Crafters of Tennessee Maple Classic Reviews

Crafters of Tennessee Maple Classic submitted 11/11/2008 Submitter glowe8 (see all reviews from this person) Where Purchased Guitar Center Year Purchased 2008 Price Paid Don't Remember historic exchange rates / currency converter Sound Sounds great. A little lacking in definition in the base but otherwise a very strong sounding banjo Sound Rating 9 Setup Set up was reasonably good and only needed to be restrung into something more suitable to my heavy hand. Setup Rating 9 Appearance Drop dead beautiful Appearance Rating 10 Reliability Flange was loose on rim and turned out to be a serious issue that needed repair. The rim was simply too small for the flange. Reliability Rating 5 Customer Service Absolutely the worst. Tried repeatedly to get Mark to fixed the banjo. He ignored email after email and finally answered the phone only to say send emails....never returned one. I had to fix the banjo by purchasing a new rim and having a luthier turn it to fit the flange. Customer Service 1 Components Nothing one way of the other that hasn't already been mentioned. Components Rating 8 Overall Comments I would never buy a Crafters again. I simply can not believe a new banjo warranty was not honored by the company and what makes it worse is the ignoring of repeated attempts to get assistance. For this kind of money you have a lot of choices. I would choose much better customer service. Overall Rating 3

Crafters of Tennessee Maple Classic submitted 10/13/2008 Submitter mybote (see all reviews from this person) Where Purchased Guitar Center Year Purchased 2008 Price Paid 1,063.00 ($US) Sound Bluegrass. Full, Rich, and LOUD. Much different tone than my rb250. But just as much pop. Sound Rating 9 Setup It was not set up at all. Old strings 1/2 in bridge, Loose head. But, Hey, it was in a rock and roll centered store. what do you expect. I installed GHS 150lights, 11/16 Bridge, tightened the head to suit me. Setup Rating 2 Appearance Quilted maple with a high figured neck. Abolone inlay on headstock , mop on neck. BEAUTIFUL banjo. No flaws. Appearance Rating 10 Reliability All stock hardware very reliable. Easy to tune and stays that way. Good finish and I am sure I can depend on it. I would definately use it without a backup. Reliability Rating 9 Customer Service Haven't dealt with the company yet. It is new and under warranty . Customer Service 9 Components Excellent tone ring, very smooth neck. Plays like butter. All parts are high quality but I am sure I will change some out because I can never leave well enough alone. Components Rating 10 Overall Comments I was shocked at the price I paid. In the store for at least 2 years and the manager just wanted it gone. Lucky me. I love it. If it was stolen, I would curl up in the fetal position and just cry. [then look for another one] Questions before buying it for this price? "am I on Candid Camera?" Overall Rating 10

Crafters of Tennessee Maple Classic submitted 3/16/2008 Submitter gottasmilealot (see all reviews from this person) Where Purchased Private Sale Year Purchased 2007 Price Paid Don't Remember (bought USED) historic exchange rates / currency converter Sound Sounds great, good volume. Sound Rating 9 Setup Set up very nicely by previous owner. Setup Rating 9 Appearance Very nicely done inlays. I like the deviation from the classic Gibson style inlay patterns. Appearance Rating 10 Reliability Good quality components. Reliability Rating 10 Customer Service Haven't needed any. Customer Service not rated Components I particularly like the necks that Crafters of Tennessee makes. The TN-20 tone ring is a major player in the prewar tone ring sound competition. Components Rating 10 Overall Comments I purchased the banjo based on the sound and look of similar banjos played by others, which speaks well of the manufacturer's consistency. Overall Rating 10