Other Used Banjos
Maker: Gibson
Year: 1929
Notes:
A Pre-War Gibson-made Recording King Model 505 Tenor Banjo.
40-hole Archtop Mastertone Banjo, Curly Maple Neck and Resonator, 3-Ply Maple pot,
Tube and Plate Construction.
Chrome-Plated.
2-Band 4:1 Grover Geared Pegs.
Ivoroid Binding and Vari-Colored "marquetry" on Neck and Resonator Edges.
It's kind of a Fancy 1929 TB-4 with Maple Wood and Chrome-Plating.
Nice Original Hard Case
Maker: Gibson
Year: 1919
Notes:
A very early Gibson TB tenor banjo 1919.
Gibson Plate on dowel-stick.
It is thought that some of the really early Gibson banjos were sent back to the factory
a couple of years later to have the latest Gibson ideas installed...
A Second attachment rod to stabilize the rim and also to attach the new trap-door back to,
In any case, worthy additions.
12" Hollow Rim, 20 3/4" Scale, 15-fret neck.
Minor playing wear, straight neck.
Gig bag.
Maker: Gibson
Year: 1925
Notes:
TB-1 Tenor Banjo, one of the first new Gibson models of 1925.
10 1/2" maple rim with calf-skin head and large tube tone-ring.
18 fret Brazilian Rosewood fingerboard with Nick Lucas pearl inlays.
20 3/4" Scale Length.
Very minor playing wear with great action and playability.
Pretty much all-original and Pretty Cute.
Gig Bag.
Maker: Gibson
Year: 1926
Notes:
This Gibson TB-3 Mastertone 'pot' is offered without a neck.
We believe it had a 5-string conversion neck on it for many years as evidenced by the slightly enlarged neck pocket to
accommodate a wider neck heel; Also the original smaller connecting rods have been replaced with the more
modern larger rods tapped to fit 10-32 neck bolts.
Otherwise a very nice Ball-Bearing Arch-Top Mastertone [ball-bearings and springs are present] pot,
ready for a new 5-string conversion project.
The Resonator has some typical finish checking.
Great Original Condition.
Maker: Gibson
Year: 1925
Notes:
1925 Gibson TB-3 Tenor Banjo with Ball-Bearing arch-top Tone-ring.
There is some playing wear, but it's mostly finish wear on the back of the neck.
Clean, complete and in excellent original condition.
Pretty nice original hard case.
