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Vintage & Used Instruments - Open Back Banjos (5-string)
GIBSON RB-170 (1968)

GIBSON RB-170 (1968)
EC-, 11" frosted top head, mahogany neck with "dove wing" headstock, 5/8" black rim, 22-fret Brazilian rosewood fingerboard with pearloid dot inlays, 24 brackets, chrome hardware, two coordinator rods, ~1/4" rolled brass tone hoop, armrest, tension-style tailpiece, Grover geared 5th-string tuner (very minor finish touchup by tuner), geared tuners with white buttons, ~26-3/8" scale, 1-3/16" nut width, with rough SSC, on consignment (SN:904497)
60U-2219... - No longer available - $1,000.00
body-front (click)
front (click)
armrest (click)
back (click)
bridge-tailpiece (click)
case-open (click)
case (click)
fretboard (click)
headstock-back (click)
headstock-front (click)
heel (click)
inlays (click)
rim-back (click)
rim-detail (click)

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