Barnes & Mullins BJ500BW Empress 5-String Banjo Steel Guitar and the captivating crackles of

and the captivating crackles of vintage transistor radio static

although subtle design changes and undeniably catchier model names such as 'Texan' & 'Frontier' give them a cache of their own outside of their Gibson connection

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Barnes & Mullins BJ500BW Empress 5-String Banjo Steel Guitar and the captivating crackles ofBarnes & Mullins Empress banjos are beautiful instruments named in memory of the 'RMS Empress of Ireland' steam ship which sank on Canada's St Lawrence River in May 1914 with the loss of over 1000 lives. Mr Albert Mullins, who was on the return leg of a 2 year worldwide sales voyage, was one of the lost souls that day. Featuring a wonderfully figured burl walnut resonator with its spellbinding marbled grain pattern, combined with a walnut rim and