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Gold Tone BG- Mini - Travel or Child Size Bluegrass Mini
Gold Tone BG- Mini - Travel or Child Size Bluegrass Mini
Gold Tone BG- Mini - Travel or Child Size Bluegrass Mini
Gold Tone BG- Mini - Travel or Child Size Bluegrass Mini
Gold Tone BG- Mini - Travel or Child Size Bluegrass Mini
Gold Tone BG- Mini - Travel or Child Size Bluegrass Mini
Gold Tone BG- Mini - Travel or Child Size Bluegrass Mini
Gold Tone BG- Mini - Travel or Child Size Bluegrass Mini
Gold Tone BG- Mini - Travel or Child Size Bluegrass Mini
Gold Tone BG- Mini - Travel or Child Size Bluegrass Mini
Gold Tone BG- Mini - Travel or Child Size Bluegrass Mini
Gold Tone BG- Mini - Travel or Child Size Bluegrass Mini
Gold Tone BG- Mini - Travel or Child Size Bluegrass Mini
Gold Tone BG- Mini - Travel or Child Size Bluegrass Mini
Gold Tone BG- Mini - Travel or Child Size Bluegrass Mini
Gold Tone BG- Mini - Travel or Child Size Bluegrass Mini

Gold Tone BG-Mini Travel or Child Size Bluegrass Mini Banjo

Deering Goodtime Junior Banjo - Travel Banjo - Child Sized
$769.00
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Gold Tone BG Mini-Banjo with Free Hard Shell Case

The Gold Tone BG mini plays great and is a great youth banjo for children and kids ages 14 and under It's also a fantastic travel banjo that is small enough to fit in a backpack.

With a two-way adjustable truss rod, a bone nut, planetary-style tuners and a geared fifth string peg, this is a lot of quality for not a lot of money, and it is a very playable novelty banjo. It has an eight-inch head stretched across a modified, hoop-style solid brass tone ring, and puts out a satisfactory tone and volume.

The BG-Mini is a professional banjo and a pint size version of our BG-250F. Many pros have used these in bluegrass performances to the delight of the audience. A rolled brass rod tone ring gives plenty of punch. For kids, this is the ultimate bluegrass banjo.

Open C Tuning
The BG-Mini is tuned to Open C Tuning. CGCEG. When you play the banjo it will sound and play just like a normal banjo with a capo on the 5th fret. You won't have to relearn anything you already know in normal open G tuning, it will just be in the key of C. It will be the same visually and tonally as when you capo a normally Open G tuned banjo to the 5th fret.
Here is a chart for transposing chords in the key of C. Transposing chords will only be necessary when playing with others.
Transposing chart for chords in the Key of C

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Ross Nickerson - BanjoTeacher.com
Nashville, 2016

List of FREE Items Included with this Banjo

  • Professional Banjo Set Up Free Gold Tone Hardshell Case
  • Professional Banjo Set up
  • Best beginner Banjo Book FREE Zero Glide Nut Installation ($75 value)
  • Best beginner Banjo Book 64 Page Spiral Bound Beginner Banjo Book
           with Split Screen DVD and 2 Audio CDs
  • Best beginner Banjo Book FREE 3 YR Access to our Gold  Members Lesson Site
  • Free US Banjo Shipping Free US Banjo Shipping
  • Shipping a Banjo Overseas from the US $30 Intl. AK, HI Shipping Credit
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FREE ITEMS don't add to our normal discount price which is the lowest price we are allowed to advertise by the Manufacturer.

Possibly the world’s only child-sized fully functional bluegrass banjo, the BG-Mini shares many quality similarities to our most popular full size bluegrass banjo, the BG-250F. With a two-way adjustable truss rod, a bone nut, planetary tuners, a geared fifth string peg, and a complete setup at the Gold Tone Factory in Florida, this is a very playable novelty banjo.

It has an 8” head stretched across a solid brass tone ring, and puts out a unique tone. Its scale length is 19-3/4 inches and tunes up to the key of C (CGCEG) with standard gauge strings, so when played in it’s open position (no capo) it feels and sounds as if a capo is used at the fifth fret of a full size banjo.

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Here is a review on the BG-Mini Goldtone's Bluegrass Mini - From the Banjo Newsletter By Ben Freed

Wayne Rogers of Gold Tone Musical Instruments has come up with some very innovative ideas in the entry- and intermediate-level banjo marketplace and his new Bluegrass Mini is no exception. This is truly a unique product that should find a home in several musical niches. It may be the world's only child-sized fully functional bluegrass banjo and it is way cool. It has a maple neck, a multi-ply maple rim, a bound mahogany fingerboard, and bound mahogany resonator. With a two-way adjustable truss rod, a bone nut, planetary-style tuners and a geared fifth string peg, this is a lot of quality for not a lot of money, and it is a very playable novelty banjo. It has an eight-inch head stretched across a modified, hoop-style solid brass tone ring, and puts out a satisfactory tone and volume. Its scale length is 19-3/4 inches and tunes up to the key of C with standard gauge strings, so when played in it's played in open position (no capo) it feels as if you were capoing at the fifth fret of a "normal" banjo. Certainly, any small child who has crumpled under the weight of a behemoth "Master-Tone" will love this neat little banjo. It actually looks like a Mastertone that accidentally got left in the "hot-dry" cycle. I can hardly imagine any bluegrass act not wanting one of these for a novelty tune. As a travel banjo, it's perfect, weighing in at six pounds. In fact, the Gold Tone Bluegrass Mini, with its case, could easily fit in a regular suitcase. The BanjoTeacher.com price is listed on this page and for a discounted additional you get the well-padded gig bag that has been designed exclusively for this neat banjo, which is sure to become a collectible. Recommended.

BG-Mini Specs and Parts

Headstock

Buttons
A-Style
Nut Width
1-3/16" ZeroGlide Nut
Tuners
GT Planetary

Neck

Fingerboard
Rosewood
Frets
19
Inlay
Snowflake
Material
Maple
Truss Rod
Two-Way Adjustable

Body

Armrest
Vintage-Style
Binding
White ABS
Brackets
16
Bridge
Maple w/ Ebony Cap 5/8"
Coordinator Rods
Single 8"
Finish
Vintage Brown / High Gloss
Flange
One Piece Cast
Hardware
Chrome Plated
Head
8" Remo LC Smooth
Resonator
10" Mahogany
Rim
8" Multi-Ply Maple
Tailpiece
No Knot
Tension Hoop
8" Flat Bar
Tone Ring
8" Rolled Brass Flat Bar

Dimensions

Scale Length
19-3/4"
Weight
5 lbs.

Other

Case
HDBG (Included)
String Gauge
.011, .024w, .016, .013, .011
Tuning
CGCEG

Highlights


Folkternative Design

Planetary Tuners

One Piece Flange

Maple Construction

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Thank you so much for all of your assistance and kindness

By deborah wilson deborah wilson on 06/01/2021 Gold Tone BG-Mini Travel or Child Size Bluegrass Mini Banjo

Hi Ross,
Thank you so much for all of your assistance and kindness. This is the second banjo I have purchased from you and I am very grateful for your continued thoughtful service.
Best Regards,
Debby


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Goldtone BG Mini Customer from England, UK

By Jen Jen on 18/08/2015 Gold Tone BG-Mini Travel or Child Size Bluegrass Mini Banjo

It's so nice and small and it sounds great. The mute works great too. I'm off home tonight to do some practising. Thanks for everything


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Hooray!

By Jack Jack on 18/08/2015 Gold Tone BG-Mini Travel or Child Size Bluegrass Mini Banjo

Ross, Hooray!
BG-Mini arrived late today. Beautiful! Have only had a few minutes to strum and love it already. Thanks much


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My BG Mini arrived in great condition

By Regards from Aubrey Beggs Regards from Aubrey Beggs on 18/08/2015 Gold Tone BG-Mini Travel or Child Size Bluegrass Mini Banjo

My BG Mini arrived in great condition and it's a little bottler as we say in Australia! As a professional entertainer I don't usually buy an instrument at such a price but as I already have a GoldTone Orange Blossom I hoped that the quality would still be there. And it is! I'm looking forward to using the BG Mini in my club & festival work back. Thanks & I'm sure I'll be buying more through BanjoTeacher.com! Warm


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