Nechville Athena Review
Nechville Athena
submitted 8/24/2012
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Submitter |
DbBanjo (see all reviews from this person) |
Where Purchased |
Part of a trade ... |
Year Purchased |
2012 |
Price Paid |
() (bought USED)
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Sound
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I was looking for a banjo which would: 1. Have a lighter weight; 2. Have smaller no. of metal parts (in order to reduce the prob of corrosion - I often play outside in hot, humid conditions) & 3. Have a radius neck. This model of Nechville, Athena, took care of each of these items. |
Sound Rating |
8 |
Setup
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Note: The original owner (and seller) of this Nechville wasn't primarily a banjo player. The action was a bit high for my taste & I both lowered the action through use of the Heli-Mount neck (wonderful concept) & a shorter (height) bridge. Note: I choose the replace the Nechville bridge with a Kat Eyz bridge. The Nechville bridge was a bit thich for my taste (though it was well made and had rock solid intonation). |
Setup Rating |
9 |
Appearance
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Outstanding design and wood selection (Black Walnut). |
Appearance Rating |
9 |
Reliability
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Outstanding quality, material selection & design. |
Reliability Rating |
10 |
Customer Service
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Excellent & informative website. |
Customer Service |
10 |
Components
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Very helpful and response to both questions & in requests for help. Also, I when I purchased some upgrade parts (black chrome tuning keys & tailpiece), they shipped quickly and offered to purchase (not credit - purchase) my old, replaced parts. |
Components Rating |
not rated |
Overall Comments
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Outstanding and well designed. |
Overall Rating |
9 |
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