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Banjo

Washburn B16K

Name: Washburn B16K
Brand: Washburn

Washburn · B16K Americana Series 5-String Banjo

Price: 1.500 EUR – 1.500 EUR

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A resonator bluegrass banjo from Washburn's guitar-focused Americana series, with mahogany resonator/rim, a bell brass tone ring, and an ebony fingerboard with deluxe pearloid inlay above the price of typical entry banjos.

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About the Washburn B16K

The B16K pairs a mahogany resonator and rim with a maple neck and ebony fingerboard - ebony being a step up from the rosewood typical at this price range - carrying deluxe pearloid inlays across 22 frets. A bell brass tone ring, one-piece flange, and 11-inch diecast tension hoop give it genuine resonator-bluegrass tone-shaping hardware rather than the simplified hoop rings on budget instruments.

All five tuners are geared planetary units, and separate coordinator rods (rather than a single rod) provide a more rigid neck-to-pot connection. At a 26.35-inch scale with a 1.22-inch nut, it's fitted with a genuine Remo head and ebony-topped maple bridge, strung with D'Addario strings as stock equipment and finished in tobacco sunburst gloss - cosmetics closer to Washburn's guitar range than a typical folk-instrument finish.

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Sound character of the Washburn B16K

The B16K combines a bell-brass tone ring - a bright, cutting bluegrass-style ring - with a mahogany resonator and rim, which adds midrange warmth to balance the brass ring's edge. The result sits between a fully bright maple-bodied bluegrass banjo and a warmer open-back instrument.

Bright Warm Resonant

Technical data for the Washburn B16K

Resonator/Rim	Mahogany
Neck	Maple
Fretboard	Ebony
Tone ring	Bell brass
Frets	22
Scale length	26.35"
Nut width	1.22"

Price history for the Washburn B16K

Cheapest seen: 1.500 EUR · Most expensive seen: 1.500 EUR

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The history of the Washburn B16K

Washburn's Americana series extends the brand's guitar-manufacturing scale into banjo and mandolin production, aimed at guitarists exploring bluegrass instruments who want familiar Washburn build quality and finish standards.