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    The Pisgah Possum 11" is built of American hardwoods, a walnut neck & rim with a persimmon tone ring for a warm plunky sound.  Great for porch picking or jam sessions.  It has a short scale fingerboard for a comfortable reach in standard G tuning. 


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  • Brand: Pisgah
  • Model: Possum
  • Rim Material: Walnut
  • Rim Size: 11"
  • Tone Ring: Persimmon Tone Ring
  • Head: Remo Renaissance w/ PBCO logo
  • Tension Hoop: Aged Brass w/ Wide Frailing Notch
  • Number of Brackets: 18
  • Neck Material: Walnut
  • Construction: Traditional Dowel Stick
  • Scale Length: 25-1/2"
  • Nut Material: TUSQ XL
  • Tuning Machines: Gotoh
  • Fingerboard Material: Persimmon
  • Fingerboard Inlay: Black Dot
  • Fingerboard Scoop: Straight scoop
  • Finish: Hand-rubbed oil and varnish finish
  • 5th String Tuner: Gotoh
  • Tailpiece: No-Knot Tailpiece
  • Hardware Finish: Aged Brass
  • Recommended Strings: PBCO Banjo Strings
  • Case: Access Stage One w/ PBCO logo
  • Country of Origin: USA

Banjo Scale Length

Scale length is the vibrating length of the string - from bridge to nut.

Both Standard Scale (26-3/16")and Short Scale (25-1/2") tune to the common tunings of G & Double C.  String tension is higher and left-hand reach a little longer with Standard scale.

A-scale (23-1/2") tunes one step higher to A & D - no capo for those popular keys. Strings may be floppy if tuned down to G or C.

Standard Scale has roots in banjo history and is the preferred scale for bluegrass banjos.  Short Scale is increasingly common in new openback banjos.

Pisgah Possum 11in Short Scale Openback Banjo & Gigbag, Walnut

Pisgah Possum 11in Short Scale Openback Banjo & Gigbag, Walnut

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The Pisgah Possum 11" is built of American hardwoods, a walnut neck & rim with a persimmon tone ring for a warm plunky sound.  Great for porch picking or jam sessions.  It has a short scale fingerboard for a comfortable reach in standard G tuning. 

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  • Brand: Pisgah
  • Model: Possum
  • Rim Material: Walnut
  • Rim Size: 11"
  • Tone Ring: Persimmon Tone Ring
  • Head: Remo Renaissance w/ PBCO logo
  • Tension Hoop: Aged Brass w/ Wide Frailing Notch
  • Number of Brackets: 18
  • Neck Material: Walnut
  • Construction: Traditional Dowel Stick
  • Scale Length: 25-1/2"
  • Nut Material: TUSQ XL
  • Tuning Machines: Gotoh
  • Fingerboard Material: Persimmon
  • Fingerboard Inlay: Black Dot
  • Fingerboard Scoop: Straight scoop
  • Finish: Hand-rubbed oil and varnish finish
  • 5th String Tuner: Gotoh
  • Tailpiece: No-Knot Tailpiece
  • Hardware Finish: Aged Brass
  • Recommended Strings: PBCO Banjo Strings
  • Case: Access Stage One w/ PBCO logo
  • Country of Origin: USA

Banjo Scale Length

Scale length is the vibrating length of the string - from bridge to nut.

Both Standard Scale (26-3/16")and Short Scale (25-1/2") tune to the common tunings of G & Double C.  String tension is higher and left-hand reach a little longer with Standard scale.

A-scale (23-1/2") tunes one step higher to A & D - no capo for those popular keys. Strings may be floppy if tuned down to G or C.

Standard Scale has roots in banjo history and is the preferred scale for bluegrass banjos.  Short Scale is increasingly common in new openback banjos.

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