Used 5-String Resonator Banjos
Maker: Bacon & Day
Year: 1924
Notes:
An original B & D five-string banjo attached to a later period B & D banjo rim.
Modern replacement flange. Some restoration, very professional, one possibly detects the hand of Renee.
Slight forward bow to the neck. Plays great.
Rim Serial # 32860
Maker: Bacon & Day
Year: 1928
Notes:
An All-Original B&D 5-String banjo.
Little Wonder Style Tone-Ring.
Original Grover Geared Pegs.
Rosewood Resonator Back.
Maker: Bishline
Year: ca. 2012
Notes:
All-maple rim, no metal tone-ring.
Walnut neck and resonator.
Maker: Deering
Year: 200?
Notes:
The Hard-to-Find Deering Black Diamond in Near-Mint condition.
Flat-Head.
Ebony Fingerboard with hand-engraved pearl diamonds;
Black Binding and Head.
Maker: Deering
Year:
Notes:
Maker: Deering
Year: 2017
Notes:
An AS-New Good Time II;
UnPlayed Banjo Contest Prize.
With Tags and Top-of-the-Line Deering Hard Shell Case.
Retail Price: $1042.00
Maker: Deering
Year: 2003
Notes:
Top-Grade Deering Flat-Head Bluegrass banjo; compare to Gibson Earl Scruggs Model.
Curly Maple neck and resonator, floral fingerboard inlays. Nearly perfect and un-played condition.
Nice, Original Deering Hard Case.
Maker: Gibson
Year: 1986
Notes:
Keith Pegs.
Label Hand-Signed by Earl Scruggs.
Minor Playing Wear.
Maker: Gibson
Year: 1998
Notes:
A nice, clean Earl Scruggs Model,
with Scruggs/Keith pegs.
a few dings on resonator, a little finish wear on back of neck in first position.
Truss-rod cover and tailpiece are replacements, as is the Hard Case.
Maker: Gibson
Year: 1936
Notes:
10 1/2" rim and resonator from an MB-1
Mando-banjo. Five-String 24 3/4" scale-length neck by I.G.& B.
Brass-hoop tone-ring.
Maker: Gibson
Year: Ca. 1975
Notes:
One-Piece Flange.
All-Original and Largely Un-Played.
A Few Dings.
Maker: Gibson
Year: 1951 maybe 1961
Notes:
Maple Rim, Nickel-plated Hardware, 1/4" brass-hoop arch-top tone-ring.
A clean and original banjo with some fingerboard wear.
Original Lifton Hard shell Case.
Maker: Gibson
Year: 1949
Notes:
1949 Gibson Plectrum Banjo magically
converted to 5-String, utilizing the original neck and fingerboard, by Dick Powell.
Original Hard Case, near mint.
Maker: Gibson
Year: 1969
Notes:
Original 4-hole Gibson Arch-Top Tone-Ring.
Original thin plywood rim has been replaced with a 3-ply maple rim.
Original Kluson tuners replaced with Gibson pancake pegs.
Bowtie Pearl Pattern.
Maker: Gibson
Year: 1980
Notes:
Rim replaced with 3-Ply Maple Rim.
Keith Pegs.
Maker: Gibson
Year: 1980
Notes:
The Gibson Flat-Head Mastertone.
3-Ply Maple rim.
Nicely Refinished.
Maker: Gibson
Year: 1925
Notes:
First Year Ball-Bearing Arch-Top Mastertone.
Shot-Gun Holes.
Professional Reproduction 5-String Neck.
Maker: Gibson
Year: 1965
Notes:
Possible replacement 3-ply Maple rim.
All-Original Hardware, Some Gold-Plating has Faded.
Maker: OME
Year: 1972
Notes:
A Very Early OME Banjo.
With Hard-to-Find B&D Silver Bell-Style Spun-Brass Tone-Ring.
A Couple of Minor dings and some Minor playing-wear in the First Position.
Maker: Osborne
Year: 1998
Notes:
Sonny Osborne's Dream Banjo as imagined by Frank Neat, Jimmy Cox and Bill Blaylock.
Gold-Plated. Knock 'em Dead Banjo. Very minor playing wear.
Gold Keith Tuners. Finish removed from back of neck to facilitate fast fingering.
