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Folk of the Wood presents
The Saga Banjo
Introduction
Saga Banjos
RB-20/RB-25/RB-30./RB-35
The Saga Style III features a rim design inspired by the instruments of William Lange in the early 1900s and the banjos produced by the Ode Banjo Company in the 1960s. Saga introduced this unique flathead design in the late 1970s, incorporating a cast hard-alloy rim with an integral, buttressed tone ring. The result is an amazing clarity of tone in all registers as well as the quick attack and rapid decay that pickers expect in a professional quality flathead banjo. The P-11 heavy-duty, grooved, tension hoop is machined from solid brass, polished, and triple nickel-plated.
This design has stood the test of time, having been first used on the Mastertone Banjos of the Gibson Mandolin Guitar Company of Kalamazoo, Michigan. The Saga Style III Banjo was designed for the advanced student or professional.
The Saga Old Time Banjos are reminiscent of the classic banjos produced by S.S. Stewart in Philadelphia over one hundred years ago. Saga has incorporated a slightly heavier maple rim with a rolled brass tone ring to produce an instrument retaining the traditional look and feel of banjos produced in that Golden Age. In the last century, banjos were parlor instruments strung with gut.
The heavier rim design along with planetary pegs and a geared fifth peg were added to compensate for the increased tension and torque of modern steel strings. These banjos are certain to become universal favorites.
From the Saga Catalog:
1031 Mechem Dr. Unit 1
Ruidoso, NM 88345
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