GIBSON CUSTOM 12" CONVERSION BANJO (c.1936)

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GIBSON CUSTOM 12" CONVERSION BANJO (c.1936): VG-EC, this is a very rare bird indeed! A 1930's 12" rim from Gibson is virtually unheard of, and this instrument was undoubtedly some kind of custom order or experimental model. It features a 12" wood rim (29/32" thickness) with a 2-piece archtop tone ring (with 33 holes of 2 different sizes), tube and 4-piece flat plate flange, gold hardware, 26 brackets, with a First Quality 5-string neck (sunburst curly maple with ivoroid-bound rosewood fretboard, Flying Eagle inlays on neck and peghead, 2-band "GROVER PAT." tuners with mother-of-pearl tuners -- one modern repro tuner -- and modern geared 5th peg). Also includes the original plectrum 4-string dark-finished maple neck with 22-fret ebony fingerboard and yellowed pearloid block inlays at frets 1, 3, 5, 7, 10, 12, 15, 17, 19 and 22, double cut headstock with Flying Eagle style inlays, sunburst flamed maple resonator with 15" outer diameter and flat back (has been repaired on side), modern replacement Presto tailpiece engraved "Granada." On consignment, with guitar SSC - price reduced (SN:517-1)
70U-2963 .. $7,000.00