USED NECHVILLE ORION HELI-MOUNT 5 STRING BANJO WITH HARDSHELL CASE Product Description *Please note that this used banjo has some light scratches with a ding on the resonator and a ding on the heel . A additional discount has been applied. Please see close up photos and contact us for additional photos or questions. The dings and scratches are very small and hardly noticeable. Every aspect of a Nechville banjo has been designed for acoustical superiority, convenience, comfort and aesthetics. You'll benefit from the finely crafted details and artistic approach that goes into all Nechville instruments, and you'll have plenty reasons for pride when owning an Orion. As you take the Nechville Orion into your grasp your attentiveness becomes focused on musical execution. The design and feel of the Orion will inspire your best playing. Your left hand slides smoothly and effortlessly over the fancy maple and ebony neck. You feel the comfort and sleekness of the polished frets, and you realize that the silky smooth and solid feel of your ORION is just the beginning of the magic. The 7 to 12" compound radius of the fret board provides the comfort and quality that offers you noting accuracy and clarity of tone. This dynamic shape gives you the slimmest feel with maximum structural integrity for strength of tone. Not only is it easier to form chords and other left hand positions, but you also get clean distinctive and full bodied musical notes. You'll clearly hear the difference when you notice the total absence of sonic interference that is ever present in other traditional banjos. The Orion's slightly wider profile gives you plenty of room for chokes and slides. Extra wide frets form a secure foundation for the strings' anchor point on the fret board while giving you longer-lasting frets. You'll gain inspiration from the artistic Antler theme Inlay. These features add up to equal incredible musical power from every note played on the Orion. Nechville has created the Orion Heli-Mount that blends traditional banjo inlay art and design with the ultimate banjo pot design. The neck starts with premium Maple and is fashioned the old way, by hand. The fingerboard is real ebony. The inlay is a work of art depicting the shapes of antlers. In Nechville's quest for uncommonly great sound and function, we have incorporated the time-tested combination of a bell bronze, pre-war style tone ring with a three-ply hard rock maple steam bent rim. Nechville coaxes every bit of tone from its own proprietary ring by machining the rim to acoustically superior dimensions and capping it with a stainless steel mounting ring. Unique "Cyclotronic tone spheres," roll on top of this ring, beneath the tone ring. This allows easy, quick head adjustment and mounting the tone ring without the dampening effect inherent in other designs, as well as unrestricted resonance and beauty of tone. Orion Features: AAA Premium Tiger Stripe Maple Neck and Resonator Amber Brown Sunburst Finish Durable Eclipse Heli-Mount Frame Slightly Wider, Comfortable Neck Profile Exotic Blonde Curly Maple Binding with Black/White Stripe Artistic Antler Pearl Inlay Premium Ivory Knob Vintage Style Tuning Pegs 20 Hole Bell Bronze Tone Ring Nechville's Exclusive Cyclotronic Rolling Rim Pot System 3 Ply Maple Rim Select Ebony Fingerboard with Compound 7-12" Radius Shape Premium Hard Shell Case, with Adjustment Tools and Manual Lifetime Warrantee on all Nechville Acoustics Heli-Mount Features Include: Patented Heli-Mount Frame Adjustable Radiused Neck Attachment Stainless Steel Two Way Truss Rod Extra Wide, Long Lasting Frets Nechville's Supreme Quality Finish GHS Strings: .010, .012, .014, .022, .010 Remo Medium Crown Head Side Position Dots Nechville In-Line Tailpiece Nechville Enterprise Bridge Detailed Owner's Manual Heli-Mount and Allen Wrenches Lifetime Warranty International buyers please contact us and provide a postal code for a shipping quote before purchase. US shipping charges do not apply to international shipments. If the item is listed with FREE “Standard Shipping” it means FedEx Home Delivery for Musical Instruments and USPS First Class for smaller items and it only applies to the lower 48 continental states. International and other US customers may inquire for quotes and shipping options.  FedEx and UPS do not deliver to PO Boxes (only USPS does). For items that we advertise with standard shipping (FedEx), the item must ship to a physical street address. Buyers using Paypal MUST have a physical street address as the ship-to address and it MUST appear in the shipping details of the Paypal receipt that we receive. No exceptions. Note that ebay and Paypal policy mandates that we require a signature on all items of $250 or more to be eligible for “seller protection”. This is for the seller’s protection, as well as the protection of the buyer’s merchandise. Most of our items ship via FedEx now and they make 3 delivery attempts, including typical Saturday “home delivery”. They do not make Monday “home deliveries”. It is the buyer’s responsibility to be available to sign for and receive the package for delivery or to contact the shipper to arrange a pickup at a local center or to make other arrangement with the shipper, if possible. The number for FedEx is 1-800-463-3339. Also based on Paypal policy, we must ship to the address in the shipping details of the Paypal invoice we receive for the item purchase. We cannot ship to a secondary or gift address, unless it has been added to the Paypal account and selected before payment is made for an item. Shipping to Hawaii, Puerto Rico and other US territories are not eligible for “Standard Shipping” rates. Customers from those locations and Alaska must inquire for a shipping quote before initiating a purchase. Also, buyers with certain government and/or military (APO/FPO, etc.) addresses are NOT eligible for lower 48 US shipping rates and need to inquire for a shipping quote before initiating a purchase. Seller reserves the right to use alternate mode of shipping (USPS, FedEx, etc.) at seller's discretion.  Additional questions and credit card payments can be made by calling us at 954-566-8141. Our official hours of operation are 11:00 am to 8:00 pm Monday through Friday and 11:00 am to 6:00 pm Saturday, and Sunday 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm Eastern Standard Time. Our regular shipping days are Monday through Friday. In addition to PayPal, we accept Visa, MC and Discover and American Express over the phone. E-mail any questions or for additional photos. Florida residents to include 6% sales tax. See my other auctions for great musical deals! Thanks for looking! Check my feedback rating and bid with confidence.