The Hard-to-Find Deering Black Diamond in  Near-Mint  condition.

Flat-Head.

Ebony Fingerboard with hand-engraved pearl diamonds; 

Black Binding and Head.

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.

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.

Standard Gibson B-250 Mastertone Model.

Flat-head tone-ring by Kulesh.

Minor playing wear and some nickel-plating discoloration.

A nice banjo from the early part of modern Gibson's best period.

Rim replaced with 3-Ply Maple Rim.

Keith Pegs.

All-original 1928 TB-3 40-hole arch-top Mastertone pot with a very nice reproduction 5-string neck in the appropriate style.

A banjo recently unearthed in an Estate Sale, there is no information as to the maker of the neck, which shows some minor playing wear.

The pot itself is absolutely original down to the last resonator-bracket screw and is in excellent and un-messed-with condition.

Original Grover geared pegs, Grover Presto Tailpiece [modified for 5-strings], and Grover armrest.

Resonator has a patch of nasty-looking, but not that serious belt-buckle fever on the back.

A beat-up but still functional '50's Gibson Hard Case is included.

A fine example of the hard-to-find Gibson RB-3 Wreathe.

A few dings and minor marks in the finish, but largely un-played.

Gibson 20-hole Flat-Head Tone-Ring.

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.

Paramount Banjos by the Wm.Lange Co. were one of the top banjo brands through-out  the 1920's and early '30's. Almost all of their production consisted of 4-string tenor and plectrum banjos, but there were a tiny number of original 5-string Paramount banjos and this is one of them. The Leader model was a higher-end model featuring a Rosewood neck and solid Rosewood resonator back with colorful marquetry rings [most Paramount resonators were laminated].

This example is all-original except for a modern [Schallor] geared 5th peg. There has been a
bit of repair and restoration in the 5th string peg area and the neck and resonator have been nicely refinished.

The heavy-duty arch-top construction makes a powerful statement of volume and tone, while the exotic woods and highly decorative engraved pearl inlays make it a joy to behold; the Great Rarity makes it a treasure to own.