New for 2008! Gold Tone is now importing a "cello" banjo, having a huge, 14-inch pot.

The Cello Banjo is available as a 4-string or a 5-string. The 4-string, CEB-4 is intended to be tuned in 5ths, as is a cello (or a fiddle or viola, etc.), and would usually be played with a plectrum. We do not usually stock the CEB-4, but can special order one usually within days.

The 5-string, CEB-5, shown here can be tuned a number of ways. In the video below, it is played tuned an octave low, i.e., aDADE.

List price is only $1199, our price is $899, and it comes with a hardshell case (fortunately, considering that 14-inch pot!). Out of Stock

Hear one of these banjos, or, if you prefer, see and hear one of these banjos (7mb). Well, OK, the video's contrast is screwed up, but you can get a feel for the size of the instrument, regardless...

	The CEB-5 is a maple instrument with a warm burst finish on the neck.			The 16-fret, ebony fingerboard has a handsome Victorian-looking inlay pattern.
	The peghead is reminiscent of the "snake head" shape of early Gibson instruments, and has a very nice engraved inlay.			The tuners are Gold Tone's new, high end planetaries.
	The 14-inch pot has a rolled brass tone ring for a deep, full sound.			It comes set up with high tension classical nylon strings, a Price-licensed, straight-pull tailpiece and a Renaissance brand head for great sound to match its classic looks!