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Guitar-Banjo Hybrids

The Bojotar Was Invented By Bow Thayer

— December 30, 2014 — Art & Design
The Bojotar is an instrument that was created by hugely accomplished string picker Bow Thayer. Thayer dreamed up and designed the instrument when he realized there wasn't an instrument out there that could be used for finger picking, steel sliding and banjo rolling in a single package.

The Bojotar has a magnificent mahogany body with a black finish and a 24.75-inch scale and a 20-fret painted maple neck with a rosewood fingerboard. The instrument features five strings fed from the bridge all the way down to the special Grover tuners at the head. The conventional bottom E string is eschewed in favor of a low-tuned drone string.

The instrument's suggested retail price is $1,049, although Eastwood Guitars, the Toronto-based manufacturer, is offering it for pre-release at $879.
Trend Themes
1. Hybrid Instruments - The creation of hybrid instruments like the Bojotar is a disruptive innovation opportunity for instrument manufacturers to cater to the evolving needs of musicians.
2. Multi-functional Instruments - The Bojotar's ability to cater to various playing styles highlights the growing demand for multi-functional instruments and presents a disruptive innovation opportunity for instrument manufacturers to fill this gap in the market.
3. Innovation in Musical Instruments - The creation of new and innovative instruments like the Bojotar presents a disruptive innovation opportunity for manufacturers to tap into the evolving demands of musicians and expand their customer base.
Industry Implications
1. Musical Instruments - The Bojotar represents a disruptive innovation opportunity for the musical instrument industry to create new instruments and cater to the changing demands and preferences of musicians.
2. Manufacturing - The manufacturing industry has a disruptive innovation opportunity in creating new instruments like the Bojotar that cater to the evolving needs of musicians.
3. Retail - Retailers have a disruptive innovation opportunity in catering to the growing demand for new and innovative instruments like the Bojotar that cater to the evolving needs of musicians.
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