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7232 reviews in the archive.
Where Purchased: The BHO
Year Purchased: 2025
Price Paid: 3600 (CAD)
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This banjo suites any playing style, suites me fine for clawhammer and fingerstyle.
I found the tone to be rich and dynamic layered with perfect balance and note separation. Has a brilliant sound.
Plays very well up the neck.
Sound Rating: 10
The banjo setup was perfect with low action and Renaissance head.
I found a higher bridge and a goat hide was more to my liking.
Banjo is easy to work on.
Setup Rating: 10
This banjo is beautiful. Has a very nice dark almost red maple for the neck and pot.
It has custom inlay pearl on the fingerboard.
The hardware is all beautifully aged brass, done in a very unique way giving it an almost colored smoky look.
There is absolutely no flaws i can find.
Appearance Rating: 10
Everything is built to last in this banjo.
Built very sturdy.
I can depend on it to last my life time and beyod.
Reliability Rating: 10
Carl is a pleasure to deal with.
He was able to help me an issue I had with another banjo.
He would definitely help with any issues if they were any to arise.
Customer Service: 10
The stand out parts to me are the tone ring, hardware, bracket band.
All the hardware is high quality and has such a nice finish.
Components Rating: 10
Carl Arcand is an expert luthier, truly a master of his craft.
I'm pleased to own a banjo made by him and wouldn't hesitate to purchase another in the future.
I'm grateful and pleased to behold such a beautiful heirloom instrument.
Tyler
Overall Rating: 10
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