Gold Tone OB-150RF Orange Blossom Radiused Fretboard Banjo with Case
$1,399.99
The Gold Tone OB-150RF is the Orange Blossom bluegrass banjo with a 12-inch radiused rosewood fingerboard. Instead of the dead-flat board almost every bluegrass banjo uses, the surface curves gently across its width, the way a guitar or mandolin board does — so chord shapes fall under a naturally curved hand and barres take less effort. Everything else is standard Orange Blossom: 22 frets, a three-ply maple rim, one-piece cast flange, and a 20-hole bell brass flathead tone ring. Professionally set up at Gold Tone’s factory in Titusville, FL and shipped with a hard case.
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At a Glance
- Handedness
- Right-Handed
- Style
- Resonator Banjo
- Strings
- 5
- Scale Length
- 26-3/16"
- Pickup
- No
- Made In
- China
The OB-150RF is for the player who finds a flat banjo fingerboard hard work. The “RF” is Radius Fret: the rosewood fingerboard is radiused to 12 inches, curving gently across its width rather than lying dead flat. Guitar and mandolin players have had this for a century and banjo players mostly have not. Your fretting hand closes in an arc, so a curved board meets it where it already is — barre chords need less pressure, chord shapes up the neck sit more naturally, and long sessions cost your hand less. It is a comfort and playability upgrade, not a tonal one.
Nothing else changes. This is a 22-fret Orange Blossom with the same scale length, the same string spacing and the same voice as a standard OB-150 — if you already know how an OB-150 plays and sounds, this is that banjo with an easier board under your fingers.
The core is pure OB-150. A 20-hole bell brass flathead tone ring sits on an 11-inch three-ply maple rim with a one-piece cast flange, the same combination found on the most collectible pre-war Mastertones. That architecture produces the deep, focused, woody bark that defines Scruggs-era bluegrass. A maple neck with vintage-style inlays, a ZeroGlide nut, and Gold Tone planetary tuners keep it comfortable and in tune, and the satin finish keeps the neck fast under your hand.
Every OB-150RF is professionally set up at Gold Tone’s factory in Titusville, Florida before it ships, with head tension, bridge placement, action, and intonation all dialed in. A hard case is included.
Specifications
- Fingerboard: rosewood, 12" radius, vintage-style inlays
- Neck: maple, 22 frets, 26-3/16" scale
- Rim: 11" three-ply maple with one-piece cast flange
- Tone ring: 20-hole bell brass flathead
- Nut: 1-3/16" ZeroGlide
- Tuners: Gold Tone planetary
- Resonator banjo, hard case included
Why Buy From Banjo Warehouse
Banjo Warehouse is an authorized Gold Tone dealer, so your OB-150RF carries the full transferable lifetime warranty Gold Tone stands behind. Flexible financing is available through PayPal Pay in 4 and 3, 6, 12, and 24-month plans with no late fees, plus Afterpay.
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