{"title":"Brooks Masten","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBrooks Masten is dedicated to building banjos the right way. His banjos are known as much for their beauty as for their tone and playability.  Brooks only produces 25-30 artisan banjos a year, crafting not only the necks and rims, but also machining his the brass banjo parts in his Portland, OR shop. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"brooks-masten-10l-fretless-nylgut-string-banjo","title":"Brooks Masten 10L Fretless Nylgut String Banjo","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe 10L doesn't chase a generic open-back sound — it goes after 1870s craft and precision instead, and gets there. Brooks Masten carves the neck from a single piece of ash, no laminations or seams, and pairs it with a solid oak rim for a voice that's warm, earthy, and full of genuine sustain. Ten-bracket construction and all-brass, made-in-house hardware — right down to ball shoes that are exact replicas of late-1870s originals — put real historical grounding behind every note.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBuild \u0026amp; Materials\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNeck: one-piece Ash\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRim: solid Oak\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConfiguration: fretless 5-string, open-back\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStrings: Nylgut (modern synthetic gut) for warm, singing tone without the instability of real gut\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHardware\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCast bronze neck brace and tailpiece, made in-house\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBall shoes: late-1870s replica, threaded shaft with square nut\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTen-bracket construction for even head tension\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTuners: geared\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize \u0026amp; Feel\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eScale length: 26\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFretless neck lets slides and bends emerge naturally from the player's touch\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSerial No. 511\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIncludes Reunion Blues Continental Voyager banjo case\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHandcrafted by Brooks Masten in Portland, Oregon.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eIn stock now at Wood \u0026amp; Wire. History, built to modern precision!\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Brooks Masten","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47307633524921,"sku":null,"price":2055.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0793\/5295\/5065\/files\/2026BrooksMastenFretlessGutStringBanjoFront.webp?v=1788539211"}],"url":"https:\/\/woodandwire.net\/collections\/brooks-masten.oembed","provider":"Wood \u0026 Wire Fine Fretted Instruments","version":"1.0","type":"link"}