| At the 2004 IBMA show, Bob Carlin and Wayne
Rogers met to discuss the possibilities of a signature model 12" banjo.
The basic features requested by Bob were a 12" pot, scooped fingerboard,
specific neck dimensions and brass tone ring. These features were
previously only found on banjos retailing for $1200.00 or above!
Bob personally made a trip to the Gold Tone facility
in Florida for the designing of this unique new custom instrument.
For two days, Wayne and Bob discussed every possible spec and tested
prototypes. Every detail was fine tuned. In order to complete
the project, Gold Tone invested in all new 12" tooling to assure
perfectly fitted parts! The result of all of this hard work is the
new Gold Tone BC-350 Bob Carlin signature frailing banjo! |
