ARIA 911C

  • Aria 911c 5-string banjo
    Aria 911c

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1974

The Aria 911C was designed for the professional banjoist. It was deluxe quality with adjustable truss rod, slim maple finished neck and matching headstock with inlaid pearloid design. The machine-heads were chrome plated planetary geared units. The rosewood fingerboard had 10 inlaid metal position markers in a bow-tie design. It had a chrome plated arm rest and elaborate scrollwork etched into the design on the back. The shell was chrome-plated die-cast zinc, with 24 chrome plated brackets and tailpiece. The bridge had an ebony insert. The 14" mahogany highly responsive resonator had an inlaid pearloid design on the back and custom sound chamber. The head was 11 inches in diameter.

Specifications (10)

General

Finish colorsbrown finish
Made inJapan
Number of strings5 strings

Body

Body materialaluminum body

Fretboard

Fingerboard materialrosewood fingerboard
Fingerboard position markersbowtie fingerboard position markers

Hardware

Hardware colorchrome hardware
Tunersbanjo tuners

Neck

Number of frets22 fret
Tuner layouttwo-each-side

Prices (8)

DatePriceConditionNameComments
1974$395newguitar-listrecommended retail price
1972$300new
1972$300new
2013$500good
1974$75good
1975$250good
1974$300excellent
1981$500good

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