ITS BACK !! AND BETTER THAN EVER.....THANKS TO JOHN BERNUNZIO'S UPTOWN MUSIC OF ROCHESTER NY FOR DOING A WONDERFUL JOB.......JUST A BEAUTIFUL EXAMPLE OF GIBSON STYLE 6 WITH GOLD SPARKLE BINDING.

GIBSON STYLE PT-6 SER. # 9301-44 c.1931, THIS IS A EXTREMELY RARE MODEL OF A HIGH GRADE GIBSON BANJO. THE SERIAL NUMBER IS FROM A SERIES OF STYLE 6 BANJOS AS INDICICATED IN THE BIGGS LISTING OF GIBSON SERIAL NUMBERS. THE PT DESIGNATION WAS USED FOR BANJOS WITH TWENTY FRETS AND TUNED AS A TENOR OR PLECTRUM. THE BANJO IS HIGHLY ORNAMENTED WITH ALL GOLD HARDWARE AND ENGRAVED TENSION HOOP, TONE RING AND ARMREST MUTE. THE TONE RING IS A TWENTY HOLE, HIGH PROFILE FLATHEAD AND THE RIM CONSTRUCTION IS A TWO PIECE FLANGE, THE FINISH IS A LIGHT SUNBURST, THE BANJO IS IN "REMARKABLY GOOD CONDITION" WITH NO EVIDENT MODIFICATIONS, THE ORIGINAL CASE IS NOT PRESENT. THIS BANJO HAS THE GOLD SPARKLE BINDING. THE GROVER TUNERS ARE MARKED GROVER PAT. AND ARE MOTHER OF PEARL. THE ORIGINAL CHALK INSIDE THE RESONATOR APPEARS TO BE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION, EMAIL ME ANY QUESTIONS.