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New Signature Banjo To Be Unveiled at IBMA World of Bluegrass This Week!

Image635791044976571713The award-winning  Blue Highway's Jason Burleson, is honored to announce the introduction of his own  Signature Banjo by Prucha Bluegrass Instruments.

The Jason Burleson Signature Banjo is part of the Spirit Line of the Czech Republic-based Pruscha Bluegrass Instruments, joining Alison Brown and Brandon Green as bluegrass artists with banjos in the exquisitely crafted signature Spirit Line.


The Official Unveil of the Jason Burleson Signature Banjo will be during IBMA World of Bluegrass Week, September 29-October 3, in Raleigh, NC.  The banjo will be on display at the Prucha Booth in the Exhibit Hall of the Raleigh Convention Center.   World of Bluegrass Expo will open to the public Friday, October 2 - Saturday, October 3, 2015.

Jason Burleson will appear at the Prucha Booth on Friday, October 2, from 1:30-3:00 pm.  He'll talk with fans and media, and be available for photos with the new Jason Burleson Signature Banjo.


North Carolina native Jason Burleson is the founding banjo player in the 21-year strong powerhouse band, Blue Highway. 

"I'm excited to have the Jason Burleson Signature Banjo added to the Spirit Line of Prucha Bluegrass Instruments," said Burleson.  "It's an honor to work with Jarda Prucha and have my signature banjo as part of the Prucha family of fine instruments."

The Jason Burleson Signature Banjo is handmade in Prucha's Prague workshop, and features a radiused, 24-fret, standard width extended fingerboard and a "speed neck" with a massive resonator and Prucha's new one-piece flange. The finish on the metal parts is half shiny / half matte.  Sand-blasted nickel-plated parts are engraved with patterns corresponding with the mother of pearl peghead and neck inlays.  The mahogany banjo is fitted with a sand-blasted, engraved Kershner tailpiece.  The maple bridge with ebony plate is also radiused.  Custom upgrade options include premium curly maple and cherry wood, abalone inlays, top tension construction, black nickel, gold plating, and copper flash patina.

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