EC- except needs work (clean, properly align neck, replace warped flange (optional), level and dress frets, strings, setup, etc. - sold AS-IS), 5/8" stained maple rim, flathead tone ring, 24-brackets, mahogany neck, 19-fret rosewood fingerboard with pearl dot inlays, 1-5/16" nut width, ~22-7/8" scale length, duel coordinator rods, Presto tailpiece, Five Star Planet tuners with pearloid buttons, made in the U.S.A., with arched-lid HSC (burgundy lining) (SN:958683T)
80U-2063
$1,000.00
GIBSON PB-3 PLECTRUM BANJO (1929)
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VG-EC, very cool prewar Mastertone banjo that was previously restored by Richelieu, completely refinished and the hardware has been replated gold (looks great), the resonator has been rebound with ivoroid and the back interior is finished satin natural, maple neck and resonator, 3/4" maple rim, 40 hole archtop tone ring, 2-piece flange, 24 brackets, dual coordinator rods, clamshell tailpiece, ivoroid-bound 22-fret Brazilian rosewood fingerboard with diamonds, snowflakes and block inlay on 21st fret engraved "MASTERTONE", "GROVER PAT." tuners with pearloid buttons, double cut peghead, diamond and curlique inlays plus script "Gibson" logo on headstock, pearl truss rod cover, 26-3/8" scale, 1-1/8" nut width, some extra holes in rim and reproduction label is applied,, nice sound, with Richelieu HSC (burgundy lining), on consignment - price reduced (SN:9031-20)
80U-2141
$3,250.00
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GIBSON TB-1 TENOR BANJO (1934)
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VG-EC except needs work (heat set neck to straighten up-bow, dress frets, fill cracks in fretboard, glue slight delamination in resonator side, no bridge, restring and setup, etc. - sold AS-IS), dark stained maple neck and white-bound resonator, resonator has 2 repaired cracks in the outside laminate, skin head, white-bound 19-fret rosewood fingerboard with pearl gull and dot inlays, 1-3/16" nut width, ~22-7/8" scale, 5/8" rim, one-piece flange (4 cracks and some warpage at the 6 o'clock position), fiddle peghead with script logo and other pearl inlay, four "GROVER PAT." geared tuners, good candidate to convert to 5-string, on consignment, with OHSC (purple lining) (SN:9774-21)
80U-2165
$3,500.00
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GORDON ? PLECTRUM BANJO (1930's)
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VG-EC except needs work (reglue non-original dowel stick to neck, reset neck, remove drywall screw in rim, diving bell flange, dress frets, clean restring and set up, etc. - sold AS-IS), ~11" skin head, ~3/8" birdseye maple rim, double tortoise plastic bound maple resonator with fancy floral decal, 2-piece maple neck with dark center strip, 22-fret pearwood? fingerboard with dot and slotted diamond inlays, fleur-de-lis headstock inlay, dowel stick neck brace stamped "PAT.PEND / W.M.P. CO.", mechanical friction tuners (2 appear replaced), tailpiece cover marked "GROVER PATENT"(slips on, might not be original?), ~27-1/4" scale, 1-3/16" nut width, big project!
80U-2175
$150.00
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LUDWIG STRATFORD PLECTRUM BANJO (1920's)
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VG-EC, walnut neck with b-w-b-w-b strip, walnut resonator with fancy marquetry on side and concentric purfling rings on back (resonator is missing binding), ivoroid-bound 22-fret ebony fingerboard with fancy pearl inlays and b-w-b-w-b side strips, 1-3/16" nut width, ~27" scale length, nicely engraved tension hoop and brass rim, Kershner style engraved brass tailpiece, gold Planet tuners, combination of gold and nickel hardware, with OHSC (yellow lining)
80U-2066
$1,100.00
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PARAMOUNT ARISTOCRAT TENOR BANJO (c.1928)
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VG-EC except old neck heel repair (not pretty, but solid, with large screw inserted), 19 frets, rosewood fretboard with fancy engraved inlays, fancy engraved inlays in headstock, walnut neck and resonator with rosewood sides, concentric purfling rings on back of resonator and 2 bands of marquetry on resonator sides, skin head, gold hardware (worn), old but non-original Grover exposed gear individual tuners, "hotdog" armrest, engraved Paramount swivel-lock tailpiece, with OHSC (beat up but functional, with taped handle and lid coming apart, one missing latch) (SN:9653)
80U-2086
$1,200.00
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STEVE PARKS TENOR GUITAR (2003)
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EC-, rounded cutaway, solid spruce top, gorgeous wenge back and sides (has some dimpling in the sides, but it's solid), one-piece 14 fret mahogany neck, 21 fret ebony fingerboard with pearl dot inlays, Novax fanned fret system (according to the builder it helps balance the string tension), angled ebony pin bridge, ebony peghead overlay with fancy floral inlay, bony-bound body, w-b top purfling, ebony and maple soundhole rosette, gold Gotoh tuners, 14-3/4" lower bout, 21-1/2" to 22-3/8" scale, 1-1/4" nut width, 3-1/8" to 4" body depth, Fishman Matrix pickup installed, label dated 4/22/03 and signed by the maker, nice guitar, handcrafted in the USA, with oversize HSC (SN:62)
80U-2043
$1,850.00
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VEGA VEGAPHONE PROFESSIONAL TENOR BANJO (1927)
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VG-EC, faded sunburst maple neck and tortoise plastic-bound pie-section resonator (prism contact paper applied to inside of resonator), ~11" skin head, 1/2" maple rim, tubaphone tone ring, 28 brackets and individual flanges (some nuts and hooks changed), 19-fret ivoroid-bound ebony fingerboard (refretted with large guitar frets, cracks in binding at nearly every fret, inked-on side dots) with pearl dot inlays, star inlay at fifth fret and scroll inlay at first fret, 1-5/32" nut width, new bone nut, ~23-1/8" scale length, bent Vega armrest, "VEGAPHONE - PROFESSIONAL" engraved Presto tailpiece, "VEGA" torch inlay on headstock, "GROVER PAT" geared tuners with ivoroid buttons, with replacement HSC (red lining) (SN:73849)
80U-2126
$1,450.00
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VEGA VEGAVOX I TENOR (1962)
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VG-EC except for repaired tailpiece, white-bound burgundy pearloid (faux rosewood) covered Vox style deep (2-3/4") resonator with top tension adjustment, sunburst 2-piece maple neck with dark center strip, "pancake" tuners with white buttons, white-bound ebony fretboard with pearl block and dot inlays, 19 frets, 7/16"rim, tubaphone tone ring, dual coordinator rods, 4-piece flat flange with trapezoid cutouts, ~23" scale, ~10-15/16" plastic head, 1-9/32" nut width, a name and address of a previous owner is inscribed on inside edge of resonator, Fishman Rare Earth pickup installed, Lifton HSC (green lining) (SN:A-102403)
80U-2161
$1,585.00
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