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Brand new Sullivan Vintage 35 banjo in MAPLE
Estimated price for orientation: 4 299 $
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Description Condition: New: A brand-new, unused, unopened, undamaged item in its original packaging (where packaging is applicable). Packaging should be the same as what is found in a retail store, unless the item is handmade or was packaged by the manufacturer in non-retail packaging, such as an unprinted box or plastic bag. See the seller's listing for full details. See all condition definitions- opens in a new window or tab ... Read moreabout the condition Banjo Type: resonator five string Items Included: Case Model: V-35 maple Country/Region of Manufacture: United States Number of Strings: 5
If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element Be sure to listen to this banjo in the player here at tht top of this ad. In our quest for the the top slot professional level banjos for Beyond Guitars, the road of Tradition and quality led us to invest in the Sullivan Vintage 35 banjos. We feel this is the highest quality at the best price found anywhere in the world.Mastertone Banjo tradition began with GibsonThe Gibson Mastertone was for many years, the premier manufacturer of the "mastertone" design banjos. This design departed from the older tradition by eliminating all shoe/bracket holes drilled in the rim. Instead, they used the flanged wooden rims, that mated to the metal single piece, or two piece flange (tube and plate) or the top tension style flanges, none of which need multiple holes drilled into the rim. This method of anchoring the tensioning hooks, and the inclusion of a specialized, heavy, sand cast bronze tone ring makes a banjo much more powerful. Maple and Mahogany became the two "traditional" woods used to build banjos, and hard rock maple for all of the banjo rims. The differing qualities of maple and mahogany give the banjos different tonal qualities. While Earl Scruggs preferred his maple Gibson for power, bright tone and drive, well known players like J.D. Crowe and others chose mahogany for its warmer tone- and today it is probably equally as popular.About SullivanFor decades First Quality Music (the company the Sullivan family was- and still is operating through), was the key supplier to Gibson for virtually all the parts including rims necks resonators and hardware parts that went into ALL of the Gibson Mastertone, Earl Scruggs, and other models sold under the Gibson name. If you have a Gibson banjo from this period, you already own Sullivan's parts. Although the Gibson company is no longer in the banjo building business and no longer purchasing its banjo parts from the Sullivans, your passion for owning a new, authentically built bluegrass banjo of absolute first rate is still possible directly from them. The Maple Vintage 35 banjo you see here performs as you would expect one of the world's best maple Mastertone, single piece flanged banjos to. This very authentic style maple bluegrass banjo is an exacting duplicate of the Gibson banjo in dimensions, metals, plating, and the finest tonewoods available. The Sullivan company was the manufacturing contractor for Gibson, having made over 30,000 authentic Gibson banjo necks and over 32,000 pot assemblies, plus resonators and hardware parts that produced the actual Gibson banjos for decades. Yes, every single Gibson model for nearly the last 50 years it was made! These parts came from the Sullivan factory in Louisville Kentucky. Gibson tone rings were made by different companies through the years. Sullivan never produced their own branded banjo during this time. But with the end of Gibson's interest in banjo manufacture, and their own development of the new tone ring and rim, the Vintage 35 was born. You can put it up against any competing banjo made today- in terms of authenticity, accurate, vintage acoustic timbre and build quality. Compare the specs of a Vintage 35 to a similar Gibson and you will see virtually no difference whatsoever. The actual physical interchangability of all parts, from the rim and tone ring to the flange, hoop, neck and resonator is possible. Their banjo components have been used on thousands of vintage and prewar Gibson banjo restorations, conversion jobs and replacement necks for these classic Gibsons. They are still making genuine Gibson replacement necks for Gibson banjo owners who need replacements, too. Using Sullivan parts keeps these old banjos as authentic as possible, and your new Vintage 35 banjo is the real deal.. 100% genuine, American made in Louisville Kentucky.Their unique banjo rimsThe rock maple pot of this banjo is made from wood that is NOT generally available on the market.. Old growth mature forests that have long been cut down, were put to many different uses, and Sullivan is reclaiming this old wood from old, abandoned factories whose floors were built of rock maple. these factories have stood for 100 years or more. That's when the trees were cut, but this is wood was growing 200 years ago! These factory floor rims are truly the same old growth maple as the original prewar Gibson banjos. The addition of Sullivan's authentic V35 tone ring has created the most accurate duplication of the prewar Gibson banjo pot assembly possible. Only Sullivan's original and beautiful fingerboard inlay pattern and the Sullivan headstock badge tell you and others that you've got something special- a genuine Sullivan Vintage 35 banjo.accurately engineeredToday's Vintage 35 banjos are the result of 3-1/2 years of development. This time was taken to develop a method to recover the factory floors for banjo rim use; To create their marvelous Vintage 35 bronze tone ring; and to develop methods necessary to merge these old style products with modern manufacturing. They accomplished these goals while keeping prices down. Their facility boasts modern computer controlled CNC machines for major parts and inlay work of the highest precision. Our order of three beautiful Sullivan banjos is taking time to produce, but they are worth the wait. We have this stunning, brand new all- traditional banjo for your purchase today. This Maple Vintage 35 is just waiting for a discriminating musician to make some great music and keep the real Bluegrass tradition going for the current- and future generations!The nature of playing a Vintage 35Because of the intense dedication to original Mastertone specs to the point of complete parts interchangability, and the fact that Sullivan is the actual OEM manufacturer for Gibson, Vintage 35 banjos play and sound most like the now out of production Gibson Mastertone banjos. It would be a great challenge for anyone to tell the difference either in sound, feel and playability comparisons. The biggest difference is the headstock badge.Here you will see the complet spec sheet:NECK WOOD FINGERBOARD PEGHEAD EBONY INLAY CUSTOM SULLIVAN BLOCK VINTAGE-35 BINDING WHITE WITH B/W LINE HEEL CAP WHITE WITH B/W LINE FRETWIRE MEDIUM .083 WIDE X .040 TALL TRUSS ROD DELUXE TWO-WAY NUT MATERIAL BONE STAIN VINTAGE GOLDEN BROWN SUNBURST FINISH NITRO LACQUER SCALE TUNERS WAVERLY VINTAGE OFFSET PLANETARY RESONATOR VINTAGE GOLDEN BROWN SUNBURST
POT ASSEMBLY RIM SULLIVAN HISTORIC FACTORY FLOOR RIM TONERING SULLIVAN VINTAGE-35 FLATHEAD FLANGE TENSION HOOP NOTCHED BRASS HEAD MEDIUM CROWN REMO WEATHERKING TOP FROSTED TAILPIECE PRESTO ARMREST SINGLE BRACKET RODS BRIDGE SULLIVAN FACTORY FLOOR 5/8 STAIN VINTAGE GOLDEN BROWN SUNBURST FINISH NITRO LACQUER METAL HARDWARE NICKEL STRINGS J60+ CASE Professional Quality Superior CD-1530 Hardshell
Spikes have been installed by the manufacturer at positions 7, 9 and 10.Why buy a Sullivan V-35 from Beyond Guitars? Ordering a new banjo from Sullivan is one way you can go of course, and you can wait for your banjo to be made just as we have been. It can take quite a while, as we are several months in and still waiting for the mahogany banjo. There's no apology for the wait, good things take time -however we have your complete, new maple Sullivan banjo available to you now, as well as our walnut banjo. Built according to prewar specs and tradition, the most desirable features are included including the old growth factory floor rims, and the V35 tone ring, something you won't find in any other banjo. Between the three banjos we have ordered, the wood species of the neck and resonator are the only tangible difference, as the technical specs are identical between them. This maple banjo was ordered to be straight out traditional, true blue, old school, with no customizations, as authentic as they have ever made. The same is true for the mahogany banjo we are (at the time of this writing) waiting for, and the Walnut banjo has a little different binding design- And since Walnut is a non - traditional wood anyway, Eric Sullivan and I agreed it might be kind of nice to bind that banjo with an ivoroid binding and you can see that on the Walnut banjo we should have available for your viewing on E-bay as well. Our prices are the same as the Sullivan factory's price. It is 100% covered by Sullivan's lifetime limited warranty and our 14 day guarantee; You will register your included warranty card with Sullivan to notify them of your new ownership. This is banjo is guaranteed to the original owner to be free of defects in materials and workmanship for the remainder of your life. We have made sure that these banjos are perfect in every detail by our inspection. We requested three banjos to be built for Beyond Guitars' customers, as of this writing we're still waiting for the mahogany banjo, the Maple and the Walnut banjos are here now. We encourage you to check out the prices being asked for the few other top pro banjos made in the world today. Brands such as Stelling, Huber, the top banjos from Deering. You will find that their competing products are no closer to original than the Vintage 35, and yet are over-priced. Spending more money does not mean you are getting more quality than Sullivan's comparable product, and no other banjo has the genuine V-35 tone ring and Factory floor rims, nor the First quality Music company's heritage.If you have any questions feel free to contact Dave at Beyond Guitars. We will back this purchase with our 14-day customer satisfaction guarantee. We will ship it free to you withing 48 states, some additional shipping fee may be added for AK and HI. We maintain a 100% satisfaction rating on E-bay. And please listen to this banjo recorded for you via the player at the top of this ad. Keep on pickin!
Description
| Condition: | New: A brand-new, unused, unopened, undamaged item in its original packaging (where packaging is applicable). Packaging should be the same as what is found in a retail store, unless the item is handmade or was packaged by the manufacturer in non-retail packaging, such as an unprinted box or plastic bag. See the seller's listing for full details. See all condition definitions- opens in a new window or tab ... Read moreabout the condition | Banjo Type: | resonator five string |
| Items Included: | Case | Model: | V-35 maple |
| Country/Region of Manufacture: | United States | Number of Strings: | 5 |
If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element Be sure to listen to this banjo in the player here at tht top of this ad. In our quest for the the top slot professional level banjos for Beyond Guitars, the road of Tradition and quality led us to invest in the Sullivan Vintage 35 banjos. We feel this is the highest quality at the best price found anywhere in the world.Mastertone Banjo tradition began with GibsonThe Gibson Mastertone was for many years, the premier manufacturer of the "mastertone" design banjos. This design departed from the older tradition by eliminating all shoe/bracket holes drilled in the rim. Instead, they used the flanged wooden rims, that mated to the metal single piece, or two piece flange (tube and plate) or the top tension style flanges, none of which need multiple holes drilled into the rim. This method of anchoring the tensioning hooks, and the inclusion of a specialized, heavy, sand cast bronze tone ring makes a banjo much more powerful. Maple and Mahogany became the two "traditional" woods used to build banjos, and hard rock maple for all of the banjo rims. The differing qualities of maple and mahogany give the banjos different tonal qualities. While Earl Scruggs preferred his maple Gibson for power, bright tone and drive, well known players like J.D. Crowe and others chose mahogany for its warmer tone- and today it is probably equally as popular.About SullivanFor decades First Quality Music (the company the Sullivan family was- and still is operating through), was the key supplier to Gibson for virtually all the parts including rims necks resonators and hardware parts that went into ALL of the Gibson Mastertone, Earl Scruggs, and other models sold under the Gibson name. If you have a Gibson banjo from this period, you already own Sullivan's parts. Although the Gibson company is no longer in the banjo building business and no longer purchasing its banjo parts from the Sullivans, your passion for owning a new, authentically built bluegrass banjo of absolute first rate is still possible directly from them. The Maple Vintage 35 banjo you see here performs as you would expect one of the world's best maple Mastertone, single piece flanged banjos to. This very authentic style maple bluegrass banjo is an exacting duplicate of the Gibson banjo in dimensions, metals, plating, and the finest tonewoods available. The Sullivan company was the manufacturing contractor for Gibson, having made over 30,000 authentic Gibson banjo necks and over 32,000 pot assemblies, plus resonators and hardware parts that produced the actual Gibson banjos for decades. Yes, every single Gibson model for nearly the last 50 years it was made! These parts came from the Sullivan factory in Louisville Kentucky. Gibson tone rings were made by different companies through the years. Sullivan never produced their own branded banjo during this time. But with the end of Gibson's interest in banjo manufacture, and their own development of the new tone ring and rim, the Vintage 35 was born. You can put it up against any competing banjo made today- in terms of authenticity, accurate, vintage acoustic timbre and build quality. Compare the specs of a Vintage 35 to a similar Gibson and you will see virtually no difference whatsoever. The actual physical interchangability of all parts, from the rim and tone ring to the flange, hoop, neck and resonator is possible. Their banjo components have been used on thousands of vintage and prewar Gibson banjo restorations, conversion jobs and replacement necks for these classic Gibsons. They are still making genuine Gibson replacement necks for Gibson banjo owners who need replacements, too. Using Sullivan parts keeps these old banjos as authentic as possible, and your new Vintage 35 banjo is the real deal.. 100% genuine, American made in Louisville Kentucky.Their unique banjo rimsThe rock maple pot of this banjo is made from wood that is NOT generally available on the market.. Old growth mature forests that have long been cut down, were put to many different uses, and Sullivan is reclaiming this old wood from old, abandoned factories whose floors were built of rock maple. these factories have stood for 100 years or more. That's when the trees were cut, but this is wood was growing 200 years ago! These factory floor rims are truly the same old growth maple as the original prewar Gibson banjos. The addition of Sullivan's authentic V35 tone ring has created the most accurate duplication of the prewar Gibson banjo pot assembly possible. Only Sullivan's original and beautiful fingerboard inlay pattern and the Sullivan headstock badge tell you and others that you've got something special- a genuine Sullivan Vintage 35 banjo.accurately engineeredToday's Vintage 35 banjos are the result of 3-1/2 years of development. This time was taken to develop a method to recover the factory floors for banjo rim use; To create their marvelous Vintage 35 bronze tone ring; and to develop methods necessary to merge these old style products with modern manufacturing. They accomplished these goals while keeping prices down. Their facility boasts modern computer controlled CNC machines for major parts and inlay work of the highest precision. Our order of three beautiful Sullivan banjos is taking time to produce, but they are worth the wait. We have this stunning, brand new all- traditional banjo for your purchase today. This Maple Vintage 35 is just waiting for a discriminating musician to make some great music and keep the real Bluegrass tradition going for the current- and future generations!The nature of playing a Vintage 35Because of the intense dedication to original Mastertone specs to the point of complete parts interchangability, and the fact that Sullivan is the actual OEM manufacturer for Gibson, Vintage 35 banjos play and sound most like the now out of production Gibson Mastertone banjos. It would be a great challenge for anyone to tell the difference either in sound, feel and playability comparisons. The biggest difference is the headstock badge.Here you will see the complet spec sheet:
Spikes have been installed by the manufacturer at positions 7, 9 and 10.Why buy a Sullivan V-35 from Beyond Guitars? Ordering a new banjo from Sullivan is one way you can go of course, and you can wait for your banjo to be made just as we have been. It can take quite a while, as we are several months in and still waiting for the mahogany banjo. There's no apology for the wait, good things take time -however we have your complete, new maple Sullivan banjo available to you now, as well as our walnut banjo. Built according to prewar specs and tradition, the most desirable features are included including the old growth factory floor rims, and the V35 tone ring, something you won't find in any other banjo. Between the three banjos we have ordered, the wood species of the neck and resonator are the only tangible difference, as the technical specs are identical between them. This maple banjo was ordered to be straight out traditional, true blue, old school, with no customizations, as authentic as they have ever made. The same is true for the mahogany banjo we are (at the time of this writing) waiting for, and the Walnut banjo has a little different binding design- And since Walnut is a non - traditional wood anyway, Eric Sullivan and I agreed it might be kind of nice to bind that banjo with an ivoroid binding and you can see that on the Walnut banjo we should have available for your viewing on E-bay as well. Our prices are the same as the Sullivan factory's price. It is 100% covered by Sullivan's lifetime limited warranty and our 14 day guarantee; You will register your included warranty card with Sullivan to notify them of your new ownership. This is banjo is guaranteed to the original owner to be free of defects in materials and workmanship for the remainder of your life. We have made sure that these banjos are perfect in every detail by our inspection. We requested three banjos to be built for Beyond Guitars' customers, as of this writing we're still waiting for the mahogany banjo, the Maple and the Walnut banjos are here now. We encourage you to check out the prices being asked for the few other top pro banjos made in the world today. Brands such as Stelling, Huber, the top banjos from Deering. You will find that their competing products are no closer to original than the Vintage 35, and yet are over-priced. Spending more money does not mean you are getting more quality than Sullivan's comparable product, and no other banjo has the genuine V-35 tone ring and Factory floor rims, nor the First quality Music company's heritage.If you have any questions feel free to contact Dave at Beyond Guitars. We will back this purchase with our 14-day customer satisfaction guarantee. We will ship it free to you withing 48 states, some additional shipping fee may be added for AK and HI. We maintain a 100% satisfaction rating on E-bay. And please listen to this banjo recorded for you via the player at the top of this ad. Keep on pickin!
| NECK | ||
| WOOD | ||
| FINGERBOARD | ||
| PEGHEAD | EBONY | |
| INLAY | CUSTOM SULLIVAN | |
| BLOCK | VINTAGE-35 | |
| BINDING | WHITE WITH B/W LINE | |
| HEEL CAP | WHITE WITH B/W LINE | |
| FRETWIRE | MEDIUM .083 WIDE X .040 TALL | |
| TRUSS ROD | DELUXE TWO-WAY | |
| NUT MATERIAL | BONE | |
| STAIN | VINTAGE GOLDEN BROWN SUNBURST | |
| FINISH | NITRO LACQUER | |
| SCALE | ||
| TUNERS | WAVERLY VINTAGE OFFSET PLANETARY | |
| RESONATOR | ||
| ||
| POT ASSEMBLY | ||
| RIM | SULLIVAN HISTORIC FACTORY FLOOR RIM | |
| TONERING | SULLIVAN VINTAGE-35 FLATHEAD | |
| FLANGE | ||
| TENSION HOOP | NOTCHED BRASS | |
| HEAD | MEDIUM CROWN REMO WEATHERKING TOP FROSTED | |
| TAILPIECE | PRESTO | |
| ARMREST | SINGLE BRACKET | |
| RODS | ||
| BRIDGE | SULLIVAN FACTORY FLOOR 5/8 | |
| STAIN | VINTAGE GOLDEN BROWN SUNBURST | |
| FINISH | NITRO LACQUER | |
| METAL HARDWARE | NICKEL | |
| STRINGS | J60+ | |
| CASE |
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