Barnes & Mullins BJ504BWGT Empress Irish-Gaelic Banjo Overview
The B&M Empress banjos are beautiful instruments named in memory of the 'RMS Empress of Ireland'' steam ship which sank on Canada's St Lawrence River in May 1914 with the loss of over 1000 lives. Mr Albert Mullins, who was on the return leg of a 2 year worldwide sales voyage, was one of the lost souls that day. Specifications: Style: 4 string, Short Scale Tenor Banjo Neck: Walnut Resonator: Burl, Figured Walnut Fingerboard: Ovengkol Rim: Stained Maple Bracket Qty: 24 Flange: Flat Hardware: Chrome Head: Remo Vellum Tone Ring: Rolled Brass Machineheads: Geared, Planetary Style.
