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Sonny Osborne
 PO Box 647
Hendersonville, TN.37077
Phone/Fax  615-824-0096

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Sonny Osborne

I'm not in the banjo building business, nor am 
I trying to make a living selling banjos.  The 
idea was to build a great banjo, sold directly to
the player at a fair price, eliminating the 
distributor/dealer price additions.
Since June 1998 the "Chief" has been used
on The Grand Ole Opry, The Osborne Brothers'
stage shows, Pinecastle recordings, & national TV.


These are the Chief banjo models:
Maple, Mahogany, Walnut
All Gold is $4595 plus actual shipping cost.
$2000 deposit is required with purchase order. 
Sonny Osborne Ugly D-Tuners  $280
Gold Keith D-Tuners are $250 per set of 2
Keith regular gold tuners are $250 per set of 4
(plus shipping)
Features below are included on all models:
-A Price case    
-A Remo Weatherking head 
-A "Chief" capo from Phil Elliot 
-A Presto tailpiece 
-26 1/4" scale (depending on where you set bridge)
-Spikes at the 7th and 9th frets
-Fingerboard width is 1 3/4" at 12th fret
-A pro strap from Dogwood Designs
-All hard maple rim and hardware, supplied by Jimmy Cox
-Blaylock tone ring Blaylock is gold-over-copper flashing.
-5/8" ebony/maple bridge is standard. 
-Pearl nuts  (Maple only. Mahogany & Walnut feature bone)
-Five Star tuners with Shallor geared 5th 
-Frank Neat makes the neck, bridge, pearl nuts, 
      installs spikes, and hand fits each banjo part.
-The wood is northern Canadian, curly maple,
      supplied by Jimmy Cox. 
-The finish is removed from the back of the neck for
      greater ease of playing. 
-Weight is approximately 11 pounds.
-Only the best, select, materials go into a "Chief" and
   each banjo is set up to the buyer's specifications.   
-This banjo will never be discounted to dealers. 
It is for the serious player, and
he should never pay
more than the prices
quoted above.
Click here for an explanation of Chief serial numbers