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'Gibson Copy' 5-string Banjo with Hard Case - Excellent Cond with Great Tone!!
Estimated price for orientation: 995 $
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This is a very nice 'Gibson copy' banjo.......It has a maple neck with high gloss black finish, rosewood fretboard with MOP inlay, 'Gibson' script M.O.P. inlay in peghead, pearloid back maple resonator, 3-ply maple rim, 20-hole flathead tone ring, one-piece flange, heavy-duty adjustable Presto-style tailpiece, one-piece armrest, 24 bracket notched tension hoop with round hooks, dual coordinator rods, two-way truss rod in neck, three (3) Gotoh planetary tuners (the other tuner is a mystery, but closely resembles the Gotohs), M.O.P. 'Mastertone' block at 21st fret, 22 nickel silver frets. Has aftermarket 'Gibson Mastertone' label inside the rim. All of the hardware is nickel plated. The bone nut width is: 1.23 inches. The scale length is: 26 - 3/8". It's currently set-up with a new Remo 'Made in USA' top frosted head, Vega light strings and a Sullivan roasted maple 5/8" bridge. NOTE: I'll install 5th string capo spikes at buyer's request, free of charge.This is a great sounding banjo, with excellent play-ability! If you are within driving distance of 75633, I strongly encourage you to make the trip to play and hear this banjo for yourself. I have some other fine banjos here to compare it to. It will more than hold it's own with any of them.It will come shipped in a nice tweed TKL archtop hard case.More pics are available upon request. Insured shipping is $55 in the lower 48 states. PayPal accepted. All reasonable offers will be considered.
Description
This is a very nice 'Gibson copy' banjo.......It has a maple neck with high gloss black finish, rosewood fretboard with MOP inlay, 'Gibson' script M.O.P. inlay in peghead, pearloid back maple resonator, 3-ply maple rim, 20-hole flathead tone ring, one-piece flange, heavy-duty adjustable Presto-style tailpiece, one-piece armrest, 24 bracket notched tension hoop with round hooks, dual coordinator rods, two-way truss rod in neck, three (3) Gotoh planetary tuners (the other tuner is a mystery, but closely resembles the Gotohs), M.O.P. 'Mastertone' block at 21st fret, 22 nickel silver frets. Has aftermarket 'Gibson Mastertone' label inside the rim. All of the hardware is nickel plated. The bone nut width is: 1.23 inches. The scale length is: 26 - 3/8". It's currently set-up with a new Remo 'Made in USA' top frosted head, Vega light strings and a Sullivan roasted maple 5/8" bridge. NOTE: I'll install 5th string capo spikes at buyer's request, free of charge.This is a great sounding banjo, with excellent play-ability! If you are within driving distance of 75633, I strongly encourage you to make the trip to play and hear this banjo for yourself. I have some other fine banjos here to compare it to. It will more than hold it's own with any of them.It will come shipped in a nice tweed TKL archtop hard case.More pics are available upon request. Insured shipping is $55 in the lower 48 states. PayPal accepted. All reasonable offers will be considered.