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- Body shape: Round
- Top: Skin
- Back: Open or resonator
- Bridge: Floating
- Frets: Fixed
- Strings: 5 (5th string a short "thumb string")
- Courses: 5 ( 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1)
- Scale: 810 - 810 mm
The modern long-scale banjo was apparently invented by Pete Seeger.