The Gold Tone HM-100 High Moon is a truly one-of-a-kind openback banjo born from decades of hands-on luthiery at Gold Tone's Titusville, Florida shop — hand-conceived by master builder Chris Pariso with zero machinery involved in its original development. With an ebony fingerboard, rolled brass flat bar tone ring, Trillium bridge, and mahogany satin finish, it delivers the warm, focused tone that old-time players dream about. A hardshell case is included, and every HM-100 receives a professional factory setup at Gold Tone in Titusville, Florida before shipping.
This is the left-handed version of the Gold Tone HM-100 High Moon — a genuinely handcrafted openback banjo born inside Gold Tone's Titusville shop by master luthier Chris Pariso, who has been building and designing banjos there since 1995. Every one of the 60-plus components was shaped by hand, with no production machinery involved in the conception of this instrument. The result is a deeply personal banjo with real old-time soul — mahogany neck, ebony fingerboard, rolled brass flat-bar tone ring, and a resonant 12-inch maple rim that will only get better with age.