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1999 Stelling Golden Cross 5 String Banjo w/OHSC Celebrity Autographs
Estimated price for orientation: 3 995 $
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Description Brand: Stelling Dexterity: Right Handed Model: Golden Cross Skill Level: Professional Number of Strings: 5 Items Included: Case, Pickup Body Style: Closed Back Country/Region of Manufacture: United States Banjo Type: 5 String Resonator Acoustic Electric Era: 1999 UPC: Does not apply
The Golden Cross was the ninth Stelling banjo to be built, the first one to have the trademarked Stelling peghead shape, and was named for Tony Golden, who rode motorcycles with Geoff and bought the first Golden Cross. This model was also honored to be the banjo played by the late great Don Reno for the last ten years of his life, and was featured on many of his fine recordings with Bill Harrell. Originally made of walnut, the current Golden Cross features fancy curly maple with the golden sunburst stain and purfling inlaid along the neck and resonator binding. A popular option is the engraved truss rod cover which features this banjo owner’s name.Wood: Shaded Curly Maple
Plating: NickelInput from a Ebay Memeber, as Follows; Hi Rick
Description
| Brand: | Stelling | Dexterity: | Right Handed |
| Model: | Golden Cross | Skill Level: | Professional |
| Number of Strings: | 5 | Items Included: | Case, Pickup |
| Body Style: | Closed Back | Country/Region of Manufacture: | United States |
| Banjo Type: | 5 String Resonator Acoustic Electric | Era: | 1999 |
| UPC: | Does not apply |
The Golden Cross was the ninth Stelling banjo to be built, the first one to have the trademarked Stelling peghead shape, and was named for Tony Golden, who rode motorcycles with Geoff and bought the first Golden Cross. This model was also honored to be the banjo played by the late great Don Reno for the last ten years of his life, and was featured on many of his fine recordings with Bill Harrell. Originally made of walnut, the current Golden Cross features fancy curly maple with the golden sunburst stain and purfling inlaid along the neck and resonator binding. A popular option is the engraved truss rod cover which features this banjo owner’s name.Wood: Shaded Curly Maple
Plating: NickelInput from a Ebay Memeber, as Follows; Hi Rick
Plating: NickelInput from a Ebay Memeber, as Follows; Hi Rick