I never bother to do this as the instrument is so small it easily fits most overhead luggage bins on the planes I've been on. It actually sounds pretty good when you consider the design limitations, but will never replace the volume and tone of your pre-war Mastertone. It has a highly playable neck. I also own a Huber Jim Mills banjo so I know what I am talking about, but most often find myself reaching for the Tranjo for casual playing at home due to its light weight and compact portability.

It is a pain to tune - and Sam has a now re-designed the instrument (Tranjo 6.1) to eliminate the problematic wrap-around string rollers and in-body tuning pegs - this new design is not available from Gold Tone. Consequently, I leave the Tranjo in G tuning most of the time, with an occasional venture into C tuning, from where I can capo up 2 into D. I replaced the stock bridge with a Huber bridge, which improved the tone noticeably.

The only problem I've had is with the 5th string anchor in the neck. There are 2 steel pins in a hole on the neck at the 5th fret, one to attach the ball or loop end of the string to, and the other to guide the 5th string out onto the neck. It is hard to to maintain accurate spacing of the 5th string from the 4th string, which makes noting the 5th string by wrapping your thumb around the neck difficult. My experience with Gold Tone's customer service was excellent, as the 5th string guide pin on the first Tranjo I received disappeared into the neck.Read more ›
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