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Budget priced tenor banjos

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There are lots of good mid-priced and exclusive high-priced tenor banjos to be found, but what if you're on a tight budget?

Here are a few good quality instruments with very pleasant price tags!

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Ariana Tenor banjo
	A tenor banjo for less than 150 dollars seems too good to be true! Aria/Ariana has a long reputation for providing lots of value for your money and it seems they've done it again. Like other Ariana banjos this instrument has nato wood neck, rim and resonators with a High Gloss finish. The fingerboard is made of hard Sonokelin wood. The tuners are open type and chrome plated. Ariana Tenor banjo Available from: Music123 Price: USD 149,99 ( Checked 12/09/2004 ) Also available from:
Aria SB100T Tenor banjo
	Tenor banjo (4 String) at a price to fit the budget minded player. Made from the best quality components and features 19 frets, a Remo head, mahogany resonator and neck, a rosewood fingerboard and bridge and chrome hardware. Please note that the link takes you to an order page for both the 5- and 4 stringed version of Aria SB 100. You have to manually specify that you want the tenor banjo in the order form! Aria SB100T Tenor banjo Available from: Music123 Price: USD 199,99 ( Checked 12/09/2004 ) Also available from:
Hondo 30 Bracket Tenor Banjo
	"Mahogany neck and resonator. Rosewood finish. Maple bridge. Chrome/pearloid hardware. Remo head. Mahogany finish." This banjo is also sold under the Lotus brand name. Hondo 30 Bracket Tenor Banjo Available from: Apollo's Axes Price: USD 224 ( Checked 11/10/2006 ) Also available from:
Ashbury AB-35T Tenor Banjo
	Cast metal rim, with resonator, 11" head, inlaid fingerboard. Ashbury AB-35T Tenor Banjo Available from: Musical Instruments Of Quality Price:* GBP 159 ( Checked 11/18/2005 ) Also available from:
Gold Tone Cripple Creek Tenor
	An affordable, but high quality tenor banjo featuring a simple brass tone ring, 19 frets, maple neck and resonator, double rods, shoe style lugs and a clamshell tailpiece. Gold Tone Cripple Creek Tenor Available from: Music123 Price: USD 314,25 ( Checked 01/03/2005 ) Also available from:
Ashbury AB-45T Tenor Banjo
	Wood rim, resonator & flange, decent geared pegs, 11'' head, inlaid fingerboard. Ashbury AB-45T Tenor Banjo Available from: Musical Instruments Of Quality Price:* GBP 252 ( Checked 11/18/2005 ) Also available from:
Lotus Tenor banjo
	This is a 4 string tenor banjo made by Lotus. It features a Mahogany resonator, Remo head, 30 tension rods, a Mahogany neck, Rosewood finger board, Maple bridge, Chrome/Pearloid hardware, and Mahogany finish. Apollo's Axes used to sell this banjo, but they've changed to the identical Hondo model instead.

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