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LM-1

This is the newest banjo in the Yates line.

$2700

Straight maple neck

Rosewood fingerboard

Maple three ply rim

1930’s era brass hoop (original antique)

Distressed wood finish

New nickel hardware

Hard shell vinyl case

Waverly tuners with iveroid buttons

Dark tobacco brown

The LM-1 is a remake of the old prewar banjos that did not use the standard style tone rings. Over the years many of the old banjos have been converted and cut for tone rings, forever losing the treasure of tone that they have to offer. The reason they were changed some say, is that the old skin heads did not have the volume that the tone ring banjos had until the new plastic heads came out years later. By this time, the treasures were lost. With the conversion of these banjos, the brass hoops often found themselves hanging on the wall of luthiers. We, at Yates, decided that this style of banjo is too good to be forgotten. We have designed a way to put these hoops back in circulation. As long as supplies last, we will put the antiques back into the banjos.

The Yates LM-1 has a warm wood tone that in no way lacks volume. Its projection and carrying power does not play second to the tone ring style of banjo. In fact, the LM-1 has almost no overtones that plague tone ring style banjos. If you want a lower cost, lighter weight (less 3 pounds), great playing banjo, try the LM-1.