Welcome To Trader-Bobs Ebay Auctions. Allow me to introduce myself. I am a professional ebay seller. I have been involved in retail sales for over 40 years, the largest portion, of these years, having been my own succesfull retail auto sales / parts / repair business, which I started from scratch. I take your satifaction, AS A BUYER, VERY SERIOUSLY! If there is any problem with this item you have purchased from me, I want to hear about it FIRST, before feedback is left! So that the problem can be resolved. thenextitemwehaveontheblockis!!!!!!!! A VERY NICE 1925 , LUDWIG "BELLVUE" RESONATOR TENOR BANJO. W/ A REAL (NEWER) HARDCASE, WOODEN, NOT CHIPBOARD. WHAT I FIND ON THE INTERNET, LUDWIG PRODUCTION OF BANJOS STARTED IN 1925, WITH THE SERIAL NUMBER 3000. THIS SERIAL NUMBER IS 3314, EARLY PRODUCTION. 1925 ACCORDING TO www.whitetreez.com. VERY NICE, VERY CLEAN. I DISMANTELD THIS, CLEANED AND POLISHED ALL THE NICKEL PLATED PARTS. INSTALLED A NEW 10-3/4" REMO "FIBERSKYN 3" HEAD, AND POLISHED ALL THE WOODEN PARTS. NEW MARTIN STRINGS, SET UP AND PLAYS GREAT. THE MAIN RING, (POT) IS ACTUALLY 3 PIECES. TWO BRASS, NICKEL PLATED RINGS, AND A BRASS TONE RING, ALL HELD TOGETHER BY 26 NICKEL PLATED TENSION HOOKS. ALL THE TENSION HOOKS, AND ALL THE BALL ENDED NUTS MATCH, AND LOOK TO BE THE ORIGINALS. THE DOWEL STICK IS FASTENED INTO THE MAIN RING WITH A VERY UNIQUE "TOGGLE" ARRANGEMENT, HOLDS THE NECK IN THE RING VERY TIGHT. THERE ARE ALSO "CAM" OPERATED SCREWS ON EACH SIDE OF THE NECK, AT THE BASE, THAT CAN "TILT" THE NECK SIDE TO SIDE, OR CHANGE THE UP-DOWN ANGLE. ANOTHER UNIQUE FEATURE TO THIS BANJO. THE 19 FRET NECK IS STRAIGHT TO THE EYE. HAS SOME FRET AND FRET WIRE WEAR, AND FINISH WEAR UP THE BACK FROM BEING PLAYED. NICE INLAYS, UP AND DOWN THE NECK, AND ON THE PEGHEAD. AS FAR AS I KNOW THE PLANETARY TUNERS ARE THE ORIGINALS. UNMARKED. THE RESONATOR, HAS SOME FINISH CRACKS, AND FINISH WEAR FROM USEAGE. OVERALL, WAAAY ABOVE AVERAGE CONDITION, FOR BEING 91 YEARS OLD. 10-3/4" HEAD DIAMETER, 33-1/2" OVERALL LENGTH, 22-3/4" SCALE LENGTH. *************** THE SHIPPING CHARGES ARE CALCULATED BY EBAY, NOT ME **************** CHECK OUT THE SHIPPING OF THIS ITEM TO YOU, VIA EBAY'S SHIPPING CALCULATOR. IF YOU THINK THE CHARGES ARE TOO HIGH, ***** DO NOT BUY THIS ITEM ! ! ! ******* RECEIVER SIGNATURE REQUIRED ON ALL SHIPMENTS OVER $100.00, ********** IF YOU HAVE AN EXCEPTION TO THAT, DO NOT BUY THIS ITEM INDIANA RESIDENTS ADD 7% SALES TAX. FOR LARGE AND HEAVY ITEMS, I ALSO OFFER SHIPPING THRU GREYHOUND. EMAIL ME FOR A QUOTE I ACCEPT, PAYPAL, ALL MAJOR CREDIT CARDS OVER THE PHONE, AND CASH ON PICKUP NO RESERVE ON THIS ITEM ! ! ! ! BE THE HIGH BIDDER ! ! COMBINED SHIPPING, NO PROBLEM Contact for questions, comments IF YOUR COUNTRY CHARGES ANY IMPORT DUTIES, THEY ARE YOURS TO PAY!!! INSURANCE IS NOT REQUIRED, BUT HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.