Gold Tone Banjola Banjola submitted 7/15/2008 Submitter brundecarli Where Purchased BANJOSTORE.NET Year Purchased 2008 Price Paid 533 (EURO) historic exchange rates / currency converter Sound The sound is very sweet and rich. The banjo sound is very different. The sound is ok for Celtic.I play Scruggs and the banjola is nice. Sound Rating 9 Setup No changes setup. Ok for play immediately. Gold Tone OK for setup Setup Rating 8 Appearance The originally appearance and the sound is that you pay. The chineese wood is ok and looks great. Finish wonderful and the inlays are nice. Appearance Rating 8 Reliability It's light and the shape is dubble a mandolin. Reliability Rating 7 Customer Service Banjostore is ok and Gold Tone setup is Ok for all. Customer Service 8 Components I think that banjola is a little bit expensive. Typical banjo tuners.Takes regular banjo strings. Components Rating 7 Overall Comments Banjola is ok for a second instrument, for originally sound. It's not like a banjo. I suggest the model with pickup, because the sound is not loud. Overall Rating 8